After three and a half seasons with the Arizona Coyotes, Kevin Connauton and a third-round pick were traded to the Colorado Avalanche for Carl Soderberg. Connauton was by no means a star with the Coyotes, but he was a serviceable defenseman who had his best season in the desert.
Connauton’s path to the Coyotes was a long one. The Edmonton, Alberta native was drafted 83rd overall in 2009 by the Vancouver Canucks, although he would never suit up for Vancouver. He would prove to be solid player in the AHL, eventually playing in the 2012 AHL All-Star Game as a member of the Chicago Wolves, but Vancouver traded him and a second-round pick on April 2013 to the Dallas Stars for Derek Roy.