2020–21 Arizona Coyotes season

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2020–21 Arizona Coyotes
DivisionWest
2020–21 record4–5–1
Home record3–2–1
Road record1–3–0
Goals for27
Goals against29
Team information
General managerBill Armstrong
CoachRick Tocchet
CaptainOliver Ekman-Larsson
Alternate captainsNiklas Hjalmarsson
Phil Kessel
ArenaGila River Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsChristian Dvorak (6)
AssistsConor Garland (6)
PointsChristian Dvorak (11)
Penalty minutesDrake Caggiula
Jason Demers (10)
Plus/minusConor Garland (+6)
WinsDarcy Kuemper
Antti Raanta (2)
Goals against averageDarcy Kuemper (2.65)

The 2020–21 Arizona Coyotes season is the 42nd season for National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 25th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[1] and the 49th overall, including the World Hockey Association years. This would have been the final year of the Coyotes being in the Pacific Division in the 2020–21 season before the new NHL expansion team the Seattle Kraken enters into the Pacific Division in the 2021–22 NHL season.[2] However, on December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment the Coyotes will play this season in the West Division and will only play games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Standings

Divisional standings

West Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Colorado Avalanche 56 39 13 4 35 197 133 +64 82
2 x – Vegas Golden Knights 56 40 14 2 30 191 124 +67 82
3 x – Minnesota Wild 56 35 16 5 27 181 160 +21 75
4 x – St. Louis Blues 56 27 20 9 19 169 170 −1 63
5 e – Arizona Coyotes 56 24 26 6 19 153 176 −23 54
6 e – Los Angeles Kings 56 21 28 7 19 143 170 −27 49
7 e – San Jose Sharks 56 21 28 7 15 151 199 −48 49
8 e – Anaheim Ducks 56 17 30 9 11 126 179 −53 43
Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[4]

2020–21 game log
February: 1–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
9 February 2 Arizona 3–4 St. Louis Kuemper 1,400 3–5–1 7 Recap
10 February 4 Arizona 4–3 St. Louis Raanta — 4–5–1 7 Recap
— February 6 Arizona – Minnesota Postponed due to COVID-19.[5]
11 February 6 Arizona – St. Louis
— February 7 Arizona – Minnesota Postponed due to COVID-19.
12 February 8 Arizona – St. Louis
— February 9 Arizona – Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19.[6]
— February 11 Arizona – Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19.
13 February 13 St. Louis – Arizona
14 February 15 St. Louis – Arizona
15 February 18 Los Angeles – Arizona
16 February 20 Los Angeles – Arizona
17 February 22 Anaheim – Arizona
18 February 24 Anaheim – Arizona
19 February 25 Colorado – Arizona
20 February 27 Colorado – Arizona

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

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated April 19, 2024[7][8]

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


Draft picks

See also: List of Arizona Coyotes draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The draft was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 49 Forfeited pick[a]
4 111 Mitchell Miller (renounced)[b] D United States United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
5 142 Carson Bantle LW United States United States Michigan Tech (WCHA)
6 173 Filip Barklund C Sweden Sweden Orebro Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7 192 Elliot Ekefjard RW Sweden Sweden Malmö Redhawks Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7 204 Ben McCartney LW Canada Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Draft notes

  1. ^ The Coyotes' second-round pick in 2020 was forfeited as the result of a penalty sanction due to violations of the NHL Combine Testing Policy during the 2019–20 NHL season. The penalty included the forfeiture of a first-round pick in 2021.[9]
  2. ^ After controversy with Mitchell Miller, the Coyotes decided to renounce the pick on October 29, 2020.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ^ Kaplan, Emily (December 4, 2018). "Seattle gets NHL expansion team, to debut in 2021–22 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
  4. ^ "2020-21 NHL schedule announced". NHL.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Wild have four games postponed; players added to NHL COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Avalanche have four more games postponed due to COVID-19 protocol". NHL.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Arizona Coyotes Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Arizona Coyotes Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "NHL announces sanctions to Coyotes for violating combine testing policy". August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "NHL draft pick Mitchell Miller under fire for bullying black, disabled classmate". October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Coyotes renounce draft pick Mitchell Miller after report of bullying, racism". October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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