1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes season

1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes
Division3rd Pacific
Conference6th Western
1999–2000 record39–31–8–4
Home record22–16–2–1
Road record17–15–6–3
Goals for232
Goals against228
Team information
General managerBobby Smith
CoachBob Francis
CaptainKeith Tkachuk
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Average attendance14,991
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Team leaders
GoalsJeremy Roenick (34)
AssistsJeremy Roenick (44)
PointsJeremy Roenick (78)
Penalty minutesJeremy Roenick (102)
Plus/minusTeppo Numminen (+21)
WinsSean Burke (17)
Goals against averageMikhail Shtalenkov (2.39)

The 1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes season was the Coyotes' fourth season in Phoenix, the franchise's 21st season in the NHL and 28th overall. The Coyotes made the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in the first round to Colorado.

Off-season

Regular season

The Coyotes struggled on the power play, scoring only 37 power-play goals, tied with the Buffalo Sabres for 28th in the League.[1]

Final standings

Pacific Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Dallas Stars 82 43 23 10 6 211 184 102
2 5 Los Angeles Kings 82 39 27 12 4 245 228 94
3 6 Phoenix Coyotes 82 39 31 8 4 232 228 90
4 8 San Jose Sharks 82 35 30 10 7 225 214 87
5 9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 34 33 12 3 217 227 83

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – St. Louis Blues CEN 82 51 19 11 1 248 165 114
2 y – Dallas Stars PAC 82 43 23 10 6 211 184 102
3 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 42 28 11 1 233 201 96
4 Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 48 22 10 2 278 210 108
5 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 39 27 12 4 245 228 94
6 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 39 31 8 4 232 228 90
7 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 26 16 8 226 212 88
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 35 30 10 7 225 214 87
8.5
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 34 33 12 3 217 227 83
10 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 30 29 15 8 227 237 83
11 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 33 37 10 2 242 245 78
12 Calgary Flames NW 82 31 36 10 5 211 256 77
13 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 40 7 7 199 240 70

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


Playoffs

The first two games were in Colorado. Games 1 and 2 were won by Colorado. Game 1 was won by a score of 6–3, and game 2 was won by a score of 3–1. Games 3 and 4 were in Phoenix. Colorado was victorious in game 3 4–2, but the Coyotes won game 4 3–2. Back in Colorado, the Avalanche went on to win 2–1 and take the series 4–1.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1999–2000 regular season[4]
October: 8–2–3–0 (home: 3–0–1–0; road: 5–2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 2, 1999 2–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 W October 5, 1999 4–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 2–0–0–0 Recap
3 T October 8, 1999 3–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 2–0–1–0 Recap
4 L October 10, 1999 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 2–1–1–0 Recap
5 T October 11, 1999 2–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 2–1–2–0 Recap
6 W October 14, 1999 4–3 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 3–1–2–0 Recap
7 W October 16, 1999 2–1 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 4–1–2–0 Recap
8 W October 22, 1999 6–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 5–1–2–0 Recap
9 T October 23, 1999 2–2 OT Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 5–1–3–0 Recap
10 L October 26, 1999 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 5–2–3–0 Recap
11 W October 28, 1999 4–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 6–2–3–0 Recap
12 W October 30, 1999 5–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 7–2–3–0 Recap
13 W October 31, 1999 3–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 8–2–3–0 Recap
November: 8–4–0–0 (home: 5–3–0–0; road: 3–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
14 L November 3, 1999 3–6 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 8–3–3–0 Recap
15 L November 5, 1999 4–6 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 8–4–3–0 Recap
16 W November 10, 1999 5–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 9–4–3–0 Recap
17 L November 12, 1999 2–3 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 9–5–3–0 Recap
18 L November 14, 1999 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 9–6–3–0 Recap
19 W November 16, 1999 2–1 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 10–6–3–0 Recap
20 W November 18, 1999 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 11–6–3–0 Recap
21 W November 20, 1999 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 12–6–3–0 Recap
22 W November 25, 1999 4–2 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 13–6–3–0 Recap
23 W November 26, 1999 7–0 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 14–6–3–0 Recap
24 W November 28, 1999 4–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 15–6–3–0 Recap
25 W November 30, 1999 6–3 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 16–6–3–0 Recap
December: 5–6–1–0 (home: 2–3–1–0; road: 3–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 W December 2, 1999 3–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 17–6–3–0 Recap
27 L December 4, 1999 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 17–7–3–0 Recap
28 W December 6, 1999 3–2 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 18–7–3–0 Recap
29 L December 8, 1999 1–6 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 18–8–3–0 Recap
30 L December 11, 1999 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 18–9–3–0 Recap
31 L December 13, 1999 0–2 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 18–10–3–0 Recap
32 L December 16, 1999 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 18–11–3–0 Recap
33 W December 19, 1999 4–3 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 19–11–3–0 Recap
34 L December 21, 1999 0–6 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 19–12–3–0 Recap
35 W December 22, 1999 8–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 20–12–3–0 Recap
36 W December 26, 1999 3–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 21–12–3–0 Recap
37 T December 28, 1999 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1999–2000) 21–12–4–0 Recap
January: 7–4–2–1 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 2–3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 L January 1, 2000 4–5 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 21–13–4–0 Recap
39 W January 4, 2000 5–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 22–13–4–0 Recap
40 L January 6, 2000 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 22–14–4–0 Recap
41 L January 8, 2000 3–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 22–15–4–0 Recap
42 T January 10, 2000 2–2 OT @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 22–15–5–0 Recap
43 W January 12, 2000 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 23–15–5–0 Recap
44 W January 15, 2000 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 24–15–5–0 Recap
45 L January 17, 2000 0–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 24–16–5–0 Recap
46 T January 18, 2000 4–4 OT @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 24–16–6–0 Recap
47 W January 20, 2000 2–1 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 25–16–6–0 Recap
48 W January 23, 2000 3–2 OT San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 26–16–6–0 Recap
49 W January 27, 2000 4–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 27–16–6–0 Recap
50 OTL January 28, 2000 2–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 27–16–6–1 Recap
51 W January 31, 2000 5–3 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 28–16–6–1 Recap
February: 4–6–1–0 (home: 2–3–0–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 W February 1, 2000 1–0 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 29–16–6–1 Recap
53 L February 3, 2000 0–2 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 29–17–6–1 Recap
54 L February 9, 2000 2–5 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 29–18–6–1 Recap
55 W February 12, 2000 4–3 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 30–18–6–1 Recap
56 L February 14, 2000 1–3 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 30–19–6–1 Recap
57 W February 18, 2000 4–3 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 31–19–6–1 Recap
58 W February 20, 2000 4–2 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 32–19–6–1 Recap
59 L February 22, 2000 0–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 32–20–6–1 Recap
60 L February 23, 2000 3–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 32–21–6–1 Recap
61 T February 25, 2000 3–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 32–21–7–1 Recap
62 L February 27, 2000 1–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 32–22–7–1 Recap
March: 5–8–0–2 (home: 3–5–0–1; road: 2–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 W March 1, 2000 7–5 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 33–22–7–1 Recap
64 L March 3, 2000 1–4 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 33–23–7–1 Recap
65 L March 5, 2000 3–7 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 33–24–7–1 Recap
66 L March 7, 2000 0–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 33–25–7–1 Recap
67 W March 9, 2000 5–0 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 34–25–7–1 Recap
68 W March 11, 2000 5–0 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 35–25–7–1 Recap
69 L March 13, 2000 1–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 35–26–7–1 Recap
70 L March 15, 2000 3–5 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 35–27–7–1 Recap
71 OTL March 17, 2000 3–4 OT Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 35–27–7–2 Recap
72 L March 21, 2000 0–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 35–28–7–2 Recap
73 L March 23, 2000 2–4 Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 35–29–7–2 Recap
74 L March 24, 2000 1–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 35–30–7–2 Recap
75 OTL March 26, 2000 3–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 35–30–7–3 Recap
76 W March 29, 2000 3–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 36–30–7–3 Recap
77 W March 31, 2000 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 37–30–7–3 Recap
April: 2–1–1–1 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–0–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 OTL April 1, 2000 3–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 37–30–7–4 Recap
79 W April 3, 2000 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 38–30–7–4 Recap
80 W April 5, 2000 3–2 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 39–30–7–4 Recap
81 L April 7, 2000 1–3 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 39–31–7–4 Recap
82 T April 9, 2000 2–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 39–31–8–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 13, 2000 3–6 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 15, 2000 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 17, 2000 2–4 Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 3–0 Recap
4 W April 19, 2000 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 21, 2000 1–2 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
97 Jeremy Roenick C 75 34 44 78 11 102 5 2 2 4 −4 10
19 Shane Doan RW 81 26 25 51 6 66 4 1 2 3 −2 8
39 Travis Green C 78 25 21 46 −4 45 5 2 1 3 0 2
17 Greg Adams LW 69 19 27 46 −1 14 5 0 0 0 −1 0
11 Dallas Drake RW 79 15 30 45 11 62 5 0 1 1 1 4
7 Keith Tkachuk LW 50 22 21 43 7 82 5 1 1 2 −4 4
27 Teppo Numminen D 79 8 34 42 21 16 5 1 1 2 1 0
21 Jyrki Lumme D 74 8 32 40 9 44 5 0 1 1 −2 2
10 Trevor Letowski RW 82 19 20 39 2 20 5 1 1 2 1 4
22 Rick Tocchet‡ RW 64 12 17 29 −5 67 — — — — — —
36 Juha Ylonen C 76 6 23 29 −6 12 1 0 0 0 −1 0
18 Mika Alatalo LW 82 10 17 27 −3 36 5 0 0 0 1 2
3 Keith Carney D 82 4 20 24 11 87 5 0 0 0 −4 17
26 Mike Sullivan C 79 5 10 15 −4 10 5 0 1 1 −1 0
12 Benoit Hogue† C 27 3 10 13 −1 10 5 1 2 3 2 2
5 Deron Quint‡ D 50 3 7 10 0 22 — — — — — —
24 Stan Neckar D 66 2 8 10 1 36 5 0 0 0 0 0
4 Lyle Odelein† D 16 1 7 8 1 19 5 0 0 0 −3 16
29 Louie DeBrusk LW 61 4 3 7 1 78 3 0 0 0 0 0
33 J. J. Daigneault D 53 1 6 7 −16 22 1 0 0 0 −1 0
23 Todd Gill‡ D 41 1 6 7 −10 30 — — — — — —
20 Mikael Renberg† RW 10 2 4 6 0 2 5 1 2 3 −2 4
15[a] Radoslav Suchy D 60 0 6 6 2 16 5 0 1 1 3 0
30 Mikhail Shtalenkov‡ G 15 0 3 3 2 — — — — — —
8 Daniel Briere C 13 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 David Oliver RW 9 1 0 1 0 2 — — — — — —
1 Sean Burke† G 35 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 0
42 Robert Esche G 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
31 Bob Essensa G 30 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
14 Tavis Hansen RW 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
23 Chris Joseph† D 9 0 0 0 −5 0 — — — — — —
70 Kevin Sawyer LW 3 0 0 0 1 12 — — — — — —
64 Wyatt Smith C 2 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
62 Jean-Guy Trudel LW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = 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. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Sean Burke† 35 17 14 3 1022 88 2.55 .914 3 2074 5 1 4 167 16 3.24 .904 0 296
31 Bob Essensa 30 13 10 3 719 73 2.78 .898 1 1573 — — — — — — — — —
30 Mikhail Shtalenkov‡ 15 7 6 2 370 36 2.39 .903 2 904 — — — — — — — — —
42 Robert Esche 8 2 5 0 215 23 3.38 .893 0 408 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Teppo Numminen [5]
Jeremy Roenick
NHL Player of the Month Mikhail Shtalenkov (October) [6]
NHL Player of the Week Jeremy Roenick (November 29)[b] [7]
NHL Rookie of the Month Trevor Letowski (January) [8]
Team Hardest Working Player Award Shane Doan [9]
Leading Scorer Award Jeremy Roenick [9]
Man of the Year Award Jeremy Roenick [9]
Team MVP Award Jeremy Roenick [9]
Three-Star Award Keith Tkachuk [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Mika Alatalo October 2, 1999 [10]
Radoslav Suchy October 23, 1999
Jean-Guy Trudel March 24, 2000
Wyatt Smith April 7, 2000
1,000th game played Rick Tocchet October 26, 1999 [11]

Transactions

Trades

September 11, 1999 To Chicago Blackhawks
Cash 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Craig Mills
November 19, 1999 To Florida Panthers
Mikhail Shtalenkov
4th round pick in 2000 (Chris Eade) 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Sean Burke
5th round pick in 2000 (Nate Kiser)
November 30, 1999 To Edmonton Oilers
Rob Murray 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Eric Houde
March 7, 2000 To New Jersey Devils
Deron Quint
3rd round pick in 2001 (Beat Schiess-Forster) 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Lyle Odelein
March 8, 2000 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rick Tocchet 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Mikael Renberg
March 13, 2000 To Detroit Red Wings
Todd Gill 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Philippe Audet

Waivers

March 14, 2000 From Vancouver Canucks
Chris Joseph

Free agents

Player Former Team
Todd Gill Detroit Red Wings
Francois Leroux Colorado Avalanche
Jean-Guy Trudel Undrafted Free Agent
Steven King Philadelphia Flyers
David Oliver Ottawa Senators
Eric Healey Calgary Flames
Ryan Huska New York Islanders
Shayne Toporowski St. Louis Blues
Bob Essensa Edmonton Oilers
Benoit Hogue Dallas Stars
Player New Team
Jamie Huscroft Washington Capitals
Jeff Christian Chicago Blackhawks
Darin Kimble Peoria Rivermen (ECHL)
Stephen Leach Pittsburgh Penguins
Bob Corkum Los Angeles Kings
Gerald Diduck Toronto Maple Leafs

Draft picks

Phoenix's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[12]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 15 Scott Kelman  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
1 19 Kirill Safronov  Russia SKA St. Petersburg (Russia)
2 53 Brad Ralph  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 71 Jason Jaspers  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
4 116 Ryan Lauzon  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
4 123 Preston Mizzi  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
6 168 Erik Lewerstrom  Sweden Grums IK (Sweden)
8 234 Goran Bezina  Switzerland HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Switzerland)
9 262 Alexei Litvinenko  Kazakhstan Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Suchy wore number 63 in his first four games.
  2. ^ Co-winner with Jose Theodore of the Montreal Canadiens.

References

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  9. ^ a b c d e Arizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.290
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  11. ^ "Oilers Drill Coyotes". www.cbsnews.com. October 27, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2023. Coyotes right wing Rick Tocchet played the 1,000th game of his NHL career.
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