2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season

2015–16 Arizona Coyotes
2015–16 Arizona Coyotes
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	10th Western
2015–16 record	35–39–8
Home record	22–15–4
Road record	13–24–4
Goals for	209
Goals against	245
Team information
General manager	Don Maloney
Coach	Dave Tippett
Captain	Shane Doan
Alternate captains	Oliver Ekman-Larsson; Martin Hanzal
Arena	Gila River Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Tucson Roadrunners (AHL); Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Shane Doan (28)
Assists	Max Domi; Oliver Ekman-Larsson (34)
Points	Oliver Ekman-Larsson (55)
Penalty minutes	Shane Doan (99)
Plus/minus	(+): Anthony Duclair (+12); (–): Mikkel Boedker (–28)
Wins	Louis Domingue; Mike Smith (15)
Goals against average	Mike Smith (2.63)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 20th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,^[1] and the 44th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.

The season began its regular games on October 9, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings.^[2]

Off-season

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	46	25	11	43	218	192	+26	103
2	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	48	28	6	46	225	195	+30	102
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	30	6	42	241	210	+31	98
4	Arizona Coyotes	82	35	39	8	34	209	245	−36	78
5	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	33	231	260	−29	77
6	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	38	13	26	191	243	−52	75
7	Edmonton Oilers	82	31	43	8	27	203	245	−42	70

Source: National Hockey League^[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Template:2015–16 NHL Western Conference standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-Season Game Log: 0–5–1 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[a]	September 21	Los Angeles	5–1	Arizona		Lindback	––	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 22	Arizona	2–3	Los Angeles	OT	Treutle	12,996	0–1–1	Recap
3	September 25	Arizona	1–4	San Jose		Lindback	14,048	0–2–1	Recap
4	September 28	Arizona	0–1	Vancouver		Smith	––	0–3–1	Recap
5	September 29	Arizona	0–4	Edmonton		Lindback	16,839	0–4–1	Recap
6	October 2	San Jose	3–0	Arizona		Smith	9,530	0–5–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.

Regular season

Game Log^[2]

October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 9	Arizona	4–1	Los Angeles		Smith	18,230	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 10	Pittsburgh	1–2	Arizona		Smith	17,125	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 14	Arizona	4–0	Anaheim		Smith	15,172	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	October 15	Minnesota	4–3	Arizona		Smith	12,029	3–1–0	6	Recap
5	October 17	Boston	5–3	Arizona		Smith	13,411	3–2–0	6	Recap
6	October 20	Arizona	2–3	New Jersey	OT	Smith	12,171	3–2–1	7	Recap
7	October 22	Arizona	1–4	NY Rangers		Smith	18,006	3–3–1	7	Recap
8	October 24	Arizona	4–1	Ottawa		Lindback	17,270	4–3–1	9	Recap
9	October 26	Arizona	4–3	Toronto		Smith	18,944	5–3–1	11	Recap
10	October 27	Arizona	0–6	Boston		Smith	17,565	5–4–1	11	Recap
11	October 30	Vancouver	4–3	Arizona		Lindback	12,166	5–5–1	11	Recap

November: 8–4–0 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 5	Colorado	2–4	Arizona		Smith	10,270	6–5–1	13	Recap
13	November 7	NY Rangers	4–1	Arizona		Smith	13,029	6–6–1	13	Recap
14	November 9	Arizona	4–3	Anaheim	OT	Lindback	13,864	7–6–1	15	Recap
15	November 10	Arizona	3–2	Los Angeles		Smith	18,230	8–6–1	17	Recap
16	November 12	Edmonton	1–4	Arizona		Smith	15,545	9–6–1	19	Recap
17	November 14	Arizona	2–5	Columbus		Smith	13,702	9–7–1	19	Recap
18	November 16	Arizona	2–5	NY Islanders		Lindback	11,841	9–8–1	19	Recap
19	November 19	Arizona	3–2	Montreal		Smith	21,288	10–8–1	21	Recap
20	November 21	Arizona	2–3	Winnipeg		Lindback	15,294	10–9–1	21	Recap
21	November 25	Anaheim	2–4	Arizona		Smith	11,578	11–9–1	23	Recap
22	November 27	Calgary	1–2	Arizona	OT	Smith	11,495	12–9–1	25	Recap
23	November 28	Ottawa	3–4	Arizona		Lindback	12,727	13–9–1	27	Recap

December: 5–7–2 (Home: 4–2–2 ; Road: 1–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	Arizona	2–5	Nashville		Smith	15,091	13–10–1	27	Recap
25	December 3	Arizona	1–5	Detroit		Smith	20,027	13–11–1	27	Recap
26	December 4	Arizona	2–5	Buffalo		Smith	18,204	13–12–1	27	Recap
27	December 6	Arizona	4–5	Carolina		Lindback	9,021	13–13–1	27	Recap
28	December 8	Arizona	1–4	St. Louis		Smith	16,301	13–14–1	27	Recap
29	December 11	Minnesota	1–2	Arizona	OT	Lindback	14,404	14–14–1	29	Recap
30	December 12	Carolina	5–4	Arizona	OT	Lindback	12,668	14–14–2	30	Recap
31	December 17	Columbus	7–5	Arizona		Lindback	11,120	14–15–2	30	Recap
32	December 19	NY Islanders	0–1	Arizona		Domingue	11,878	15–15–2	32	Recap
33	December 22	Toronto	2–3	Arizona		Domingue	12,234	16–15–2	34	Recap
34	December 26	Los Angeles	4–3	Arizona	OT	Domingue	15,277	16–15–3	35	Recap
35	December 27	Arizona	2–1	Colorado	OT	Lindback	18,064	17–15–3	37	Recap
36	December 29	Chicago	7–5	Arizona		Domingue	17,197	17–16–3	37	Recap
37	December 31	Winnipeg	2–4	Arizona		Domingue	14,027	18–16–3	39	Recap

January: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 2	Arizona	3–4	Edmonton	SO	Domingue	16,839	18–16–4	40	Recap
39	January 4	Arizona	3–2	Vancouver		Domingue	18,377	19–16–4	42	Recap
40	January 7	Arizona	2–1	Calgary		Domingue	19,272	20–16–4	44	Recap
41	January 9	Nashville	0–4	Arizona		Domingue	12,345	21–16–4	46	Recap
42	January 12	Edmonton	3–4	Arizona	OT	Domingue	11,391	22–16–4	48	Recap
43	January 14	Detroit	3–2	Arizona	OT	Domingue	12,014	22–16–5	49	Recap
44	January 16	New Jersey	2–0	Arizona		Lindback	11,745	22–17–5	49	Recap
45	January 18	Buffalo	2–1	Arizona		Domingue	11,134	22–18–5	49	Recap
46	January 21	San Jose	3–1	Arizona		Domingue	12,251	22–19–5	49	Recap
47	January 23	Los Angeles	2–3	Arizona		Domingue	14,195	23–19–5	51	Recap
48	January 25	Arizona	2–1	Minnesota	SO	Domingue	19,020	24–19–5	53	Recap
49	January 26	Arizona	2–5	Winnipeg		Domingue	15,294	24–20–5	53	Recap

February: 3–10–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 0–7–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
50	February 2	Los Angeles	6–2	Arizona		Domingue	12,261	24–21–5	53	Recap
51	February 4	Chicago	5–4	Arizona	OT	Domingue	17,125	24–21–6	54	Recap
52	February 5	Arizona	2–5	Anaheim		Lindback	17,342	24–22–6	54	Recap
53	February 10	Vancouver	2–1	Arizona		Domingue	14,436	24–23–6	54	Recap
54	February 12	Calgary	1–4	Arizona		Domingue	13,643	25–23–6	56	Recap
55	February 13	Arizona	1–4	San Jose		Domingue	17,562	25–24–6	56	Recap
56	February 15	Montreal	2–6	Arizona		Domingue	14,338	26–24–6	58	Recap
57	February 18	Dallas	3–6	Arizona		Domingue	13,165	27–24–6	60	Recap
58	February 20	St. Louis	6–4	Arizona		Domingue	15,839	27–25–6	60	Recap
59	February 22	Arizona	2–3	Washington		Domingue	18,506	27–26–6	60	Recap
60	February 23	Arizona	1–2	Tampa Bay		Domingue	19,092	27–27–6	60	Recap
61	February 25	Arizona	2–3	Florida		Domingue	13,134	27–28–6	60	Recap
62	February 27	Arizona	2–4	Philadelphia		Domingue	19,773	27–29–6	60	Recap
63	February 29	Arizona	0–6	Pittsburgh		Domingue	18,435	27–30–6	60	Recap

March: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
64	March 3	Anaheim	5–1	Arizona		Treutle	11,999	27–31–6	60	Recap
65	March 5	Florida	1–5	Arizona		Domingue	12,361	28–31–6	62	Recap
66	March 7	Arizona	1–3	Colorado		Domingue	15,393	28–32–6	62	Recap
67	March 9	Arizona	2–3	Vancouver	OT	Domingue	18,374	28–32–7	63	Recap
68	March 11	Arizona	4–1	Calgary		Domingue	19,289	29–32–7	65	Recap
69	March 12	Arizona	4–0	Edmonton		Smith	16,839	30–32–7	67	Recap
70	March 17	San Jose	1–3	Arizona		Smith	13,005	31–32–7	69	Recap
71	March 19	Tampa Bay	2–0	Arizona		Domingue	14,183	31–33–7	69	Recap
72	March 20	Arizona	0–3	San Jose		Smith	15,756	31–34–7	69	Recap
73	March 22	Edmonton	2–4	Arizona		Smith	13,408	32–34–7	71	Recap
74	March 24	Dallas	1–3	Arizona		Domingue	18,532	33–34–7	73	Recap
75	March 26	Philadelphia	1–2	Arizona		Smith	16,002	34–34–7	75	Recap
76	March 28	Calgary	5–2	Arizona		Domingue	14,347	34–35–7	75	Recap
77	March 31	Arizona	1–4	Dallas		Smith	18,532	34–36–7	75	Recap

April: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 2	Washington	0–3	Arizona		Smith	17,125	35–36–7	77	Recap
79	April 4	Arizona	2–5	St. Louis		Smith	19,465	35–37–7	77	Recap
80	April 5	Arizona	2–6	Chicago		Domingue	21,884	35–38–7	77	Recap
81	April 7	Arizona	2–3	Nashville	OT	Smith	17,113	35–38–8	78	Recap
82	April 9	Arizona	0–1	San Jose		Smith	17,562	35–39–8	78	Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Regular season^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	75	21	34	55	−6	96
Max Domi	81	18	34	52	3	72
Shane Doan	72	28	19	47	4	98
Anthony Duclair	81	20	24	44	12	49
Martin Hanzal	64	13	28	41	−5	77
Mikkel Boedker^‡	62	13	26	39	−28	10
Antoine Vermette	76	17	21	38	−14	93
Tobias Rieder	82	14	23	37	−21	10
Michael Stone	75	6	30	36	−10	62
Brad Richardson	82	11	20	31	8	46
Jordan Martinook	81	9	15	24	−9	18
Connor Murphy	78	6	11	17	5	48
Alex Tanguay^†	18	4	9	13	5	8
Kyle Chipchura	70	4	8	12	−10	38
Kevin Connauton^†	38	4	5	9	−3	39
Klas Dahlbeck	71	2	6	8	−5	28
Zbynek Michalek	70	2	5	7	3	20
Nicklas Grossmann	58	3	4	7	−3	24
Steve Downie	26	3	3	6	1	53
Viktor Tikhonov^†	39	3	3	6	−6	14
Stefan Elliott^‡	19	2	4	6	−2	4
Boyd Gordon	65	2	2	4	−7	10
Tyler Gaudet	14	1	2	3	−2	0
Jiri Sekac^†	11	0	2	2	−4	10
Dustin Jeffrey^‡	7	1	1	2	2	2
Craig Cunningham	10	0	1	1	−1	2
Laurent Dauphin	8	1	0	1	0	4
Sergei Plotnikov^†	13	0	1	1	0	4
John Scott^‡	11	0	1	1	0	25
Joe Vitale	1	0	0	0	1	5
Alex Grant	5	0	0	0	−2	7
Eric Selleck	1	0	0	0	0	5
Philip Samuelsson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Christian Thomas^†	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jarred Tinordi^†	7	0	0	0	−2	12

Goaltenders

Regular season^[5]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Louis Domingue	39	36	2,206	15	18	5	101	2.75	1142	0.912	2	1	0
Mike Smith	32	32	1,754	15	13	2	77	2.63	921	0.916	3	1	2
Anders Lindback	19	13	906:08	5	7	1	47	3.11	443	0.894	0	1	0
Niklas Treutle	2	1	50	0	1	0	5	6.00	20	.750	0	0	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Roster

Updated April 19, 2024^[6]^[7]

Utah NHL team roster
No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
17	Nick Bjugstad	C	R	31	2024	Minneapolis, Minnesota
72	Travis Boyd	C	R	30	2024	Edina, Minnesota
3	Josh Brown	D	R	30	2024	London, Ontario
53	Michael Carcone	LW	L	27	2024	Ajax, Ontario
92	Logan Cooley	C	L	20	2024	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
67	Lawson Crouse	LW	L	26	2024	Mount Brydges, Ontario
33	Travis Dermott	D	L	27	2024	Newmarket, Ontario
50	Sean Durzi	D	R	25	2024	Toronto, Ontario
29	Barrett Hayton	C	L	23	2024	Peterborough, Ontario
39	Connor Ingram	G	L	27	2024	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
9	Clayton Keller	LW/C	L	25	2024	Chesterfield, Missouri
15	Alexander Kerfoot	C	L	29	2024	Vancouver, British Columbia
63	Matias Maccelli	LW	L	23	2024	Turku, Finland
22	Jack McBain	C	L	24	2024	Toronto, Ontario
90	J.J. Moser	D	L	23	2024	Zuchwil, Switzerland
38	Liam O'Brien	LW	L	29	2024	Halifax, Nova Scotia
8	Nick Schmaltz	C	R	28	2024	Madison, Wisconsin
4	Juuso Välimäki	D	L	25	2024	Tampere Finland
70	Karel Vejmelka	G	R	27	2024	Třebíč, Czech Republic

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
M. Smith	NHL Third Star of the Week^[8]	October 12, 2015
J. Scott	NHL All-Star game captain^[9]	January 2, 2016
S. Doan	NHL Second Star of the Week^[10]	January 4, 2016
L. Domingue	NHL Rookie of the Month^[11]	February 1, 2016

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
M. Domi	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	October 9, 2015
J. Martinook	1st career NHL goal	October 10, 2015
A. Duclair	1st career NHL hat-trick	October 14, 2015
S. Doan	900th career NHL point	October 17, 2015
O. Ekman-Larsson	100th career NHL assist	October 17, 2015
S. Doan	1,400th career NHL game	October 20, 2015
M. Hanzal	500th career NHL game	October 22, 2015
M. Smith	400th career NHL game	November 10, 2015
M. Boedker	400th career NHL game	November 14, 2015
K. Chipchura	100th career NHL point	December 1, 2015
T. Rieder	100th career NHL game	December 8, 2015
L. Domingue	1st career NHL shutout	December 19, 2015

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To Philadelphia Flyers Sam Gagner Conditional 4th-round pick in 2016	To Arizona Coyotes Nicklas Grossmann injured contract of Chris Pronger	^[12]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27)	To Calgary Flames NYR's 2nd-round pick in 2015	To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2015 WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2015	^[13]
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)	To Edmonton Oilers Lauri Korpikoski	To Arizona Coyotes Boyd Gordon	^[14]
September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)	To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Gormley	To Arizona Coyotes Stefan Elliott	^[15]
December 15, 2015 (2015-12-15)	To Montreal Canadiens Lucas Lessio	To Arizona Coyotes Christian Thomas	^[16]
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)	To Nashville Predators Stefan Elliott	To Arizona Coyotes Victor Bartley	^[17]
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)	To Montreal Canadiens Victor Bartley John Scott	To Arizona Coyotes Jarred Tinordi Stefan Fournier	^[17]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Matthias Plachta conditional 7th-round pick in 2017	To Arizona Coyotes Sergei Plotnikov	^[18]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To Colorado Avalanche Mikkel Boedker	To Arizona Coyotes Alex Tanguay Conner Bleackley Kyle Wood	^[19]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To Nashville Predators Corey Potter	To Arizona Coyotes Future Considerations	^[20]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dustin Jeffrey Dan O'Donoghue James Melindy	To Arizona Coyotes Matia Marcantuoni	^[21]
June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)	To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick in 2016	To Arizona Coyotes Alex Goligoski (negotiating rights)	^[22]
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)	To San Jose Sharks Maxim Letunov 6th-round pick in 2017	To Arizona Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2016 DET's 3rd-round pick in 2017	^[23]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Brad Richardson	Vancouver Canucks	3 years, $6.25 million	^[24]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Zbynek Michalek	St. Louis Blues	2 years, $6.4 million	^[25]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Anders Lindback	Buffalo Sabres	1 years, $875,000	^[26]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Steve Downie	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $1.75 million	^[27]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Dakota Mermis	Oshawa Generals	3 years, entry-level contract	^[28]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Dustin Jeffrey	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	3 years, entry-level contract	^[29]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Antoine Vermette	Chicago Blackhawks	2 years, $7.5 million	^[30]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)	Alex Grant	Binghamton Senators	1 year, $600,000*	^[31]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)	Eric Selleck	Portland Pirates	1 year, $575,000*	^[32]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)	Derek Smith	ZSC Lions	1 year, $650,000*	^[33]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)	John Scott	San Jose Sharks	1 year, $575,000	^[34]
July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)	Niklas Treutle	EHC Munchen	1 year, entry-level contract	^[35]
October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)	Corey Potter	Calgary Flames	1 year, $650,000	^[36]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Mike McKenna	Florida Panthers	2 years, $1.15 million	^[37]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Mark Arcobello	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $1.1 million	^[38]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	John Moore	New Jersey Devils	3 years, $5 million	^[39]
July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)	Justin Hodgman	St. Louis Blues	1 year, $575,000	^[40]
July 21, 2015 (2015-07-21)	Tye McGinn	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $660,000	^[41]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)	Martin Erat	Avangard Omsk	undisclosed	^[42]
September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)	Andrew Campbell	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 years, $1.15 million	^[43]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Viktor Tikhonov	Chicago Blackhawks	December 6, 2015	^[44]
Kevin Connauton	Columbus Blue Jackets	January 13, 2016	^[45]
Jiri Sekac	Chicago Blackhawks	February 27, 2016	^[46]

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref

Player signings

The following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)	Craig Cunningham	1 year, $600,000*	^[47]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Dylan Reese	1 year, $575,000*	^[48]
July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)	Dylan Strome	3 years, entry-level contract*	^[49]
July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)	Mikkel Boedker	1 year, $3.75 million	^[50]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	Philip Samuelsson	1 year, $600,000*	^[51]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)	Brendan Shinnimin	1 year, $600,000*	^[51]
July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)	Klas Dahlbeck	1 year, $605,000*	^[52]
July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)	Jordan Martinook	1 year, $600,000*	^[52]
July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23)	Michael Bunting	3 years, entry-level contract*	^[53]
September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)	Nick Merkley	3 years, entry-level contract*	^[54]
September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05)	Louis Domingue	1 year, $605,000	^[55]
December 23, 2015 (2015-12-23)	Conor Garland	3 years, entry-level contract*	^[56]
December 26, 2015 (2015-12-26)	Dysin Mayo	3 years, entry-level contract*	^[57]
March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)	Kyle Wood	3 years, entry-level contract*	^[58]
April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)	Adin Hill	3 years, entry-level contract*	^[59]
June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17)	Craig Cunningham	1 year*	^[60]
June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22)	Alex Goligoski	5 years, $27.375 million	^[61]

Draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	3	Dylan Strome	C	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
1	30^[a]	Nicholas Merkley	RW	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2	32	Christian Fischer	RW	United States	USA U-18 (USHL)
3	63	Kyle Capobianco	D	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	76^[b]	Adin Hill	G	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3	81^[c]	Brendan Warren	LW	United States	USA U-18 (USHL)
3	83^[d]	Jens Looke	RW	Sweden	Brynäs IF (SHL)
5	123	Conor Garland	RW	United States	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
7	183	Erik Kallgren	G	Sweden	Linköpings HC (SHL)

Draft notes^[62]

^a The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Antoine Vermette to Chicago in exchange for Klas Dahlbeck and this pick.^[63]
^b The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a 2015 second-round pick to Calgary in exchange for a 2013 third round pick (from Washington) and this pick.^[13]
^c The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on January 14, 2015 that sent Devan Dubnyk to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[64]
^d The Washington Capitals’ third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Tampa Bay’s second-round pick in 2015 (60th overall) to Calgary in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 (76th overall) and this pick.^[13]

Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.

The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Tim Gleason to Washington in exchange for Jack Hillen and this pick.^[65]

Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Martin Erat and John Mitchell to Phoenix in exchange for Rostislav Klesla, Chris Brown and this pick.^[66]

The Arizona Coyotes' sixth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent Sam Gagner and B. J. Crombeen to Arizona in exchange for this pick.^[67]

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^ "Coyotes Acquire Elliott from Colorado in Exchange for Gormley". Arizona Coyotes. September 9, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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^ "Coyotes Acquire Plotnikov from Pittsburgh". Arizona Coyotes. February 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Coyotes Acquire Tanguay, Bleackley & Wood from Colorado in Exchange for Boedker". Arizona Coyotes. February 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Coyotes Trade Potter to Nashville for Future Considerations". Arizona Coyotes. February 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Coyotes Acquire Marcantuoni from Pittsburgh". Arizona Coyotes. February 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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^ "Coyotes Sign Lindback to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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^ "Coyotes Sign Grant to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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^ "Matt Hunwick, Marc Arcobello, PA Parenteau and Richard Panik sign with Toronto Maple Leafs". NHL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
^ "John Moore signs three-year contract with New Jersey Devils". NHL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
^ "Former Komet Justin Hodgman Signs With St. Louis Blues". NHL.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^ "LIGHTNING SIGN FORWARD TYE MCGINN TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT". nhl.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ "Martin Erat signs in KHL". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^ "Maple Leafs sign Andrew Campbell". mapleleafs.nhl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
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^ "Coyotes Claim Connauton Off Waivers". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^ "Coyotes Claim Sekac Off Waivers". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ "Coyotes Sign Cunningham to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Reese to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Strome to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Boedker to One-Year Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Coyotes Sign P. Samuelsson & Shinnimin to One-Year Contracts". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Coyotes Sign Dahlbeck and Martinook". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Bunting to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Merkley To Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Domingue To One-Year Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Garland to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Mayo to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
^ "Coyotes Sign Wood to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ "Coyotes Sign Adin Hill to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
^ "Coyotes Sign Cunningham to One-Year Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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^ "Lightning trade three forwards, get draft picks". National Hockey League. June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.

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[3] "2015-2016 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.

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[6] "Arizona Coyotes Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

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[9] "Fans elect division captains for 2016 All-Star Game". NHL. January 2, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[10] "Quick, Doan and Letang named 'Stars of the Week'". NHL. January 4, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[11] "Coyotes' Domingue named Rookie of Month for January". NHL. February 1, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[12] "Coyotes Acquire Grossmann from Philadelphia in Exchange for Gagner and Draft Pick". Arizona Coyotes. June 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[drafttrade-13] "Coyotes Select Seven Players on Second Day of 2015 NHL Draft". Arizona Coyotes. June 27, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[14] "Coyotes Acquire Gordon from Edmonton in Exchange for Korpikoski". Arizona Coyotes. June 30, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[15] "Coyotes Acquire Elliott from Colorado in Exchange for Gormley". Arizona Coyotes. September 9, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[16] "Coyotes Acquire Thomas from Montreal in Exchange for Lessio". Arizona Coyotes. December 15, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[predscanadiens-17] "Coyotes Acquire Tinordi & Fournier in Exchange for Bartley & Scott". Arizona Coyotes. September 9, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[18] "Coyotes Acquire Plotnikov from Pittsburgh". Arizona Coyotes. February 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[19] "Coyotes Acquire Tanguay, Bleackley & Wood from Colorado in Exchange for Boedker". Arizona Coyotes. February 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[20] "Coyotes Trade Potter to Nashville for Future Considerations". Arizona Coyotes. February 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[21] "Coyotes Acquire Marcantuoni from Pittsburgh". Arizona Coyotes. February 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[22] "Coyotes Acquire Negotiating Rights to Goligoski". Arizona Coyotes. June 16, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[23] "Coyotes Acquire Sharks' 2016 4th Round Draft Choice & 2017 3rd Round Draft Choice in Exchange for Letunov & 2017 6th Round Draft Choice". Arizona Coyotes. June 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[24] "Coyotes Sign Richardson to Three-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[25] "Coyotes Sign Michalek to Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[26] "Coyotes Sign Lindback to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[27] "Coyotes Sign Downie to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[28] "Coyotes Sign Mermis to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[29] "Coyotes Sign Jeffrey to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[30] "Coyotes Sign Vermette to Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[31] "Coyotes Sign Grant to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[32] "Coyotes Sign Selleck to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[33] "Coyotes Sign Smith to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[34] "Coyotes Sign Scott to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[35] "Coyotes Sign Treutle to One-Year Entry Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

[36] "Coyotes Sign Potter to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[37] "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with G Mike McKenna, F Shane Harper & D Sena Acolatse". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[38] "Matt Hunwick, Marc Arcobello, PA Parenteau and Richard Panik sign with Toronto Maple Leafs". NHL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[39] "John Moore signs three-year contract with New Jersey Devils". NHL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[40] "Former Komet Justin Hodgman Signs With St. Louis Blues". NHL.com. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

[41] "LIGHTNING SIGN FORWARD TYE MCGINN TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT". nhl.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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[43] "Maple Leafs sign Andrew Campbell". mapleleafs.nhl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[44] "Coyotes Claim Tikhonov Off Waivers". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[45] "Coyotes Claim Connauton Off Waivers". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

[46] "Coyotes Claim Sekac Off Waivers". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

[47] "Coyotes Sign Cunningham to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[48] "Coyotes Sign Reese to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

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[50] "Coyotes Sign Boedker to One-Year Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[SamuelssonShinnimin-51] "Coyotes Sign P. Samuelsson & Shinnimin to One-Year Contracts". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

[DahlbeckMartinook-52] "Coyotes Sign Dahlbeck and Martinook". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

[53] "Coyotes Sign Bunting to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

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[55] "Coyotes Sign Domingue To One-Year Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

[56] "Coyotes Sign Garland to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

[57] "Coyotes Sign Mayo to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

[58] "Coyotes Sign Wood to Entry-Level Contract". coyotes.nhl.com. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

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[65] "Canes Acquire Hillen, Draft Pick for Gleason". February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

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