Editing Arizona Coyotes (section)

===Gretzky era (2005–2009)===
On August 6, 2005, [[Brett Hull]], son of former Jet [[Bobby Hull]], was signed and promptly assigned the elder Hull's retired number 9. Two days later, Gretzky named himself head coach, replacing [[Rick Bowness]], despite the fact he had never coached at any level of hockey. The Coyotes "Ring of Honor" was unveiled on October 8, inducting Gretzky (who had never played for the organization, but whose number 99 was retired by all NHL teams after his retirement in 1999) and Bobby Hull. Only a week later, Brett Hull announced his retirement. On January 21, 2006, Jets great [[Thomas Steen]] was the third inductee to the "Ring of Honor".

[[File:Martin Hanzal.jpg|thumb|alt=Hanzal holding up his stick and touching his cheek|left|upright|Drafted in 2005, Martin Hanzal was with the team from 2007 to 2017.]]
Another moment in a series of bad luck: the Coyotes were planning to host the 2006 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]], but the event was canceled because of the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]. The team returned to [[Winnipeg]] on September 17, 2006, to play a preseason game against the Edmonton Oilers, but were shut-out 5–0 before a sellout crowd of 15,015.

On April 11, 2007, chief executive officer Jeff Shumway announced that General Manager [[Mike Barnett (ice hockey)|Michael Barnett]] (Gretzky's agent for over 20 years), senior executive vice president of hockey operations [[Cliff Fletcher]] and [[San Antonio Rampage]]'s general manager and Coyotes' assistant general manager Laurence Gilman "have been relieved of their duties". The Coyotes finished the 2006–07 season 31–46–5, their worst record since relocating to Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coyotes turf GM Barnett after losing season |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/coyotes-turf-gm-barnett-after-losing-season-1.667803 |website=CBC Sports |access-date=November 22, 2023 |date=April 11, 2007}}</ref> On May 29, Jeff Shumway announced [[Don Maloney]] had agreed to a multi-year contract to become general manager of the Coyotes. As per club policy, the terms of the contract were not disclosed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Don Maloney named Coyotes GM |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/don-maloney-named-coyotes-gm-1.676534 |website=CBC Sports |access-date=November 22, 2023 |date=May 28, 2007}}</ref> However, as had been the case with all general managers since 2001, Maloney served in an advisory role to Gretzky.

The 2007–08 season was something of a resurgence for the Coyotes. After their disastrous 2006–07 campaign, the Coyotes looked to rebuild the team by relying on their drafted talent such as [[Peter Mueller (ice hockey)|Peter Mueller]] and [[Martin Hanzal]] to make the team successful as opposed to using free agency. The Coyotes also acquired [[Radim Vrbata]] from the Chicago Blackhawks for [[Kevyn Adams]] in an effort to provide the team with more offense. The team signed both [[Alex Auld]] and [[David Aebischer]] to compete for the starting goaltender position with [[Mikael Tellqvist]] acting as the backup goaltender. Neither Auld or Aebischer were able to hold on to the starting position, leaving the Coyotes to turn to the waiver wire for assistance. On November 17, 2007, the Coyotes were able to claim [[Ilya Bryzgalov]] off waivers from the [[Anaheim Ducks]]. Bryzgalov responded by not only starting in goal the day he was acquired but posting a shutout in his Coyotes debut against the [[Los Angeles Kings]]. Bryzgalov was soon given a three-year contract extension because of his high level of play. Despite predictions of another disastrous season, the Coyotes played competitive hockey for most of the season. However, they finished eight points short of the last playoff spot, with 83 points.