COYOTES SIGN SAUVE, SPILLER & SAPRYKIN

SAUVE, SPILLER & SAPRYKIN ACCEPT QUALIFYING OFFERS

GLENDALE, ARIZONA --- Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Michael Barnett announced today that goaltender Philippe Sauve, defenseman Matthew Spiller and left wing Oleg Saprykin have accepted their qualifying offers and have signed one-year contracts with the Coyotes. As per club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.

Last season, Saprykin played 67 games in his first season with the Coyotes, recording 11-14-25. Spiller appeared in 8 games for the Coyotes, collecting one assist and 8 penalty minutes. Sauve, 26, played 13 games with the Flames and Coyotes last year, posting a 3-7 record with a and 3.97 goals-against average.