The 2016–17 Arizona Coyotes season was the 38th season for the

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franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 21st season since the franchise relocated from

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following the

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, and the 45th overall, including the

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years. This season marked the end of the

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era, as he retired from the NHL after playing 21 seasons for the Winnipeg Jets-Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes franchise. Doan was the last remaining active player from the original

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team, following Teemu Selanne's retirement in 2014.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Coyotes missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

Player statistics

Final stats ;Goaltenders ^†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

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

The following players were signed by the Coyotes.

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s are marked with an asterisk (*).

Draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2016 NHL entry draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the

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in Buffalo. ;Draft notes * The

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' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick and a compensatory second-round pick both in 2016 (20th and 53rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for

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and this pick. * The

' second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Anthony DeAngelo to Arizona in exchange for this pick. * The Arizona Coyotes' compensatory second-round pick (53rd overall) went to the

as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent

and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick in 2016 (20th overall) and this pick. :Arizona previously received this pick as compensation for not signing 2014 first-round draft pick Conner Bleackley, whom they acquired in an earlier trade with Colorado. * The

' fourth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent John Moore,

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, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in

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and a conditional first-round pick in 2016 to Arizona in exchange for

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, Chris Summers and this pick. * The

' fifth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 16, 2016, that sent

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to Arizona in exchange for this pick.

References

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