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1 Phoenix Coyotes Game Notes Wed, Jan 3, 03 NHL Game #39 Phoenix Coyotes 0 0 (0 pts) Columbus Blue Jackets 0 (3 pts) Team Game: 3 Home Game: 0 0 (Home) 0 0 (Road) Team Game: 3 Road Game: 0 0 (Home) 0 0 (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Jason LaBarbera Mike Smith # P Player GP G A P +/ PIM 3 D Keith Yandle (A) D Zbynek Michalek D David Schlemko C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 C Martin Hanzal (A) 0 L Paul Bissonnette C Boyd Gordon D Rostislav Klesla R Radim Vrbata R David Moss R Shane Doan (C) 6 3 D Oliver EkmanLarsson C Kyle Chipchura L Steve Sullivan L Lauri Korpikoski D Michael Stone L Raffi Torres C Alexandre Bolduc C Antoine Vermette D Derek Morris 0 89 L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Steve Mason Sergei Bobrovsky # P Player GP G A P +/ PIM 4 D John Moore D Nikita Nikitin D Jack Johnson (A) C Colton Gillies C Mark Letestu L Matt Calvert R Cam Atkinson R Derek Dorsett (A) C Derick Brassard C Brandon Dubinsky L RJ Umberger (A) C Ryan Johansen 0 0 D James Wisniewski L Vinny Prospal C Derek MacKenzie D Adrian Aucoin R Jared Boll C Artem Anisimov 0 5 D Fedor Tyutin D David Savard L Nick Foligno 0 0 Exec. VP & General Manager VP & Asst. General Manager Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coach/Goaltending Coach Don Maloney Brad Treliving Dave Tippett Jim Playfair John Anderson, Sean Burke President, Hockey Operations Executive VP & General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Associate Coach, Asst. Coaches, Goalie Coach, Video Asst. Coach John Davidson Scott Howson Chris MacFarland Todd Richards Craig Hartsburg, Keith Acton, Dan Hinote, Ian Clark, Dan Singleton Tonight's Officials Referees Mike Leggo (3), Rob Martell (6) Linesmen Vaughan Rody (73), Jay Sharrers (57) Ntl. Anthem Patrick Lauder Video Judge Adam Keller Today's Schedule PIT : 7:00 VAN : 7:00 NYR : 7:30 PHX : 8:00

2 Phoenix Coyotes: Roster Active (3 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Jason LaBarbera G 6' 3" 30 Jan 8, 980 Burnaby, BC, CAN 3 Keith Yandle D 6' " 90 Sep 9, 986 Boston, MA, USA 4 Zbynek Michalek D 6' " 0 Dec 3, 98 Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE 6 David Schlemko D 6' " 90 May 7, 987 Edmonton, AB, CAN 8 Matthew Lombardi C 5' " 95 Mar 8, 98 Montreal, QC, CAN Martin Hanzal C 6' 6" 36 Feb 0, 987 Pisek, CZE Paul Bissonnette L 6' " 6 Mar, 985 Welland, ON, CAN 5 Boyd Gordon C 6' 0" 00 Oct 9, 983 Unity, SK, CAN 6 Rostislav Klesla D 6' 3" 3 Mar, 98 Novy Jicin, CZE 7 Radim Vrbata R 6' " 94 Jun 3, 98 Mlada Boleslav, CZE 8 David Moss R 6' 4" 0 Dec 8, 98 Livonia, MI, USA 9 Shane Doan R 6' " 3 Oct 0, 976 Halkirk, AB, CAN 3 Oliver EkmanLarsson D 6' " 90 Jul 7, 99 Karlskrona, SWE 4 Kyle Chipchura C 6' " 03 Feb 9, 986 Westlock, AB, CAN 6 Steve Sullivan L 5' 9" 65 Jul 6, 974 Timmins, ON, CAN 8 Lauri Korpikoski L 6' " 05 Jul 8, 986 Turku, FIN 9 Michael Stone D 6' 3" 0 Jun 7, 990 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 37 Raffi Torres L 6' 0" 0 Oct 8, 98 Toronto, ON, CAN 4 Mike Smith G 6' 4" 5 Mar, 98 Kingston, ON, CAN 49 Alexandre Bolduc C 6' 3" 00 Jun 6, 985 Montreal, QC, CAN 50 Antoine Vermette C 6' " 98 Jul 0, 98 St. Agapit, QC, CAN 53 Derek Morris D 6' 0" 00 Aug 4, 978 Edmonton, AB, CAN 89 Mikkel Boedker L 6' 0" Dec 6, 989 Brondby, DNK 3 Players Total Avg: 6' " 05 Age: 9. Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks KEITH YANDLE ( / Games) Point Streaks MARTIN HANZAL ( / Games) KEITH YANDLE (0 / Games) Columbus Blue Jackets: Roster Active (3 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Steve Mason G 6' 4" 7 May 9, 988 Oakville, ON, CAN 4 John Moore D 6' 3" 0 Nov 9, 990 Winnetka, IL, USA 6 Nikita Nikitin D 6' 3" 7 Jun 6, 986 Omsk, RUS 7 Jack Johnson D 6' " 3 Jan 3, 987 Indianapolis, IN, USA 9 Colton Gillies C 6' 4" 08 Feb, 989 White Rock, BC, CAN 0 Mark Letestu C 5' " 95 Feb 4, 985 Elk Point, AB, CAN Matt Calvert L 5' 0" 87 Dec 4, 989 Brandon, MB, CAN 3 Cam Atkinson R 5' 7" 7 Jun 5, 989 Riverside, CT, USA 5 Derek Dorsett R 6' 0" 9 Dec 0, 986 Kindersley, SK, CAN 6 Derick Brassard C 6' " 0 Sep, 987 Hull, QC, CAN 7 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' " 0 Apr 9, 986 Anchorage, AK, USA 8 RJ Umberger L 6' " 0 May 3, 98 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 9 Ryan Johansen C 6' 3" 03 Jul 3, 99 Vancouver, BC, CAN James Wisniewski D 6' 0" 08 Feb, 984 Canton, MI, USA Vinny Prospal L 6' " 9 Feb 7, 975 Ceské Budejovice, CZE 4 Derek MacKenzie C 5' " 80 Jun, 98 Sudbury, ON, CAN 33 Adrian Aucoin D 6' " 5 Jul 3, 973 Ottawa, ON, CAN 40 Jared Boll R 6' " 9 May 3, 986 Charlotte, NC, USA 4 Artem Anisimov C 6' 4" 00 May 4, 988 Yaroslavl, RUS 5 Fedor Tyutin D 6' " 6 Jul 9, 983 Izhevsk, RUS 58 David Savard D 6' " 9 Oct, 990 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN 7 Nick Foligno L 6' 0" 0 Oct 3, 987 Buffalo, NY, USA 7 Sergei Bobrovsky G 6' " 90 Sep 0, 988 Novokuznetsk, RUS 3 Players Total Avg: 6' " 04 Age: 6.9 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks FEDOR TYUTIN (3 / Games) NIKITA NIKITIN ( / Games) Point Streaks FEDOR TYUTIN (033 / Games) VINNY PROSPAL ( / Games) NIKITA NIKITIN (0 / Games)

3 Phoenix Coyotes: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/ PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 7 Radim Vrbata : R 9 Shane Doan : C Martin Hanzal : D 3 Keith Yandle : D 6 David Schlemko : L 8 Lauri Korpikoski : C 50 Antoine Vermette : R 8 David Moss : L 89 Mikkel Boedker : C 8 Matthew Lombardi : D 53 Derek Morris : D 3 Oliver EkmanLarsson : L 6 Steve Sullivan : C 4 Kyle Chipchura : C 49 Alexandre Bolduc : L Paul Bissonnette : C 5 Boyd Gordon : D 4 Zbynek Michalek : D 6 Rostislav Klesla : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 4 Mike Smith Columbus Blue Jackets: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/ PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D 5 Fedor Tyutin : L Vinny Prospal : D 6 Nikita Nikitin : R 3 Cam Atkinson :3 0.0 L 7 Nick Foligno : D James Wisniewski : C 4 Artem Anisimov : R 5 Derek Dorsett : C 9 Ryan Johansen : L 8 RJ Umberger : C 6 Derick Brassard : L Matt Calvert :4 0.0 D 4 John Moore : R 40 Jared Boll : D 7 Jack Johnson : C 7 Brandon Dubinsky : C 4 Derek MacKenzie : D 33 Adrian Aucoin : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 7 Sergei Bobrovsky

4 Columbus Blue Phoenix Coyotes Team Records Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes Last game: Monday VS DETROIT (43 O) Sunday VS CHICAGO (64 L) Next game: Wednesday AT PHOENIX Wednesday VS COLUMBUS Overall record/streak: 0 / OTL 0 0 / Lost Home record/streak: 0 0 / OTL 0 0 / Lost Road record/streak: 0 0 / Win / Undef 0 0 / Lost Last 5 Games: Last 0 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record This Season: 0 0 OT Record Franchise: Shootout Record This Season: 0 0 Shootout Record Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes WLOT Points WLOT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Columbus Blue Phoenix Coyotes Situations Goals by Period 3 OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: 0 5 (.5 avg.) Opponents: 0 5 (.5 avg.) Phoenix Coyotes: ( 3.5 avg.) Opponents: ( 5.0 avg.) Shots by Period 3 OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: (30.5 avg.) Opponents: (38.0 avg.) Phoenix Coyotes: (34.5 avg.) Opponents: (8.5 avg.) Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes G Att % G Att % Overall: (T6th NHL) (Tth NHL) Home: (8th NHL) (T7th NHL) Road: 50.0 (Tnd NHL) (T6th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (Tst NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (Tst NHL) Penalty Killing Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes G Att % G Att % Overall: (T0th NHL) (Tst NHL) Home: (Tst NHL) (T9th NHL) Road: 0.0 (nd NHL) (T7th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T3rd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T3rd NHL) Penalties Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (4th NHL) 3.5 (th NHL) Goal Situations Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Columbus Blue Phoenix Coyotes Situations Individual Leaders Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes Points: F. TYUTIN (3),V. PROSPAL (),N. NIKITIN () R. VRBATA (3),S. DOAN (),M. HANZAL () Goals: V. PROSPAL (),J. WISNIEWSKI (),N. FOLIGNO () R. VRBATA (),S. DOAN (),A. VERMETTE () Assists: F. TYUTIN (3),N. NIKITIN (),V. PROSPAL () K. YANDLE (),D. SCHLEMKO (),S. DOAN () PP Goals: V. PROSPAL (),J. WISNIEWSKI (),N. FOLIGNO () R. VRBATA (),L. KORPIKOSKI () SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: J. BOLL (0),D. DORSETT (9),B. DUBINSKY (4) S. DOAN (6),P. BISSONNETTE (5),R. VRBATA (4) Shots: C. ATKINSON (9),V. PROSPAL (6),D. DORSETT (6) S. DOAN (9),K. YANDLE (8),L. KORPIKOSKI (7) +/: C. ATKINSON (+),A. AUCOIN (0),V. PROSPAL (0) D. SCHLEMKO (+),M. BOEDKER (+),S. DOAN (+) Shootout Columbus Blue Jackets Shooter G/S % GDG Derick Brassard / 00.0 Artem Anisimov / James Wisniewski 0 / Jack Johnson 0 / Matt Calvert 0 / Cam Atkinson 0 / Ryan Johansen 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Sergei Bobrovsky /0.800 Phoenix Coyotes Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Vinny Prospal Fedor Tyutin 0 James Wisniewski 0 Nick Foligno 0 RJ Umberger 0 Nikita Nikitin 0 Derick Brassard 0 Phoenix Coyotes Player G A P Radim Vrbata Lauri Korpikoski 0 Matthew Lombardi 0 Martin Hanzal 0 Keith Yandle 0 Short Handed Columbus Blue Jackets Phoenix Coyotes Player G A P Player G A P

7 Phoenix Coyotes: Media Notes PHOENIX COYOTES ONLINE PRESS BOX The Coyotes Online Press Box can be accessed at: The website contains game notes, daily clips, news releases, the team media guide as well as audio and video interviews. Media members may use the following username and password to access the online press box: LOGIN: PASSWORD: media LAST GAME CHI at PHX Sunday Jan. 0, 03 Jobing.com Arena Blackhawks 6, Coyotes 4 Shane Doan (), Antoine Vermette (0), Martin Hanzal (0) and David Moss (0) scored goals for PHX Dave Bolland posted 3 for CHI Marian Hossa added goals for CHI. Ray Emery had 9 saves for the Blackhawks CHI outshot PHX 39 Smith dropped to 40 in his career against CHI. PHX scored first on a David Moss first period goal The Coyotes lost in regulation for just the 3th time in the last 8 games since the start of the 009 season when scoring first (0035). UPCOMING SCHEDULE DATE TIME (AZ) OPP VENUE TV RADIO Wed. Jan. 3 8:00 p.m. vs. CBJ Jobing.com FS Arizona + XTRA 90 Thurs. Jan. 4 8:30 p.m. at SJS HP Pavilion FS Arizona XTRA 90 Sat. Jan. 6 6:00 p.m. vs. LAK Jobing.com FS Arizona + XTRA 90 Mon. Jan. 8 7:00 p.m. vs. NSH Jobing.com FS Arizona XTRA 90 Wed. Jan. 30 7:30 p.m. vs. EDM Jobing.com FS Arizona XTRA 90 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Jan. Recalled Michael Stone and assigned David Rundblad to the Portland Pirates (AHL) Jan. 8 Assigned Nick Johnson, Rob Klinkhammer and Michael Stone to the Portland Pirates (AHL). Jan. 7 Assigned Chris Brown, Andy Miele, Brendan Shinnimin, Jordan Szwarz, Brandon Gormley and Chris Summers to the Portland Pirates (AHL). Jan. 6 Acquired Matthew Lombardi from Toronto in exchange for the 4th round draft choice in the 04 NHL Entry Draft. COYOTES FAST FACTS Steve Sullivan leads all Coyotes with 6945 in 47 career games against the Blue Jackets. Antoine Vermette scored his first goal of the season vs. CHI (Jan. 0) It marked his th career goal and nd career point against the Blackhawks, both are personal bests against any opponent. David Schlemko made his season debut vs. CHI (Jan. 0) and tied a careerhigh with assists. Shane Doan recorded vs. CHI (Jan. 0) for the 74th multipoint game of his career. Derek Morris leads the team with 9 hits. Boyd Gordon has won 3 of his 38 faceoffs (60.5%) He ranked 8th in the NHL in faceoff percentage last season at 56.8%. Oliver EkmanLarsson leads the team in TOI/G at 4:8 His TOI/G of :06 was second on the squad last season. Keith Yandle, 0, has recorded points in the first two games PHX was 493 in games he scored a point last season. TONIGHT S MATCHUP Wednesday s matchup is the first meeting of the season between PHX and CBJ They will face off again on Feb. 6 at Jobing.com Arena and Mar. 6 at Nationwide Arena. The Coyotes defeated the Blue Jackets 0 in their final meeting last season on Apr. 3 Mike Smith made 54 saves in the win to set an NHL record for saves in a regular season shutout. PHX was 5for5 on the penalty kill vs. CBJ last season. Lauri Korpikoski led the team with 35 vs. CBJ in 4 games in 0. ALLTIME RESULTS vs. CBJ OVERALL: 4640 HOME: 3630 ROAD: 00 0 SERIES vs. CBJ Jan. 3: L Coyotes 3, Blue Jackets 4 (GWG D. Brassard) Mar. 3: L Coyotes, Blue Jackets 5 (GWG N. Nikitin) Mar. 6: L Coyotes, Blue Jackets 3 (GWG D. MacKenzie)

8 Apr. 3: W Coyotes, Blue Jackets 0 (GWG B. Gordon) MARK IT DOAN Shane Doan reached another impressive career milestone by playing in his,00th career game on Jan. 0 vs. CHI. The Captain ranks eighth among active NHL players in games played. Doan and Martin Brodeur (NJD) are the only players currently ranked in the Top0 of the career games played list for active players that have suited up in every game for the same franchise. ACTIVE NHL PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 9 CONSECUTIVE 50POINT SEASONS Jarmone Iginla, CGY (3) Marian Hossa, CHI () Joe Thornton, SJS () Ilya Kovalhcuk, NJD (0) Pavel Datsyuk, DET (9) SHANE DOAN, PHX (9) Olli Jokinen, CGY (9) Martin St. Louis, TBL (9) FAMILIAR FACES The Coyotes and Blue Jackets possess several connections across the ice. Former Coyote Adrian Aucoin signed a year contract with CBJ in the offseason after playing three seasons in PHX. Antoine Vermette spent parts of 4 seasons with CBJ, totaling 6895 in 4 games. Vermette was acquired by PHX via trade Feb, 0. Rostislav Klesla played 9plus seasons for CBJ where he played in 55 games and recorded 4933 with 508 PIM. Klesla was acquired by the Coyotes via trade on Mar. 8, 0. HOME SWEET HOME The Coyotes have experienced plenty of success on home ice at Jobing.com Arena. PHX went 473 in Glendale last season and is at home since Dave Tippett s arrival prior to the 0090 campaign. COYOTES REACH 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL For the first time in franchise history, the Phoenix Coyotes advanced to the Western Conference Final in 0 taking on the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings (4). The Coyotes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4 in the Western Conference Quarterfinals and the Nashville Predators 4 in the Western Conference Semifinals to make their deepest playoff run in team history. Prior to defeating the Blackhawks in the WCQF, the last series win for the franchise came during the 987 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the team was known as the Winnipeg Jets, defeated the Calgary Flames 4. The WCQF win against Chicago also snapped the longest gap between playoff series wins (5 years) by a team in NHL history. 0 PACIFIC DIVISION CHAMPIONS Phoenix won its first division title in 33 years, after defeating the Minnesota Wild 4 on Apr. 7. The Coyotes finished the 0 regular season with a record of 473 (97 points) to take the Pacific Division. The Desert Dogs won at least 40 games for the third consecutive season (new franchise record). The Coyotes have produced the three best seasons in franchise history over the last three years (0090 to 0) including earning a Pacific Division title, making three straight playoff appearances and posting a record of IF I COULD BE LIKE MIKE Goaltender Mike Smith was the Coyotes most valuable player in 0. He set new career highs in games played (67), wins (38), GAA (.), SV% (.930) and shutouts (8). His eight shutouts ranked tied for third in the NHL and also tied a franchise best for a single season (Bryzgalov in 0090 and Khabibulin in 99899). His SV% ranked fourth in the NHL and also set the franchise singleseason mark. LEADER OF THE PACK Since Dave Tippett s arrival in the desert (0090 season), the Coyotes have gone 6763 in onegoal games, while the club has posted a record of 0035 when scoring first. Tippett recorded his 400th head coaching victory at Edmonton on March 8, 0 in a 3 shootout win. He currently ranks second among all NHL head coaches in victories since the beginning of the 0003 season, trailing only Detroit s Mike Babcock (49). Tippett s overall record of (303 points) in 48 regular season games with Phoenix is the highest point s percentage (.66) of any head coach in franchise history. Tippett has never posted a losing season as an NHL Head Coach with Dallas or Phoenix and has qualified for the postseason in eight out of nine seasons behind the bench. HEAD COACHING WINS SINCE 0003 SEASON. Mike Babcock, ANADET: 49 wins. Dave Tippett, DALPHX: 406 wins 3. Joel Quennville, STLCOLCHI: 387 wins

9 4. Barry Trotz, NSH: 38 wins 5. Lindy Ruff, BUF: 374wins CZECHMATE Radim Vrbata picked up where he left off last season with a 3point performance at DAL in the season opener. He recorded 3 for his 89th career multipoint game. Vrbata had a careerbest season in 0 (3576). He led the team in goals (35) and GWGs (). The Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic native registered his first 30goal season in his 0year career. He paced the club with several point streaks last season including a careerhigh sevengame streak (459) from Jan. 4Feb.. Vrbata s gamewinning goals ranked tied for first in the NHL and tied the franchise mark set by Jeremy Roenick during the season. The Coyotes owned a 43 record when he netted a goal. 03 OVERTIME RESULTS: (00; 78 alltime) Last overtime win: Feb. 8, 0 vs. DAL (W, ) Last overtime loss: Jan. 5, 0 at LAK (L, 0) 03 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (00; 436 alltime) Last shootout played in: Mar. 4, 0 at SJS (L, 43) MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player Needs Milestone) Kyle Chipchura 6 points from 50th career point Shane Doan PPG from 00th career PPG Oliver EkmanLarsson...7 points from 50th career point Boyd Gordon 0 games from 450th career game Rostislav Klesla games from 600th career game Rostislav Klesla 3 points from 50th career point Lauri Korpikoski goals from 50th career goal Matthew Lombardi 3 goals from 00th career goal Zbynek Michalek 3 points from 50th career point Derek Morris 3 points from 400th career point Mike Smith shutout from 0th career shutout Steve Sullivan 3 assists from 450th career assist Steve Sullivan 9 games from,000th career game Antoine Vermette 5 goals from 50th career goal Keith Yandle 4 assists from 50th career assist MILESTONES REACHED (Player Milestone Date) Shane Doan,00th career game Jan. 0, 03

10 Phoenix Coyotes: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team WLOT Record GFGA Scorers W Goal PP PK SFSA WL Gltdr. Attend. Dallas Stars L p,7p, / /0/03 Chicago Blackhawks L ,50,, / /3/03 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 San Jose Sharks 5 0/6/03 Los Angeles Kings 6 0/8/03 Nashville Predators 7 0/30/03 Edmonton Oilers 8 Dallas Stars 9 0/0/03 Dallas Stars 0 0/04/03 Minnesota Wild 0/07/03 Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks 3 Colorado Avalanche 4 Nashville Predators 5 0/6/03 Columbus Blue Jackets 6 0/8/03 Calgary Flames 7 Edmonton Oilers 8 Calgary Flames 9 Vancouver Canucks 0 0/8/03 Minnesota Wild 03/0/03 Anaheim Ducks 03/04/03 Anaheim Ducks 3 Anaheim Ducks 4 03/07/03 St. Louis Blues 5 03/09/03 Dallas Stars 6 03//03 Los Angeles Kings 7 St. Louis Blues 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 9 Los Angeles Kings 30 Los Angeles Kings 3 03//03 Vancouver Canucks 3 03/5/03 Detroit Red Wings 33 Minnesota Wild 34 Nashville Predators 35 San Jose Sharks 36 04/0/03 Los Angeles Kings 37 04/04/03 Detroit Red Wings 38 04/06/03 Colorado Avalanche 39 Vancouver Canucks 40 Edmonton Oilers 4 Calgary Flames 4 04/5/03 San Jose Sharks 43 St. Louis Blues 44 Chicago Blackhawks 45 Detroit Red Wings 46 04/4/03 San Jose Sharks 47 04/6/03 Colorado Avalanche 48 Anaheim Ducks

11 Phoenix Coyotes: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: GoalsAssists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. YANDLE #3 MICHALEK #4 SCHLEMKO #6 LOMBARDI #8 HANZAL # BISSONNETTE # GORDON #5 Jan DAL 0 4/0 :4 00 / 8:36 DND 0 /0 0:59 0 0/ 7:6 DND 00 /0 :54 Jan 0 Vs CHI 0 4/0 8:6 00 / 0:0 0 / 8:9 00 0/ 5:9 0 / 8:57 00 /0 5:3 00 0/ 5:05 Date Opp. KLESLA #6 VRBATA #7 MOSS #8 DOAN #9 EKMANLARSSON #3 CHIPCHURA #4 SULLIVAN #6 Jan DAL 00 / 4:40 4/ 5: 00 3/0 5: /0 7:5 00 3/ 4:39 00 /0 7:9 00 / 5:04 Jan 0 Vs CHI 00 / 9: 00 / 8:06 0 3/ 4:44 6/ 9: 00 / 3: /0 4:5 00 0/ 8:5 Date Opp. KORPIKOSKI #8 BOLDUC #49 VERMETTE #50 MORRIS #53 BOEDKER #89 TORRES # Jan DAL 0 6/0 8:30 00 /0 5:45 00 /0 8:4 00 4/0 :06 00 /0 9:6 DND DNP Jan 0 Vs CHI 00 / 5:08 DND 0 / 8:34 0 0/ 0:0 0 3/ 7:50 DND DNP LABARBERA # Date Opp. SMITH #4 Jan DAL 4/6L 59 Jan 0 Vs CHI 6/3L 60

12 Phoenix Coyotes: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Dave Tippett in 9 years as an NHL head coach (334 in playoffs) His teams have qualified for the playoffs in 8 of 9 seasons 7th head coach in Coyotes history (9/4/09) (303 points) in 3 seasons with PHX (5 in playoffs) His.66 points percentage is the highest of any head coach in franchise history Has led the Coyotes to three straight playoffs Led Coyotes to stever division title (Pacific) and stever trip to the WCF in 0 Under Tippett PHX won its st playoff series in 0 (4 vs. CHI in WCQF) since moving to the desert (996) It also marked the st playoff series win for the franchise in 5 years (987) Recipient of 0090 Jack Adams Trophy (NHL s top coach) Led Coyotes to a franchise record in wins (50) and points (07) in 0090 Served as head coach of Dallas (00009) Played seasons in NHL (Hartford, Washington, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia) Posted and 37 PIM in 7 career games Native of Moosomin, Saskatchewan. #: Jason LaBarbera (G) 6' 3", 30 lbs. / Jan 8, 980 (33 years) lahbarbuhruh, JAYsuhn Drafted: NYR's 3rd choice (3rd round, 66th overall) in the 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 009 0th NHL / 4th PHX Season Last Win: DEC, CAROLINA (0) Last SO: JAN 6, COLORADO (4) Career Shootouts: 4/74 (.554), 0 GP WLOT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 0: Played in 9 games and posted a.54 GAA and a.9 SV%...Earned his 3rd win of the season at CAR, Dec., stopping 34 of 37 shots...stopped 0 of shots in relief at DET, Dec. 8...Turned aside 30 of 3 shots in a 3 win at NSH, Dec. 6 Made 3 saves at NSH on Oct. 3 to pick up his st win of the season. NOTES: Has also played for the NYR and LAK His 0 goalie mask was dedicated to the late Pat Tillman and he made a donation to the Pat Tillman foundation following the season Winner of the Aldege Baz Bastien Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Goaltender in the AHL with the Manchester Monarchs after posting a record of 390 with as. GAA and a.933 SV%. #4: Mike Smith (G) 6' 4", 5 lbs. / Mar, 98 (30 years and 0 months) Drafted: DAL's 5th choice (5th round, 6st overall) in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 7th NHL / nd PHX Season Last Win: APR 7, MINNESOTA () Last SO: APR 3, 0 vs COLUMBUS (4) Career Shootouts: 65/00 (.650), 38 GP WLOT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 3 5 /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI 03: Collected 5 saves vs. CHI, Jan. 0 Made saves at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Smith went 3880 with a. GAA and a.930 SV% in 67 games...ranked 4th in the NHL in wins (38) and SV% (.930) and was 7th in GAA (.) His 8 shutouts were tied for 3rd in the NHL and matched the singleseason franchise record Set the singleseason franchise mark in SV%...His GAA and wins ranked nd on the singleseason franchise list. 0 PLAYOFFS: Went 973 with a.99 GAA,.944 SV% and 3 shutouts in 6 postseason starts His 3 shutouts ranked tied for st among playoff goalies and he ranked nd in SV% (.944), and 4th in GAA (.99) and wins (9). NOTES: Has also played for DAL and TBL His wife Brigitte is a Canadian World Cup skier Played hockey and softball growing up in Ontario His softball teams won 7 Ontario championships and he almost played in the 00 World Junior Softball Championship, except it coincided with his hockey playoffs.

13 #3: Keith Yandle (D) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Sep 9, 986 (6 years and 4 months) Drafted: PHX's 3rd choice (4th round, 05th overall) in the 005 Entry Draft 7th NHL / 7th PHX Season Last Goal: APR 6, ST. LOUIS (3) Last Assist: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :4 4 x x /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL x x 03: Currently riding a twogame assist streak (0). 0: Appeared in all 8 games for the 3rd consecutive season Ranked 4th on the team in scoring with 343 His 43 points ranked 4th among NHL defensemen Led the team in TOI/game (:0) and ranked nd on the team in assists (3), powerplay assists () and powerplay TOI/game (3:7) 0 NHL AllStar. 0 PLAYOFFS: Ranked nd on the team in playoff scoring with 89...Led the team in assists (8) and plus/minus (+5). NOTES: Has earned backtoback NHL AllStar Game appearances (0 Carolina, 0 Ottawa)...In 00 ranked 3rd in the NHL among defensemen in scoring (4859). #4: Zbynek Michalek (D) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Dec 3, 98 (30 years) mihkhalihk, z'bighnehk Drafted: Not Drafted Acquired: Acquired from PIT in exchange for Harrison Ruopp, Marc Cheverie and a 3rd round pick in the 0 Entry Draft, June, 0 9th NHL / 6th PHX Season Last Goal: MAR 5, 0 vs PHOENIX (9) Last Assist: APR 5, 0 vs NY RANGERS (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 + /0 vs. CHI x /9 vs. DAL 03: Blocked three shots and skated in 8:36 of ice time vs. DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Played in 6 games with Pittsburgh recording 3 and 4 penalty minutes Led the team in blocked shots (44) Ranked 4th in the NHL in shorthanded TOI/game (3:38) Ranked 4th on the team in TOI/game (:38). 0 PLAYOFFS: Played in all 6 games of the WCQF for PIT against PHI, registering 0 and a + rating Led the team in shorthanded TOI/game (4:6) and was nd in blocked shots (0). NOTES: Has also played for PIT...His brother Milan is a member of the Ottawa Senators. #6: David Schlemko (D) 6' ", 90 lbs. / May 7, 987 (5 years and 8 months) SHLEHMkoh, DAYvihd Drafted: Not Drafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 9, 007 5th NHL / 5th PHX Season Last Goal: OCT 3, NASHVILLE (45) Last Assist: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season 0 0 Career Career vs. Opp 3 0 8:9 3 + /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI 03: Recorded six blocked shots and tied a career high with two assists in his season debut vs. CHI, Jan. 0. 0:Established a career high in games played (46) and matched a career high in assists (0) Posted 0 and a +7 rating Had a career best 58 shots and ranked 4th on the team in blocked shots (88) Missed 8 games (/03/) with a lowerbody injury suffered Jan. 7 vs. NYI. 0 PLAYOFFS: Averaged 6:3 TOI in 5 postseason games. NOTES: Began his professional career with the Arizona Sundogs (Prescott, AZ) in the CHL (00708) Helped lead the Sundogs to the 008 President s Cup Championship.

14 #8: Matthew Lombardi (C) 5' ", 95 lbs. / Mar 8, 98 (30 years and 0 months) lawmbahrdee, MAthew Drafted: Originally EDM's 8th choice (7th round, 5th overall) in the 000 Entry Draft. Also CGY's 3rd choice (3rd round, 90th overall) in the 00 Entry Draft. 8th NHL / st PHX Season Last Goal: MAR 0, 0 vs NY ISLANDERS (0) Last Assist: JAN 9, DALLAS () Career Shootouts: /0 (0%), GDG Season 0 0 Career Career vs. Opp :9 /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL x 03: Won 7/9 (78%) of his faceoffs vs. CHI, Jan. 0 Collected his first assist of the season at DAL, Jan. 9 Traded to the Coyotes, Jan. 6 in exchange for the team's fourth round draft choice in the 04 NHL Entry Draft. 0: Played in 6 games for Toronto collecting 808 with 0 PIM...Scored GWG shorthanded, Oct. 6 vs. MON...Missed 8 games (Nov. 9Dec. 9) due to upper body injury...scored two goals, Jan. 3 vs. NYI...Played in 500th NHL game and scored a goal, Mar. 0 vs. NYI. NOTES: Has also played for CGY, NSH and TOR...Recorded in 97 games with PHX from #: Martin Hanzal (C) 6' 6", 36 lbs. / Feb 0, 987 (5 years and months) HAHNzuhl, MAHRtihn Drafted: PHX's st choice (st round, 7th overall) in the 005 Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th PHX Season Last Goal: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: JAN 9, DALLAS () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 0 Career Career vs. Opp :57 5 /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL x /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI 03: Scored his first goal of the season vs. CHI, Jan. 0 Collected his first assist of the season at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Recorded 8634 and a career best + rating in 64 games in his st season as an alternate captain Led the team in hits (39) and won 5% of his face offs Was 3rd on the team in takeaways (4) and 5th in plus/minus (+). 0 PLAYOFFS: Posted 336, GWGs and a + rating in playoff games nd on the team in postseason hits (57) and penalty minutes (9). NOTES: One of four players from the Czech Republic on the roster (Klesla, Michalek, Vrbata) Named an alternate captain for the second consecutive season in 03...Enters 03 with 79 career hits. #: Paul Bissonnette (L) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Mar, 985 (7 years and 0 months) Drafted: PIT's 4th choice (4th round, st overall) in the 003 Entry Draft Acquired: Claimed off waivers from PIT, Sept. 30, 009 5th NHL / 4th PHX Season Last Goal: NOV 9, BUFFALO (5) Last Assist: JAN 5, EDMONTON (94) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :3 /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI 03: Recorded two hits in his season debut vs. CHI, Jan. 0. 0: Played in 3 games, recording 4 penalty minutes and 70 hits Recorded 4 hits vs. CGY, Mar....Had a season high 9:57 TOI at STL, Jan. 3 Appeared in his 00th game with PHX at LAK, Dec. 6...Scored the GWG at BUF, Nov. 9...Posted a gamehigh 7 hits vs. CHI, Oct PLAYOFFS: Played in Game 3 of the WCF at LAK and appeared in games of the WCQF against CHI. NOTES: Has also played for PIT His twitter handle BizNastypoint0 has over 375,000 followers.

15 #5: Boyd Gordon (C) 6' 0", 00 lbs. / Oct 9, 983 (9 years and 3 months) Drafted: WSH's 3rd choice (st round, 7th overall) in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 9th NHL / nd PHX Season Last Goal: APR 3, 0 vs COLUMBUS (4) Last Assist: APR 7, MINNESOTA () Career Shootouts: /6 (7%), 0 GDG Season 000 Career Career vs. Opp 9 4 5:05 /9 vs. DAL /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL 03: Won /9 (58%) of his faceoffs vs. CHI, Jan. 0 Won /9 (63%) of his faceoffs at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Played a career high 75 games and posted 853 with a +9 rating His 8 goals were a career high Led the team in faceoff percentage and ranked 8th in the NHL (56.8%) Led all PHX forwards with 86 blocked shots Led the team in shorthanded TOI (6:). 0 PLAYOFFS: Recorded assists in 6 postseason games Led the team in postseason faceoff percentage and ranked 9th in NHL (59.3%) Led the team in postseason shorthanded TOI (65:03). NOTES: Has also played for WSH Entering 03 his career faceoff percentage is 53.4% (Has taken 5,605 draws). #6: Rostislav Klesla (D) 6' 3", 3 lbs. / Mar, 98 (30 years and 0 months) KLEHSluh, RAHStihslav Drafted: CBJ's st choice (st round, 4th overall) in the 000 Entry Draft Acquired: From CBJ in exchange for Scottie Upshall and Sami Lepisto on Feb. 8, 0 th NHL / 3rd PHX Season Last Goal: MAR 4, VANCOUVER (3) Last Assist: MAR 5, CALGARY () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /0 vs. CHI x 03: Recorded two blocked shots and skated in 9: of ice time vs. CHI, Jan. 0. 0: Recorded 303 and 54 penalty minutes in 65 games Led the team in blocked shots (50) and ranked 4th on the team in plus/minus (+3) Ranked 5th on the team in TOI/game (9:) and nd in shorthanded TOI/game (:45) His hits were second most on the team for defensemen. 0 PLAYOFFS: Tied for 4th on the team in playoff scoring with 68 in 5 games...his 6 assists were tied for nd best on the team...3rd on the team in playoff blocked shots (7). NOTES: Has also played for CBJ...Has blocked 73 shots over the last 7 seasons (0050). #7: Radim Vrbata (R) 6' ", 94 lbs. / Jun 3, 98 (3 years and 7 months) vuhrbatuh, RAdihm Drafted: COL's 0th choice (7th round, th overall) in the 999 Entry Draft Acquired: From TB for Todd Fedoruk and David Hale, July, 009 th NHL / 5th PHX Season Last Goal: JAN 9, DALLAS () Last Assist: JAN 9, DALLAS () Career Shootouts: 8/64 (44%), 0 GDG Season 3 4 Career Career vs. Opp :06 4 /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL x /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL 03: Recorded 3 in season opener at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Posted career highs in goals (35) and points (6) Tied for st in the NHL in GWG () His 35 goals ranked th in the NHL 8th in the NHL in road goals () nd on the team in plus/minus (+4) and ranked th in the NHL Led the team in shots (3) and PPGs (9) Had 5 multipoint games Coyotes went 43 when he scored a goal. 0 PLAYOFFS: Recorded 35 in 6 postseason games nd on the team in postseason shots (43). NOTES: Has also played for COL, CAR, CHI and TBL Coyotes are 55 over the last 3 seasons when Vrbata scores a goal (0090).

16 #8: David Moss (R) 6' 4", 0 lbs. / Dec 8, 98 (3 years) Drafted: CGY's 9th choice (7th round, 0th overall) in the 00 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent July, 0 7th NHL / st PHX Season Last Goal: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: MAR 3, VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season 0 0 Career Career vs. Opp :00 3 /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL x x 03: Scored his first goal of the season vs. CHI, Jan. 0 Recorded two hits and skated in 5:00 of ice time in his team debut at DAL, Jan. 9. 0:Recorded 79 and penalty minutes in an injuryshortened 3 games with Calgary Had 8 shots Registered a seasonhigh 7 shots and had an assist at MIN, Mar. Scored a goal vs. MTL, Mar. 6 Played in his 300th NHL game at ANA, Mar. Had an assist in backtoback games Oct. 6 vs. COL and Oct. 8 vs. STL Skated a seasonhigh 8:44 and had an assist vs. COL, Oct. 6 Notched a goal at MTL, Oct. 3. NOTES: Has also played for CGY Scored a career 0 goals with CGY in #9: Shane Doan (R) 6' ", 3 lbs. / Oct 0, 976 (36 years and 3 months) DOHN Drafted: WPG's st choice (st round, 7th overall) in the 995 Entry Draft 7th NHL / 7th PHX Season Last Goal: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: /33 (33%), GDG Season 6 Career Career vs. Opp : /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI x /0 vs. CHI 03: Recorded his first multipoint game of the season () vs. CHI, Jan. 0 Recorded three hits at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Finished 3rd on the team in scoring with 850 in 79 games Recorded his 9thstraight 50point campaign...scored 0 or more goals for the 0th time in the past seasons Led the team in takeaways (48) Ranked nd on the team in hits (05), shots (6) and GWGs (5) Finished 3rd on the team in powerplay points (4), PPGs (5), and PPAs (9). NOTES: 9th season as Coyotes captain Named captain Sept. 0, 003 Franchise ranks entering 03: st in games (,98) and GWGs (59), 3rd in goals (38), assists (470), points (788), penalty minutes (,07) and PPGs (98) Won the 0 Mark Messier Leadership Award and 0090 King Clancy Trophy NHL AllStar 004 and 009 Enters 03 with 73 career multipoint games. #3: Oliver EkmanLarsson (D) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Jul 7, 99 ( years and 6 months) EHKmanLAHRsuhn, AWlihvuhr Drafted: PHX's st choice (st round, 6th overall) in the 009 Entry Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd PHX Season Last Goal: MAR 3, 0 vs ANAHEIM (5) Last Assist: MAR 9, 0 vs SAN JOSE (6) Career Shootouts: /4 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL 03: Leads the team with 4:8 TOI/G Recorded four hits and skated in a teamhigh 4:39 of ice time at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Posted career highs in goals (3), assists (9), points (3) and games (8) One of six Coyotes to play in all 8 games st on the team in shifts/game (6.) and nd in TOI/G (:06) Ranked nd on the team in blocked shots (9) and 3rd in hits (40). 0 PLAYOFFS: Recorded 34 in 6 postseason games Led the team in TOI/G (5:46) and was nd in shifts/game (3.). NOTES: Participated in the 0 NHL AllStar Game skills competition in Carolina Youngest player on the team.

17 #4: Kyle Chipchura (C) 6' ", 03 lbs. / Feb 9, 986 (6 years and months) Drafted: MTL's st choice (st round, 8th overall) in the 004 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 9, 0 6th NHL / nd PHX Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 vs COLORADO (6) Last Assist: FEB 9, 0 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL 03: Recorded two hits at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Recorded career highs in points (6) and assists (3) in 53 games...had 4 PIM and a + rating. 0 PLAYOFFS: Played in 5 of 6 postseason games, recording 34 and a +4 rating. NOTES: Has also played for ANA and MTL. #6: Steve Sullivan (L) 5' 9", 65 lbs. / Jul 6, 974 (38 years and 6 months) Drafted: NJD's 0th choice (9th round, 33rd overall) in 994 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 4, 0 6th NHL / st PHX Season Last Goal: APR, 0 vs PHILADELPHIA (3) Last Assist: MAR 30, BUFFALO (4) Career Shootouts: 9/30 (30%), 6 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :04 /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL 03: Skated in 5:04 of ice time at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Recorded 7348 in 79 games with Pittsburgh 3rd on the team in powerplay points () and tied for 4th in PPGs (4) Posted 9 multipoint games. 0 PLAYOFFS: Tied for fourth on the Penguins in playoff scoring with 46 in six games Tied for the team lead in powerplay points (4) and PPGs (). NOTES: Has also played for NJD, TOR, CHI, NSH and PIT Enters 03 3 games away from,000 for his career Has 7 career hat tricks with the last coming with NSH on Dec. 4, 009 vs. CBJ Enters 03 with 74 career multipoint games. #8: Lauri Korpikoski (L) 6' ", 05 lbs. / Jul 8, 986 (6 years and 5 months) kohrpihkawskee, LOWree Drafted: NYR's nd choice (st round, 9th overall) in the 004 Entry Draft Acquired: From NYR in exchange for Enver Lisin, July 3, 009 6th NHL / 4th PHX Season Last Goal: JAN 9, DALLAS () Last Assist: APR 7, MINNESOTA () Career Shootouts: 7/3 (30%), GDG Season 0 0 Career Career vs. Opp :30 6 /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /0 vs. CHI 03: Netted a PPG at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Ranked 5th on the team in scoring with 7037 His 3 shorthanded goals ranked tied for 4th in the NHL nd on the team in shorthanded TOI (3:57) Had 7 multipoint games One of six Coyotes to play in all 8 games. 0 PLAYOFFS:Appeared in postseason games Led the team in shorthanded TOI/game (4:). NOTES: Has also played for the NYR.

18 #9: Michael Stone (D) 6' 3", 0 lbs. / Jun 7, 990 ( years and 7 months) Drafted: PHX's 4th choice (3rd round, 69th overall) in the 008 Entry Draft nd NHL / nd PHX Season Last Goal: MAR 0, 0 vs SAN JOSE (5) Last Assist: MAR 0, 0 vs SAN JOSE (5) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 03: Recalled from Portland (AHL), Jan.. 0: Played in 3 games with the Coyotes and posted 3 and a +7 rating...appeared in 5 games with Portland (AHL), recording 93 Scored his st career NHL goal and had an assist vs. SJ, Mar. 0 Collected his st career NHL point (assist) vs. MIN, Mar. 8...Made his NHL debut vs. DAL, Feb PLAYOFFS: Played in games of the WCF against LAK Made his Stanley Cup playoff debut vs. LAK, May 5. #37: Raffi Torres (L) 6' 0", 0 lbs. / Oct 8, 98 (3 years and 3 months) Drafted: NYI's nd choice (st round, 5th overall) in the 000 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 th NHL / nd PHX Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 vs COLORADO (7) Last Assist: APR 6, ST. LOUIS () Career Shootouts: 4/ (36%), 3 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Posted 56 in 79 games Had a teamhigh 83 PIM Led the team in shot percentage (5.%) Fifth on the team in hits (8). 0 PLAYOFFS: Recorded in three games of the WCQF against CHI Scored a goal in Game vs. CHI, Apr. 4. NOTES: Has also played for the NYI, EDM, CJB, BUF and VAN Has played in 56 career playoff games reaching 3 WCFs and Stanley Cup Finals. #49: Alexandre Bolduc (C) 6' 3", 00 lbs. / Jun 6, 985 (7 years and 6 months) bohlduhk, ahlehxahndruh Drafted: STL's 6th choice (4th round, 7th overall) in the 003 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 5th NHL / nd PHX Season Last Goal: MAR 5, ATLANTA (6) Last Assist: JAN, COLORADO (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :45 /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL 03: Collected two hits and skated in 5:45 of ice time at DAL, Jan. 9 Recalled from Portland (AHL), Jan....At time of recall the Pirates captain led the team in scoring with 753 and 47 PIM in 34 games. 0: Played in two games for the Coyotes. NOTES: Has played in 48 NHL games in his career with the VAN and PHX posting 35 and 40 PIM.

19 #50: Antoine Vermette (C) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Jul 0, 98 (30 years and 6 months) vuhrmeht, ANtwuhn Drafted: OTT's 3rd choice (nd round, 55th overall) in the 000 Entry Draft Acquired: From CBJ in exchange for a nd round pick (via OTT) in the 0 Entry Draft, a 5th round pick in the 03 Entry Draft & G Curtis McElhinney, Feb., 0 9th NHL / nd PHX Season Last Goal: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: APR 6, ST. LOUIS (3) Career Shootouts: 7/3 (%), GDG Season 0 0 Career Career vs. Opp 7 3 8:4 3 + /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI 03: Scored his first goal of the season vs. CHI, Jan. 0. 0: Posted 637 and 8 penalty minutes in 8 games Extended his consecutive games streak to 63 (sixth longest in NHL entering 03) Recorded 370 in games with PHX after being acquired on Feb. from CBJ Registered 897 in 60 games with the Blue Jackets, prior to the trade Ranked 9th in the NHL in faceoff percentage (56.6%) and nd on the Coyotes Ranked nd on the team in takeaways (44), 3rd in GWG (3), 4th in powerplay goals (4) and 5th in shots (49). 0 PLAYOFFS: Led the Coyotes in playoff scoring with 550 Led the team in powerplay goals (3) and ranked tied for 3rd in the NHL nd on the team and 0th in the NHL in postseason faceoff percentage (58.7%). NOTES: Has also played for OTT and CBJ Has played in 58 career playoff games reaching two conference finals and one Stanley Cup Final Entering 03 his career faceoff percentage is 55.7% (Has taken 8,053 draws). #53: Derek Morris (D) 6' 0", 00 lbs. / Aug 4, 978 (34 years and 4 months) Drafted: CGY's st choice (st round, 3th overall) in the 996 Entry Draft Acquired: From BOS for a third round selection in 0 Entry Draft, Mar. 3, 00 5th NHL / 9th PHX Season Last Goal: MAR 4, SAN JOSE (8) Last Assist: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season 0 Career Career vs. Opp : /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL /9 vs. DAL 03: Collected his first assist of the season vs. CHI, Jan. 0 Recorded seven hits at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Played in 59 games recording 9 nd on the team in shifts/game (5.5) Had 78 blocked shots Played in his,000th career NHL game vs. STL, Mar PLAYOFFS: 3rd among Coyotes defensemen in scoring with 46 in 6 postseason games Had a +4 rating and 4 penalty minutes st on the team in shifts/game (3.3) and nd in TOI/game (:49) Led the team in blocked shots (36). NOTES: Has also played for CGY, COL, NYR and BOS. #89: Mikkel Boedker (L) 6' 0", lbs. / Dec 6, 989 (3 years and month) BAWDkuhr, MIHkehl Drafted: PHX's st choice (st round, 8th overall) in the 008 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th PHX Season Last Goal: APR 7, MINNESOTA () Last Assist: JAN 0, 03 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 4/ (33%), GDG Season 0 0 Career Career vs. Opp : /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /9 vs. DAL /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI /0 vs. CHI 03: Collected his first assist of the season vs. CHI, Jan. 0...Recorded two takeaways at DAL, Jan. 9. 0: Posted 34 in 8 games One of six Coyotes to play in all 8 games Had 08 hits. 0 PLAYOFFS: Ranked tied for 4th on the team in playoff scoring with 448 Had overtime goals 4th on the team in shots (3) Scored the GWG in OT in a 3 victory in Game 4 of the WCQF against CHI on Apr. 9, becoming the st player to score consecutive GWGs in OT in the postseason since Joe Sakic did it for COL against SJS on Apr. 8 and May, 004 In Game 3 of the series against CHI, Boedker scored the GWG in OT in a 3 victory to become the stever player from Denmark to record a postseason OT winner in NHL history.

20 Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes LAST GAME DET 4 at CBJ 3 (SO, //3) In an exciting backandforth affair witnessed by a soldout Nationwide Arena (9,06 fans largest reg. season crowd in team history), CBJ overcame an 0 nd period deficit to take DET into overtime and capture a valuable intradivisional point by way of a shootout loss. C. Atkinson, J. Wisniewski and V. Prospal scored goals for the hosts during regulation for CBJ while B. Lashoff, I. White, P. Datsyuk replied for the visitors. Rookie DET F D. Brunner tallied the lone marker of the shootout, beating CBJ G S. Bobrovsky (39 saves) in the postot breakaway contest s 4th round. DET G J. Howard (30 saves) went 4for4 in the SO, denying CBJ skaters C. Atkinson, A. Anisimov, R. Johansen and M. Calvert. CBJ Shots: 5433; CBJ Special Teams: PP (7), PK (77) LAST HEADTOHEAD GAME CBJ 0 at PHX (4/3/) PHX G M. Smith made an NHLrecord 54 saves in a SP as CBJ fell to PHX by a score of 0 at Jobing.com Arena (attendance: 3,63). After a goalless st period, B. Gordon opened the scoring 5:45 into the nd period. G. Brule doubled the home team s lead a moment later, netting what proved to be the final marker of the night at the 7:48 mark of the middle frame. CBJ G A. York made 0 saves in a losing effort for CBJ. CBJ Shots: 7554; CBJ Special Teams: PP (07), PK () Recent Transactions /7: Assigned T. Erixon (D) to Springfield (AHL) Assigned B. Jenner (C) to Oshawa (OHL). Ohio Health Injury Report No Injuries to Report... Total Man Games Lost: 0 Tonight s Game CBJ is 66 alltime vs. PHX (64 at PHX) CBJ was 30 vs. PHX last season (0 at PHX) CBJ has posted a winning record vs. PHX 3 times: 0000 (), (30), 0 (30) CBJ set a franchise record with 54 SOG on 4/3/ at PHX Most PPG by a player in game, CBJ history 3, B. Berard, /9/06 at PHX CBJ plays in sets of backtoback games this season beginning tonight CBJ is 8830 alltime in the st game of backtobacks and alltime in the nd game. 0 SEASON SERIES: Date / Score / Winning Goalie / GWG 3 / PHX 3 at CBJ 4 / Sanford (CBJ) / Brassard (CBJ) 33 / CBJ 5 at PHX / Mason (CBJ) / Nikitin (CBJ) 36 / PHX at CBJ 3 / Mason (CBJ) / MacKenzie (CBJ) 43 / CBJ 0 at PHX / Smith (PHX) / Gordon (CBJ) ALLTIME CBJ HAT TRICKS VS. PHX /8/06, Berard against Joseph (3) (5 W at PHX); /5/, Calvert against Bryzgalov (3) (53 W at CBJ) ALLTIME CBJ SHUTOUTS VS. PHX 4 /7/0, Tugnutt 6 saves (30 at CBJ); /4/03, Denis 3 saves (0 at CBJ);0/0/07, Leclaire 3 saves (30 at CBJ); 0/0/09, Garon 36 saves (0 at PHX)

21 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES CBJ ranked 4th in the NHL in PP% in 0 (5.5) CBJ scored a PPG in 37 games and + PPG 9 times last season CBJ was 8for4 (9.0%) on the PP in their final 9 games of 0 CBJ ranked 30th on the NHL in PK% (76.6, 0for74) last season CBJ scored 7 SHG in 0 (T9th in NHL) CBJ allowed 8 SHG last season (Tst in NHL) RICHARDS 0 IN HIS FIRST FULL SEASON AS BENCH BOSS After joining CBJ as an asst. coach 6/0/ and taking over as interim head coach on /9/, Todd Richards was named head coach of CBJ on May 4, 0. In his time as interim head coach, Richards led the club to an 8 record, including a 64 mark over the final 3 games with wins in 7 of its last outings. Prior to joining CBJ, Richards served as head coach of MIN from 009 and compiled a 7776 record. JACKETS ADD WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE BENCH New Associate Coach Craig Hartsburg and Asst. Coach Keith Acton bring a combined 38 years of NHL coaching experience to the club along with having played in nearly,600 games in the league. Hartsburg served as head coach of CHI, ANA and OTT and led his clubs to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 3 of his 5 full seasons as a head coach. He also served as an asst. coach with CGY, MIN and PHI and as a head coach in major junior hockey (GUE, SOO, EVR). A defenseman, Hartsburg was the st pick, 6th overall, of the Minnesota North Stars in the 979 NHL Draft and went on to play 0 seasons with the club, helping the North Stars advance to the 98 Stanley Cup Final and appeared in the 980, 98 and 983 AllStar Games. Acton most recently served as an asst. coach with TOR from 00, and held similar positions with NYR and PHI. A center, he was selected by MTL in the 6th round, 03rd overall, at the 978 NHL Draft and went on to play in,03 career NHL games with MTL, EDM, PHI, WSH, NYI and the North Stars. He appeared in the 98 NHL AllStar Game and helped EDM win the Stanley Cup in 988. NEWLOOK JACKETS HIT THE ICE AT JOBING.COM TONIGHT CBJ made significant changes during the 0 offseason. In addition to new President of Hockey Operations John Davidson and the removal of the interim tag for Head Coach Todd Richards, the club added two new members to the coaching staff Associate Coach Craig Hartsburg and Assistant Coach Keith Acton as well as 5 new players forwards A. Anisimov, B. Dubinsky and N. Foligno as well as defenseman A. Aucoin and goaltender S. Bobrovsky. How the New Jackets Were Acquired: CBJ added 3 F, D and D through 3 trades and FA signing last summer CBJ acquired A. Anisimov (C), B. Dubinsky (C), Tim Erixon (D) and a st round pick in the 03 NHL Entry Draft from NYR in exchange for R. Nash (LW), S. Delisle (D) and a conditional 3rd round pick in the 03 Draft on 7/3/ CBJ acquired N. Foligno (LW) from OTT in exchange for M. Methot (D) on 7// and S. Bobrovsky (G) from PHI in exchange for a nd and 4th round pick in the 0 Draft and a 4th round pick in the 03 Draft on 6// CBJ signed UFA A, Aucoin (D) to a year contract on 7//. How the New Jackets Fared in 0: In 0, Anisimov was T4th on NYR in playoff points and helped the club reach the Eastern Conference Final... Dubinsky set a singlegame career high 7 PIM on 0/8/ at VAN and ranked nd on NYR in PIM (0), 4th in +/ rating (6) and hits (07) and was T5th in takeaways (37)... Foligno matched a career high in GP (8) and registered career bests in assists (3), points (47), PIM (4) and GWG goals (3tied) Bobrovsky appeared in 9 games with PHI and set a career high for saves in a game with 43 at PIT on 4// a year after ranking nd among NHL rookies in wins (8) during the 00 campaign Aucoin was +4 in his 6th NHL season to raise his plus/minus rating over the past 3 seasons to +34 and helped PHX reach the Western Conference Final.