1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season
1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes | |
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Division | 2nd Pacific |
Conference | 4th Western |
1998–99 record | 39–31–12 |
Home record | 23–13–5 |
Road record | 16–18–7 |
Goals for | 205 |
Goals against | 197 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bobby Smith |
Coach | Jim Schoenfeld |
Captain | Keith Tkachuk |
Arena | America West Arena |
Average attendance | 15,547 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Springfield Falcons Las Vegas Thunder Mississippi Sea Wolves |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Keith Tkachuk (36) |
Assists | Jeremy Roenick (48) |
Points | Jeremy Roenick (72) |
Penalty minutes | Jim Cummins (190) |
Plus/minus | Keith Tkachuk (+22) |
Wins | Nikolai Khabibulin (32) |
Goals against average | Nikolai Khabibulin (2.13) |
The 1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes season was the Coyotes' third season in Phoenix, the franchise's 20th season in the NHL and 27th overall. The Coyotes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, but they were upset in the Western Conference Quarterfinals by the St. Louis Blues, losing in seven games after being up three games to one. It was the third time in the decade that the Jets/Coyotes had blown a three games to one series lead. The first coming in 1990 and the other coming in 1992.
Regular season
Final standings
R | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 236 | 168 | 114 |
2 | 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 205 | 197 | 90 |
3 | 6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 215 | 206 | 83 |
4 | 7 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 196 | 191 | 80 |
5 | 11 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 189 | 222 | 69 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 236 | 168 | 114 |
2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 239 | 205 | 98 |
3 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 245 | 202 | 93 |
4 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 205 | 197 | 90 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 237 | 209 | 87 |
6 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 215 | 206 | 83 |
7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 196 | 191 | 80 |
8 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 230 | 226 | 78 |
9 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 211 | 234 | 72 |
10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 202 | 248 | 70 |
11 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 32 | 45 | 5 | 189 | 222 | 69 |
12 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 190 | 261 | 63 |
13 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 192 | 258 | 58 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division
Playoffs
The series started in Phoenix. Game 1 was won by St. Louis by a score of 3–1. In Game 2, the Coyotes won 4–3 in overtime. In St. Louis, Phoenix won both Games 3 and 4 — Game 3 was won by a score of 5–4 and Game 4 was won by a score of 2–1. Game 5 shifted back to Phoenix, where St. Louis won 2–1 in overtime. Game 6 went back to St. Louis, where the Blues won 5–3. In Game 7, St. Louis won 1–0 in overtime in Phoenix, winning the series 4–3.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 4–2–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
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November: 10–0–1 (home: 6–0–1; road: 4–0–0)
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December: 7–5–2 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–4–2)
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January: 4–5–5 (home: 3–2–2; road: 1–3–3)
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February: 5–8–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–5–0)
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March: 7–6–2 (home: 5–3–1; road: 2–3–1)
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April: 2–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 1–2–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–3
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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 | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
97 | Jeremy Roenick | C | 78 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 7 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
7 | Keith Tkachuk | LW | 68 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 22 | 151 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 13 |
22 | Rick Tocchet | RW | 81 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 5 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 8 |
17 | Greg Adams | LW | 75 | 19 | 24 | 43 | −1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
27 | Teppo Numminen | D | 82 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −5 | 4 |
11 | Dallas Drake | RW | 53 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 17 | 65 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
20 | Jyrki Lumme | D | 60 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 |
10 | Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 82 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
36 | Juha Ylonen | C | 59 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Daniel Briere | C | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Shane Doan | RW | 79 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −5 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
21 | Bob Corkum | C | 77 | 9 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
14 | Mike Stapleton | C | 76 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −7 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
3 | Keith Carney | D | 82 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
16 | Robert Reichel† | C | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
5 | Deron Quint | D | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | Brad Isbister‡ | LW | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Jim Cummins | RW | 55 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 190 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
77 | Cliff Ronning‡ | C | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | J. J. Daigneault† | D | 35 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −8 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 |
26 | Mike Sullivan | C | 63 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
50 | Trevor Letowski | RW | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | Tavis Hansen | RW | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | Rob Murray | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Steve Leach† | RW | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Gerald Diduck | D | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
55 | Jason Doig‡ | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Jamie Huscroft† | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | Stan Neckar† | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
29 | Louie DeBrusk | LW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
49 | Joe Dziedzic | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | Robert Esche | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
48 | Sean Gagnon | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Bryan Helmer‡ | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
46 | Jean-Francois Jomphe‡ | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
31 | Scott Langkow | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
18[a] | Brian Noonan† | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
30 | Mikhail Shtalenkov† | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
39 | Brad Tiley | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Andrei Vasilyev | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Jimmy Waite | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 63 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 1681 | 130 | 2.13 | .923 | 8 | 3657 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 236 | 18 | 2.41 | .924 | 0 | 449 |
28 | Jimmy Waite | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 390 | 41 | 2.74 | .895 | 1 | 898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Mikhail Shtalenkov† | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 9 | 2.22 | .913 | 0 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | Robert Esche | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 3.23 | .860 | 0 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Scott Langkow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5.14 | .824 | 0 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Nikolai Khabibulin | [4] |
Teppo Numminen | |||
Jeremy Roenick | |||
Jim Schoenfeld (coach) | |||
Keith Tkachuk | |||
NHL Player of the Week | Jimmy Waite (November 16) | [5] | |
Team | Hardest Working Player Award | Rick Tocchet | [6] |
Leading Scorer Award | Jeremy Roenick | [6] | |
Man of the Year Award | Jeremy Roenick | [6] | |
Team MVP Award | Nikolai Khabibulin | [6] | |
Three-Star Award | Keith Tkachuk | [6] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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First game | Bryan Helmer | October 11, 1998 | [7] |
Trevor Letowski | January 1, 1999 | ||
Robert Esche | February 20, 1999 | ||
400th goal scored | Rick Tocchet | January 28, 1999 | [8] |
Transactions
Trades
Waivers
December 19, 1998 | To St. Louis Blues Bryan Helmer |
Free agents
Draft picks
Phoenix's draft picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft held at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[9]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 14 | Patrick DesRochers | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
2 | 43 | Ossi Vaananen | Finland | Jokerit (Finland) |
3 | 73 | Pat O'Leary | United States | Robbinsdale High School (USHS-MN) |
4 | 100 | Ryan Van Buskirk | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
5 | 115 | Jay Leach | United States | Providence College (Hockey East) |
5 | 116 | Josh Blackburn | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
5 | 129 | Robert Schnabel | Czech Republic | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
6 | 160 | Rickard Wallin | Sweden | Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden) |
7 | 187 | Erik Westrum | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
8 | 214 | Justin Hansen | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
See also
Notes
- ^ Noonan wore number 12 in his first game.
References
- "Phoenix Coyotes 1998-99 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1894801225.
- ^ Dinger 2011, p. 155.
- ^ "1998-1999 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "1999 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Coyotes' Waite is Player of the Week". NHL.com. November 16, 1998. Archived from the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Arizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.290
- ^ "1998-99 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "LeClair Lights Up Philadelphia - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 28, 1999. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
After former Flyer Rick Tocchet scored his 400th career goal to cut it to 3-2 with 15:5 left in the third
- ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.