Welcome to Milestone Alley, an exclusive THW series that will take a look at upcoming milestones throughout this year’s NHL offseason. The numbers will be crunched and broken down into three separate categories – individual player achievements, franchise milestones and a list of players that rank among the top 100 in NHL history in any major statistical category.
In this edition, we take a look at the often discussed Arizona Coyotes. A team with a lot of young talent in their very near future, they still have their fair share of veteran players throughout their lineup. From Shane Doan (who is yet to re-sign in Arizona) to Oliver Ekman-Larsson, there’s surely a number of upcoming milestones in this lineup.
Arizona Coyotes’ Individual Milestones
There’s something about achieving specific plateaus that can drive players to play longer, play harder or push themselves to the ultimate maximum effort on and off the ice. But when it comes down to it, individual milestones in hockey are just part of the game. With that, here’s what some of the Coyotes have to look forward to in the near future.
Games Played:
- 1,500 games played – Shane Doan (1,466)
- 1,100 games played – Alex Tanguay (1,088)
- 800 games played – Zbynek Michalek (781)
- 700 games played – Boyd Gordon (693)
- 600 games played – Brad Richardson (591), Nicklas Grossmann (589), Martin Hanzal (557)
- 500 games played – Kyle Chipchura (482)
- 300 games played – Michael Stone (279)
- 200 games played – Connor Murphy (181), Kevin Connauton (163), Tobias Rieder (154)
- 100 games played – Anthony Duclair (99), Klas Dahlbeck (94), Jordan Martinook (89), Max Domi (81)
Goals:
- 400 goals – Shane Doan (396)
- 300 goals – Alex Tanguay (283)
- 100 goals – Oliver Ekman-Larsson (76), Brad Richardson (73), Boyd Gordon (55)
Assists:
- 600 assists – Alex Tanguay (580)
- 300 assists – Antoine Vermette (260)
- 200 assists – Martin Hanzal (186)
- 100 assists – Kyle Chipchura (73), Nicklas Grossmann (73), Michael Stone (64)
Points:
- 900 points – Alex Tanguay (863)
- 500 points – Antoine Vermette (471)
- 300 points – Martin Hanzal (287)
- 200 points – Brad Richardson (180), Zbynek Michalek (178), Boyd Gordon (160)
- 100 points – Michael Stone (87), Nicklas Grossmann (86), Tobias Rieder (58), Max Domi (52), Anthony Duclair (51)
Wins:
- 200 wins – Mike Smith (176)
Arizona Coyotes’ Franchise Milestones
While he remains unsigned by his career-long team, Doan is a history maker of sorts with the former Jets and current Coyotes franchise. A leader for the team for so many years, he finds himself atop a number of franchise lists when it comes to all-time statistics.
Games Played:
- Shane Doan (1,466) ranks 1st on the Coyotes’ all-time list for games played.
- Zbynek Michalek (609) needs 32 games played to pass Keith Tkachuk (640) for 6th on the team’s all-time list.
- Martin Hanzal (557) needs 2 games played to pass Keith Yandle (558) for 9th on the team’s all-time list.
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson (415) needs 14 games played to pass Radim Vrbata (428) for 21st on the team’s all-time list.
- Mike Smith (257) needs 1 game played to pass Ilya Bryzgalov (257) for 3rd on the team’s all-time goalie list.
- Louis Domingue (46) needs 7 games played to pass Markus Mattsson (52) for 20th on the team’s all-time goalie list.
Goals:
- Shane Doan (396) ranks 1st on the Coyotes’ all-time list for goals.
- Martin Hanzal (101) needs 1 goal to pass Andrew McBain (101) for 16th on the team’s all-time list.
Assists:
- Shane Doan (549) needs 2 assists to pass Dale Hawerchuk (550) for 2nd on the team’s all-time list.
- Martin Hanzal (186) needs 10 assists to pass Phil Housley (195) for 15th on the team’s all-time list.
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson (133) needs 2 assists to pass Ron Wilson (134) for 24th on the team’s all-time list.
Points:
- Shane Doan (945) ranks 1st on the Coyotes’ all-time list for points.
- Martin Hanzal (287) needs 2 points to pass Radim Vrbata (288) for 18th on the team’s all-time list.
Power Play Goals:
- Shane Doan (125) ranks 1st on the Coyotes’ all-time list for power play goals.
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson (32) needs 2 power play goals to pass Ladislav Nagy and Dave Ellett (33) for 18th on the team’s all-time list.
Shorthanded Goals:
- Shane Doan (6) needs 1 shorthanded goal to pass Mike Sullivan, Bob Corkum, Daymond Langkow, Nelson Emerson and Ron Wilson (6) for 9th on the team’s all-time list.
- Antoine Vermette (4) needs 1 shorthanded goal to pass Vernon Fiddler, Keith Ballard and Brian Mullen (4) for 19th on the team’s all-time list.
- Martin Hanzal (4) needs 1 shorthanded goal to pass Antoine Vermette, Vernon Fiddler, Keith Ballard and Brian Mullen (4) for 19th on the team’s all-time list.
- Tobias Rieder (3) needs 1 shorthanded goal to pass Dan Cleary, Owen Nolan, Mike Stapleton, Juha Ylonen, Mike Johnson, Randy Gilhen, Danton Cole, Phillip Sykes, Dave Ellett, Teemu Selanne and Morris Lukowich (3) for 24th on the team’s all-time list.
Game-Winning Goals:
- Shane Doan (69) ranks 1st on the Coyotes’ all-time list for game-winning goals.
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson (24) needs 1 game-winning goal to pass Paul MacLean (24) for 8th on the team’s all-time list.
- Martin Hanzal (21) needs 1 game-winning goal to pass Ladislav Nagy (21) for 10th on the team’s all-time list.
- Antoine Vermette (11) needs 1 game-winning goal to pass Daniel Briere and Alexei Zhamnov (11) for 24th on the team’s all-time list.
Wins:
- Mike Smith (109) needs 18 wins to pass Nikolai Khabibulin (126) for 3rd on the team’s all-time list.
- Louis Domingue (16) needs 1 win to pass Stephane Beauregard (16) for 17th on the team’s all-time list.
Shutouts:
- Mike Smith (19) needs 3 shutouts to pass Nikolai Khabibulin and Ilya Bryzgalov (21) for 1st on the team’s all-time list.
- Louis Domingue (2) needs 1 shutout to pass Mikhail Shtalenkov, Thomas Greiss, Jimmy Waite, Jason LaBarbera, Daniel Bouchard, Stephane Beauregard, Edward Staniowski and Doug Soetaert (2) for 12th on the team’s all-time list.
‘Top 100’ Milestones
An all-time leader for the franchise, Doan has always been an important role player for the Coyotes franchise. From their move to Phoenix to becoming the Arizona Coyotes, he’s been through it all with the team and quietly become a significant player in NHL history.
- Doan (1,466) needs 9 games played to pass Jarome Iginla and Doug Gilmour (1,474) for 20th on the NHL’s all-time list.
- Doan (396) needs 7 goals to pass John Ogrodnick and Paul Kariya (402) for 90th on the NHL’s all-time list.
- Doan (945) needs 4 points to pass Chris Chelios (948) for 95th on the NHL’s all-time list.
- Doan (125) needs 1 power play goal to pass Bobby Smith and Theo Fleury (125) for 81st on the NHL’s all-time list.
- Doan (69) needs 2 game-winning goals to pass Alex Kovalev (70) for 43rd on the NHL’s all-time list.
While Alex Tanguay has done some travelling through the league, he’s done so with significant success as a legitimate NHL playmaker. From Calgary to Colorado, Tanguay spent his most recent season in Arizona with the Coyotes.
- Tanguay (580) needs 2 assists to pass Dave Babych (581) for 91st on the NHL’s all-time list.
Another journeyman of sorts, Antoine Vermette has been a cornerstone for the Coyotes penalty kill throughout the years. After heading to the Blackhawks for a short stint, Vermette returned to the Coyotes to continue his NHL career in Glendale.
- Vermette (22) needs 1 shorthanded goal to pass Murray Craven and Brian Propp (22) for 53rd on the NHL’s all-time list.
With Domingue waiting in the wind, Mike Smith remains the starter for the Coyotes. While his career didn’t start in Arizona, it remains home for the big goaltender for the time being. While he’s not considered one of the top goalies in the league, he has climbed the league’s statistical lists over the years.
- Smith (419) needs 2 games played to pass Robert Sauve (420) for 90th on the NHL’s all-time list.
- Smith (176) needs 4 wins to pass Daren Puppa (179) for 93rd on the NHL’s all-time list.
- Smith (30) needs 1 shutout to pass Cesare Maniago and Roger Crozier (30) for 61st on the NHL’s all-time list.
More from the ‘Milestone Alley’ series:
ANA | ARZ | BOS | BUF | CGY | CAR | CHI | COL | CLB | DAL | DET | EDM | FLA | LAK | MIN | MTL | NSH | NJD | NYI | NYR | OTT | PHI | PIT | SJS | STL | TBL | TOR | VAN | WSH | WPG
NOTE: The ‘Milestone Alley’ series records individual marks for players within 50 of the specific statistical milestone, while franchise marks will only recognize the top 25 in club history.