1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1996–97 1996 Phoenix Coyotes Western 5th Central 3rd 38–37–7 15–19–7 23–18–0 240 243 John Paddock (Oct.–Dec.)Bobby Smith (Dec.–Apr.) Don Hay Keith Tkachuk America West Arena 15,585 Springfield FalconsMississippi Sea Wolves Keith Tkachuk (52) Oleg Tverdovsky (45) Keith Tkachuk (86) Keith Tkachuk (228) Jayson More (+10) Nikolai Khabibulin (30) Nikolai Khabibulin (2.83) The 1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes season was the team's first of 28 seasons in Arizona in the National Hockey League (NHL) since relocating from Winnipeg the season prior. Originally reckoned as the 25th season of the original Jets/Coyotes franchise, it was later reclassified as the inaugural season of the Coyotes, with its pre-1996 records transferred to the modern-day Winnipeg Jets in 2026.NHL Announces Consolidation of Winnipeg Jets' History https://media.nhl.com/public/news/20034 September 24, 2026 NHL.com September 24, 2026Van Diest Derek 2026-09-24 Jets stats to include both iterations of franchise, Scheifele now chasing Hawerchuk again NHL.com https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-statistical-history-now-includes-atlanta-thrashers-history 2026-09-29 www.nhl.com en Off-season The Winnipeg Jets team was sold to Phoenix businessmen Steven Gluckstern and Richard Burke, and in 1996, the club moved to Arizona and became the Phoenix Coyotes. In the summer that the move took place, the franchise saw the exit of Jets stars like Teemu Selänne and Alexei Zhamnov, while the team added established superstar Jeremy Roenick from the Chicago Blackhawks. Regular season thumb|150px|right|Phoenix's first logo (1996–2003). Roenick teamed up with power wingers Keith Tkachuk and Rick Tocchet to form a dynamic 1–2–3 offensive punch that led the Coyotes through their first years in Arizona. Also impressive were young players like Shane Doan (who became the last remaining active original Jet in the NHL), Oleg Tverdovsky and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, whom the fans nicknamed the "Bulin Wall." Forward Tkachuk was renamed captain, replacing Kris King. Final standings PHX PHX Playoffs In their first year, the Coyotes managed to make the 1997 playoffs. However, they lost to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games in the conference quarterfinals. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#791026 5px solid; 1996–97 regular season1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHX/1997_games.html Hockey-Reference.com July 23, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#791026 2px solid; October: 4–6–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 2–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 5, 1996||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) ||0–1–0 || 1996020005 L |- |2||October 7, 1996||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||1–1–0 || 1996020020 W |- |3||October 10, 1996||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||2–1–0 || 1996020037 W |- |4||October 12, 1996||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||3–1–0 || 1996020051 W |- |5||October 14, 1996||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||3–2–0 || 1996020057 L |- |6||October 18, 1996||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||3–3–0 || 1996020079 L |- |7||October 20, 1996||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||3–3–1 || 1996020090 T |- |8||October 22, 1996||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||3–4–1 || 1996020097 L |- |9||October 26, 1996||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||3–5–1 || 1996020119 L |- |10||October 28, 1996||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||4–5–1 || 1996020129 W |- |11||October 30, 1996||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||4–6–1 || 1996020143 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#791026 2px solid; November: 4–6–3 (home: 3–4–3; road: 1–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |12||November 1, 1996||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||5–6–1 || 1996020153 W |- |13||November 3, 1996||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) ||5–6–2 || 1996020168 T |- |14||November 6, 1996||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||5–7–2 || 1996020180 L |- |15||November 8, 1996||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||5–8–2 || 1996020191 L |- |16||November 14, 1996||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1996–97) ||5–9–2 || 1996020228 L |- |17||November 16, 1996||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||6–9–2 || 1996020243 W |- |18||November 18, 1996||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||6–9–3 || 1996020249 T |- |19||November 20, 1996||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||6–10–3 || 1996020260 L |- |20||November 21, 1996||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||6–11–3 || 1996020266 L |- |21||November 23, 1996||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1996–97) ||6–11–4 || 1996020281 T |- |22||November 26, 1996||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1996–97) ||6–12–4 || 1996020291 L |- |23||November 28, 1996||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||7–12–4 || 1996020304 W |- |24||November 30, 1996||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||8–12–4 || 1996020320 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#791026 2px solid; December: 9–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 6–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |25||December 3, 1996||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||8–13–4 || 1996020332 L |- |26||December 5, 1996||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||9–13–4 || 1996020344 W |- |27||December 7, 1996||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) ||10–13–4 || 1996020358 W |- |28||December 9, 1996||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1996–97) ||10–14–4 || 1996020366 L |- |29||December 10, 1996||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1996–97) ||10–15–4 || 1996020368 L |- |30||December 13, 1996||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||11–15–4 || 1996020387 W |- |31||December 14, 1996||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||12–15–4 || 1996020397 W |- |32||December 17, 1996||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||13–15–4 || 1996020412 W |- |33||December 20, 1996||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||14–15–4 || 1996020428 W |- |34||December 22, 1996||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||14–16–4 || 1996020443 L |- |35||December 23, 1996||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||15–16–4 || 1996020454 W |- |36||December 26, 1996||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||15–17–4 || 1996020463 L |- |37||December 27, 1996||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||16–17–4 || 1996020467 W |- |38||December 30, 1996||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||17–17–4 || 1996020487 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#791026 2px solid; January: 5–7–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |39||January 2, 1997||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||18–17–4 || 1996020502 W |- |40||January 3, 1997||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) ||18–18–4 || 1996020509 L |- |41||January 5, 1997||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||18–19–4 || 1996020522 L |- |42||January 9, 1997||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||18–20–4 || 1996020544 L |- |43||January 10, 1997||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||19–20–4 || 1996020550 W |- |44||January 12, 1997||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) ||19–21–4 || 1996020563 L |- |45||January 13, 1997||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||19–22–4 || 1996020571 L |- |46||January 15, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||19–23–4 || 1996020582 L |- |47||January 23, 1997||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||20–23–4 || 1996020609 W |- |48||January 25, 1997||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||21–23–4 || 1996020624 W |- |49||January 28, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) ||21–24–4 || 1996020634 L |- |50||January 29, 1997||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||22–24–4 || 1996020641 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#791026 2px solid; February: 6–7–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |51||February 1, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||22–25–4 || 1996020655 L |- |52||February 4, 1997||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||22–26–4 || 1996020678 L |- |53||February 6, 1997||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||23–26–4 || 1996020691 W |- |54||February 8, 1997||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||23–27–4 || 1996020703 L |- |55||February 10, 1997||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||24–27–4 || 1996020711 W |- |56||February 12, 1997||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||25–27–4 || 1996020721 W |- |57||February 13, 1997||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||25–28–4 || 1996020728 L |- |58||February 15, 1997||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1996–97) ||26–28–4 || 1996020740 W |- |59||February 18, 1997||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||27–28–4 || 1996020758 W |- |60||February 22, 1997||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) ||27–29–4 || 1996020782 L |- |61||February 24, 1997||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) ||27–30–4 || 1996020792 L |- |62||February 26, 1997||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) ||28–30–4 || 1996020802 W |- |63||February 27, 1997||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||28–31–4 || 1996020809 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#791026 2px solid; March: 7–4–2 (home: 1–3–2; road: 6–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |64||March 2, 1997||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||28–32–4 || 1996020828 L |- |65||March 5, 1997||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) ||29–32–4 || 1996020840 W |- |66||March 6, 1997||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) ||30–32–4 || 1996020847 W |- |67||March 8, 1997||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||31–32–4 || 1996020859 W |- |68||March 10, 1997||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1996–97) ||31–33–4 || 1996020872 L |- |69||March 12, 1997||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) ||31–33–5 || 1996020882 T |- |70||March 14, 1997||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||32–33–5 || 1996020893 W |- |71||March 17, 1997||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1996–97) ||33–33–5 || 1996020913 W |- |72||March 19, 1997||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||33–34–5 || 1996020921 L |- |73||March 20, 1997||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) ||34–34–5 || 1996020927 W |- |74||March 22, 1997||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||35–34–5 || 1996020940 W |- |75||March 27, 1997||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) ||35–34–6 || 1996020967 T |- |76||March 29, 1997||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||35–35–6 || 1996020978 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#791026 2px solid; April: 3–2–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 2–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |77||April 1, 1997||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1996–97) ||36–35–6 || 1996020991 W |- |78||April 3, 1997||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) ||37–35–6 || 1996021005 W |- |79||April 6, 1997||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) ||37–36–6 || 1996021021 L |- |80||April 7, 1997||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1996–97) ||37–36–7 || 1996021026 T |- |81||April 9, 1997||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97) ||37–37–7 || 1996021038 L |- |82||April 11, 1997||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) ||38–37–7 || 1996021052 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#791026 5px solid; 1997 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#791026 2px solid; Western Conference quarterfinals vs. (4) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – Mighty Ducks win 4–3 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || April 16, 1997 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || Mighty Ducks lead 1–0 || 1996030181 L |- | 2 || April 18, 1997 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || Mighty Ducks lead 2–0 || 1996030182 L |- | 3 || April 20, 1997 || 4–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || Mighty Ducks lead 2–1 || 1996030183 W |- | 4 || April 22, 1997 || 2–0 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || Series tied 2–2 || 1996030184 W |- | 5 || April 24, 1997 || 5–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || Coyotes lead 3–2 || 1996030185 W |- | 6 || April 27, 1997 || 2–3 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || Series tied 3–3 || 1996030186 L |- | 7 || April 29, 1997 || 0–3 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim || Mighty Ducks win 4–3 || 1996030187 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season Playoffs GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 7 Keith Tkachuk LW 81 52 34 86 −1 228 7 6 0 6 2 7 97 Jeremy Roenick C 72 29 40 69 −7 115 6 2 4 6 6 4 22 Mike Gartner RW 82 32 31 63 −11 38 7 1 2 3 −1 4 20 Oleg Tverdovsky D 82 10 45 55 −5 30 7 0 1 1 0 0 15 Craig Janney C 77 15 38 53 −1 26 7 0 3 3 1 4 77 Cliff Ronning C 69 19 32 51 −9 26 7 0 7 7 2 12 11 Dallas Drake RW 63 17 19 36 −11 52 7 0 1 1 −2 2 27 Teppo Numminen D 82 2 25 27 −3 28 7 3 3 6 3 0 34 Darrin Shannon LW 82 11 13 24 4 41 7 3 1 4 2 4 21 Bob Corkum C 80 9 11 20 −7 40 7 2 2 4 −1 4 4 Dave Manson D 66 3 17 20 −25 164 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 14 Mike Stapleton C 55 4 11 15 −4 36 7 0 0 0 −1 14 17 Kris King LW 81 3 11 14 −7 185 7 0 0 0 −1 17 5 Deron Quint D 27 3 11 14 −4 4 7 0 2 2 2 0 44 Norm Maciver D 32 4 9 13 −11 24 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 19 Shane Doan RW 63 4 8 12 −3 49 4 0 0 0 −1 2 26 Jeff Finley D 65 3 7 10 −8 40 1 0 0 0 −1 2 8 Jim Johnson ice hockey, born 1962 D 55 3 7 10 5 74 6 0 0 0 0 4 23 Igor Korolev C 41 3 7 10 −5 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jim McKenzie ice hockey, born 1969 LW 65 5 3 8 −5 200 7 0 0 0 0 2 18 Chad Kilger LW 24 4 3 7 −5 13 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 6 Jay More D 23 1 6 7 10 37 7 0 0 0 1 7 10 Brad McCrimmon D 37 1 5 6 2 18 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 32 Mike Eastwood C 33 1 3 4 −3 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 4 Gerald Diduck D 11 1 2 3 2 23 7 0 0 0 2 10 35 Nikolai Khabibulin G 72 0 3 3 16 7 0 0 0 -98 6 32 Jocelyn Lemieux RW 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 43 Darcy Wakaluk G 16 0 1 1 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 36Baron wore number 2 in his first three games. Murray Baron D 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Kevin Dahl D 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 1 Parris Duffus G 1 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 6 Dallas Eakins D 4 0 0 0 −3 10 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 47 Tavis Hansen RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 28 Mike Hudson C 7 0 0 0 −4 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 39fn1 Jablonski wore number 46 in his first game. Pat Jablonski G 2 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 38 Jason Simon ice hockey LW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 3 Brent Thompson D 1 0 0 0 −1 7 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 36 Juha Ylönen C 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — Goaltending = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only. No. Jersey number Player Regular season Playoffs GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice 35 Nikolai Khabibulin 72 30 33 6 2094 193 2.83 .908 7 4091 7 3 4 222 15 2.11 .932 1 426 43 Darcy Wakaluk 16 8 3 1 386 39 2.99 .899 1 782 — — — — — — — — — 1 Parris Duffus 1 0 0 0 8 1 2.08 .875 0 29 — — — — — — — — — 39fn1 Pat Jablonski 2 0 1 0 24 2 2.04 .917 0 59 — — — — — — — — — Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Keith TkachukTkachuk was an injury replacement for Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars.SPORTS BRIEFS https://www.deseret.com/1997/1/16/19289615/sports-briefs Deseret News July 27, 2023 January 16, 19971997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_1997_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Oleg Tverdovsky Team Hardest Working Player Award Dallas DrakeArizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.290 Leading Scorer Award Keith Tkachuk Man of the Year Award Kris King Team MVP Award Keith Tkachuk Three-Star Award Keith Tkachuk Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Juha Ylönen February 12, 19971996-97 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1997_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 7, 2024 Parris Duffus February 27, 1997 Transactions Trades June 22, 1996To Toronto Maple Leafs4th round pick in 1996To Phoenix CoyotesMike Gartner July 1, 1996To Calgary Flames3rd round pick in 1997To Phoenix CoyotesCompensation for head coach Don Hay August 16, 1996To Chicago BlackhawksAlexei ZhamnovCraig Mills1st round pick in 1997To Phoenix CoyotesJeremy Roenick February 6, 1997To New York RangersMike EastwoodDallas EakinsTo Phoenix CoyotesJay More March 18, 1997To Montreal CanadiensDave MansonSteve CheredarykTo Phoenix CoyotesMurray BaronPat JablonskiChris Murray Waivers September 30, 1996From Philadelphia FlyersBob Corkum Free agents Joining the Coyotes: Player Former team Cliff Ronning Vancouver Canucks Brad McCrimmon Hartford Whalers Jim Johnson Dallas Stars Darcy Wakaluk Dallas Stars Reggie Savage Colorado Avalanche Kevin Dahl Calgary Flames Scott Levins Ottawa Senators Mike Hudson St. Louis Blues Jocelyn Lemieux Calgary Flames Leaving the Coyotes: Player New team Dominic Roussel Philadelphia Flyers Ed Olczyk Los Angeles Kings Craig Martin Florida Panthers Iain Fraser San Jose Sharks Denis Chasse Ottawa Senators Draft picks Phoenix's draft picks at the 1996 NHL entry draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis.1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1996e.html www.hockeydb.com July 27, 2023 Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team111Dan Focht (D)CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL) 1 24 Daniel Brière (C) Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)362Per-Anton Lundström (D)SwedenModo Hockey (Elitserien)5119Richard Lintner (D)SlovakiaDukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)6139Robert Esche (G)United StatesDetroit Whalers (OHL)7174Trevor Letowski (RW)CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)8200Nick Lent (RW)United StatesOmaha Lancers (USHL)9226Marc-Étienne Hubert (C)CanadaLaval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL) Notes References Phoenix Coyotes 1996-97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0007901997.html www.hockeydb.com July 23, 2023 1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHX/1997.html Hockey-Reference.com July 23, 2023 Category:Arizona Coyotes seasons P