Phoenix Coyotes Top 10 Prospects

The Phoenix Coyotes Top 10 Prospect Rankings as of October 2013

1. Brandon Gormley, D 2010 1st Round Pick Portland AHL
2. Henrik Samuelsson, C 2012 1st Round Pick Edmonton WHL
3. Max Domi, C 2013 1st Round Pick London OHL
4. Connor Murphy, D 2011 1st Round Pick Portland AHL
5. Laurent Dauphin, RW 2013 2nd Round Pick Chicoutoumi QMJHL
6. Jordan Martinook, C 2012 2nd Round Pick Portland AHL
7. Tobias Rieder, F Acquired from Edmonton in trade Portland AHL
8. Mark Visentin, G 2010 1st Round Pick Portland AHL
9. James Melindy, D 2012 3rd Round Pick Portland AHL
10. Andy Miele, C 2011 free agent signee Portland AHL

Phoenix Coyotes Opening Night Lineup with Line Combinations

Lineup

Lines

Mikkel Boedkker, Mike Ribeiro, Shane Doan
Lauri Korpikoski, Martin Hanzal, Radim Vrbata
Lucas Lessio, Antoine Vermette, David Moss
Chris Brown, Kyle Chipchura, Rob Klinkhammer

Some other line combinations among a number of different combinations

David Moss, Kyle Chipchura, Rob Klinkhammer
Radim Vrbata, Martin Hanzal, Antoine Vermette

Defenseman Pairings:

Keith Yandle, Derrick Morris
Zbynek Michalek, Oliver Ekman-Larsson
David Rundblad, David Schlemko

The Coyotes switched up the pairings a small amount in first period.

Starting Goaltender: Mike Smith Backup: Thomas Greiss

Scratches: LW Paul Bissonnette, D Michael Stone, D Chris Summers

Phoenix Coyotes have assigned 2014 1st Round Pick Max Domi to his Junior Team

The Phoenix Coyotes assigned first-round draft pick Max Domi to London (OHL) on Saturday.

2013 NHL Draft Prospects Battle - Domi vs. Wennberg vs. Gauthier

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the Phoenix Coyotes make the right selection with center Max Domi?
Phoenix needs scoring and have defensemen. They passed on the Swedish center Alex Wennberg and center Frederic Gauthier who is a tall center.

More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of these three players here for fun to start.
12th Overall Pick Center Max Domi Phoenix Coyotes
14th Overall Pick Center Alexander Wennberg Columbus Blue Jackets

21st Overall Pick Center Frederic Gauthier Toronto Maple Leafs

Phoenix Coyotes Assign 4 Players to their Junior Teams

Phoenix has assigned 2013 2nd Round Pick F Laurent Dauphin to Chicoutoumi (QMJHL), 2013 3rd Round Pick F Yan-Pavel Laplante to Charlottetown (QMJHL), 2012 7th Round Pick D Justin Hache to Cape Breton (QMJHL) and 2013 6th Round Pick G Brendan Burke to Portland (WHL). You can follow their season's statistics on our blog.

2013 Draft Prospects Tracker

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1st Round Pick Center Max Domi -
If Domi does not make the Coyotes roster in 2013-2014 he will play for London in the OHL.
Max Domi

2nd Round Pick Center Laurent Dauphin -
If Dauphin does not make the Coyotes roster in 2013-2014 he will play for Chicoutoumi in the QMJHL.
Laurent Dauphin

3rd Round Pick Center Yan-Pavel Laplante -
LaPlante is expected to play for Charlottetown in the QMJHL in 2013-2014.

Yan-Pavel Laplante
5th Round Pick Defenseman Connor Clifton-
Clifton enters his freshman season at Quinnipiac University in 2013-2014.
Connor Clifton

6th Round Pick Goaltender Brendan Burke -
Burke is slated to play for Portland in the WHL in 2013-2014.
Brendan Burke

7th Round Pick Right Wing Jedd Soleway-
Jedd enters his freshman season at the University of Wisconsin in 2013-2014.
Jedd Soleway

2012 Draft Prospects Tracker

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1st Round Pick Forward Henrik Samuelsson -
Henrik is expected to play for Edmonton in the WHL in 2013-2014.
Henrik Samuelsson

2nd Round Pick Center Jordan Martinook-
Martinook will play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Jordan Martinook

3rd Round Pick Defenseman James Melindy -
Melindy will play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.
James Melindy

4th Round Pick Defenseman Rhett Holland -
Holland will play his sophomore season at Michigan State in 2013-2014.
Rhett Holland

5th Round Pick Defenseman Niklas Tikkinen -
Tikkinen is expected to play for the Blues in sm-liiga the Finland Pro League in 2013-2014.
Niklas Tikkinen

6th Round Pick Left Wing Hunter Fejes -
Fejes enters his sophomore season at Colorado College in 2013-2014.
Hunter Fejes

7th Round Pick Goaltender Marek Langhamer -

Marek Langhamer

7th Round Pick Defenseman Justin Haché -
Justin will play for Cape Breton in the QMJHL in 2013-2014.
Justin Haché
  

2011 Draft Prospects Tracker

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1st Round Pick Defenseman Connor Murphy -
Murphy will play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Connor Murphy

2nd Round Pick Center Alexander Ruuttu -
Ruutu was not signed by Phoenix by the deadline so he is no longer property of the Coyotes.
2nd Round Pick Left Wing Lucas Lessio -
Lessio is expected to play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Lucas Lessio

3rd Round Pick Defenseman Harrison Ruopp-
Ruopp, was acquired by the Penguins in a 2012 draft-day trade from Phoenix along with a 2012 third-round draft pick in exchange for Zbynek Michalek.
4th Round Pick Left Wing Kale Kessy -
Kessy was traded to Edmonton for Tobias Rieder on March 29, 2013.
5th Round Pick Left Wing Darian Dziurzynski -
Darian is expected to play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.
Darian Dziurzynski

6th Round Pick Right Wing Andrew Fritsch-
Fritsch was not signed by the deadline by the Coyotes in 2013 so he is no longer property of Phoenix.
7th Round Pick Left Wing Zac Larraza -
Larraza enters his junior season at the University of Denver in 2013-2014.
Zac Larraza

2010 Draft Prospects Tracker

 1st Round Pick Defenseman Brandon Gormley -Gormley is expected to play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Brandon Gormley

1st Round Pick Goaltender Mark Visentin -
Visentin is expected to play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Mark Visentin

2nd Round Pick Right Wing Phil Lane -
Lane is expected to play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Phil Lane

2nd Round Pick Center Oscar Lindberg -
On May 8, 2011, Lindberg was traded to the New York Rangers in return for Ethan Werek.
5th Round Pick Goaltender Louis Domingue -
Louis is expected to play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Louis Domingue

2009 Draft Prospects Tracker

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1st Round Pick Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson -
Oliver is no longer considered a prospect since he is on the Coyotes roster.

2nd Round Pick Center Chris Brown -
Brown will play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Chris Brown



3rd Round Pick Goaltender Mike Lee -
Lee will play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.


Mike Lee


4th Round Pick Right Wing Jordan Szwarz -
Jordan will play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Jordan Szwarz


4th Round Pick Defenseman Justin Weller - 
Weller  will play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Justin Weller


6th Round Pick Left Wing Evan Bloodoff -
Bloodoff was never signed to an entry level contract by the deadline in 2011 but did sign an AHL contract with the Coyotes affiliate Portland and played there for a year. He is currently in the ECHL but Coyotes do not hold his rights.

2008 Draft Prospects Tracker

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1st Round Pick Right Wing Mikkel Bødker -
- Bodker will be on the Phoenix Coyotes roster so he is no longer considered a prospect.
1st Round Pick Center Viktor Tikhonov -
- Tikhonov is playing for SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL in 2013-2014.


Viktor Tikhonov
2nd Round Pick Right Wing  Jared Staal -
Staal was traded to Carolina for a 5th round pick on May 13, 2010.
3rd Round Pick Defenseman Michael Stone -
Stone will be on the Phoenix Coyotes roster so he is no longer considered a prospect.
3rd Round Pick Defenseman Mathieu Brodeur -
Brodeur will play for Portland in 2013-2014.

Mathieu Brodeur
4th Round Pick Center Colin Long -
He was not tendered a new contract after his entry level contract expired so he is no longer property of the Coyotes.
6th Round Pick   Center  Brett Hextall -
Hextall is expected to play for Portland in the AHL in 2013-2014.

Brett Hextall
7th Round Pick Defenseman Tim Billingsley - 
- Billingsley was not signed by the deadline in 2010 so Phoenix no longer holds his rights.