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2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season

NHL hockey team season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ30643078 ↗
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The 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 46th overall, including the World Hockey Association years. The Coyotes failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

Off-season

On June 22, 2017, the Coyotes announced they have mutually parted ways with head coach Dave Tippett. He was named the team's 17th head coach on September 24, 2009. During his tenure, the team went 282–257–83, and made the postseason three times, but only won two series.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The team's preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2017.

Regular season

The team's regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.

Player statistics

Final

Skaters

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 2017–18 season.

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