Arizona Coyotes - Franchise, Team, Arena and Uniform History

Almost all of the actual original watercolor paintings used in this poster are available for sale – see Section 5 of this blog.

1. Arizona Coyotes – The Franchise History
This franchise was established (by established we mean the year of the franchise’s first game) in 1972 as a founding member of the WHA and joined the NHL in 1979. The franchise has been known as:
Winnipeg Jets (WHA) 1972-1979
Winnipeg Jets (NHL) 1979-1996
Phoenix Coyotes 1996-2014
Arizona Coyotes 2014-Present

2. Arizona Coyotes – Championships/Great Accomplishments
Three time Avco World Cup Champions (WHA Champions)
1975-76, 1977-78. 1978-79

NHL Team Records in Winnipeg:
Most points in a season: 96 pts in 1984-85 (43-27-10)
Most wins in a season: 43 wins in 1984-85
Most goals in a season: 358 in 1984-85

NHL Team Records in Arizona:
Most points in a season: 107 pts in 2009-10 (50-25-7)
Most wins in a season: 50 wins in 2009-10
Most goals in a season: 246 in 2005-06

3. Arizona Coyotes – Home Arena History
The Coyotes have played in the following home arenas:
1. Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg
1972 – 1996


2. America West Arena, Phoenix
1996 – 2003


3. Glendale Arena / Jobing.com Arena / Gila River Arena, Glendale AZ
2003 - Present


4. For more information on the Coyotes, you should visit/bookmark these great websites:

A. I personally think Wikipedia keeps getting better and better with each passing year – here is the Coyotes Wikipedia site:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Coyotes

B. For a great season-by-season summary of each Coyotes season:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Coyotes_seasons

C. These guys do a great job of team (and player) stats for all active and defunct franchises
http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/

D. For some good info about arenas past, present and future, visit this site (and don’t be fooled by the their name – even though it’s ballparks dot com, they do a good job on hockey arenas too):
http://hockey.ballparks.com/

E. For great stats on past and present players and prospects, these guys do an amazing job:
http://www.hockeydb.com/

5. Celebrate the Coyotes' jersey history by owning a famous piece of jersey artwork:
If you love the Arizona Coyotes and the history of the Coyotes franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic jerseys as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 15 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 15 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.

These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:
1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)
2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)
3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)



If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Arizona Coyotes YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjbTQcbBtBQ or go directly to the artwork website www.heritagesportsart.com/Phoenix-Coyotes-c186/ where you can see and purchase the artwork.

And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at www.heritagesportsart.com (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox

6. The original pen and ink drawings of the arenas shown above are also for sale.
Please note that the actual original, highly detailed, hand-drawn pen and ink sketches used for the 3 arena images shown above are available for sale as a complete collection to one Coyotes fan. If you are interested in being the one and only owner of this complete and original collection of Phoenix Coyotes arena images, please contact me by email ssillcox@rogers.com and I can explain how they can all be framed in one beautiful piece.

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This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated August 24, 2010. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !

Many thanks!!!
Scott

PS In the summer of 2019, my team and I worked with my partners at Frameworth Sports Marketing and Winning Streak Sports and we updated all of the NHL posters including the Arizona Coyotes poster shown below. In the case of the Coyotes, we actually removed the Winnipeg Jets jerseys from the poster so we could focus exclusively on the Coyotes jerseys. They can be purchased from my new website Heritage Sports Stuff. These 8" x 24" plaqued posters are ready-to-hang and make a great gift for a huge Coyotes fan.