2010–11 Phoenix Coyotes Season
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The 2010–11 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 15th season in Phoenix,
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, 32nd in the
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and 39th overall.


Off-season

On June 17, the Coyotes announced their eight-game pre-season schedule, which includes two split-squad games and a game against
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of the
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(KHL) in
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Schedule and results


Pre-season


Regular season


Standings


Schedule and results


Playoffs

On April 8, 2011, the Coyotes clinched their second consecutive Stanley Cup playoff berth with a 4–3 victory over the San Jose Sharks at Jobing.com Arena. It was the first time since the 1999–2000 season that the Coyotes have gone to the post-season two consecutive years. The Coyotes faced the
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in the first round for the second consecutive year. Just before the start of the playoffs, news started to spread that when the Coyotes were eliminated from the playoffs, that the announcement would be made that the team would be moving to
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for the next season. The Coyotes players and coaching staff refused to use this distraction as an excuse. Key: Win Loss


Player statistics


Skaters


Goaltenders

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


Awards and records


Records


Milestones


Awards


Transactions

On December 16, 2010, Tom Fenton, a former college goaltender, was signed to a one-day amateur contract as an emergency backup to
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after
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became ill and could not play. He is a graduate student and a hockey coach at
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, and had not played regularly since 2009 at
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. His uniform number was 35, but he used his college mask with his college number, 30. The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.


Trades


Free agents acquired


Free agents lost


Claimed via waivers


Lost via waivers


Player signings


Draft picks

Phoenix's picks at the 2010 NHL entry draft in Los Angeles, California.


See also

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Farm teams

;San Antonio Rampage The
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are the Coyotes
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affiliate in
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. ;Las Vegas Wranglers The
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are the Coyotes
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affiliate in
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. ; Arizona Sundogs On October 13, 2010, the Coyotes and Sundogs signed an affiliate agreement for the Coyotes to place players with the Sundogs. The
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are members of the
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.


References

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