Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that Coyotes left wing Daniel Winnik has been awarded a one-year contract as a result of an arbitration hearing. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Winnik, 24, recorded 3-4-7 and 63 penalty minutes (PIM) in 49 games for the Coyotes last season. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Winnik also established career-highs in plus/minus (+1) and PIM (63). He finished plus or even in 39 of his 49 games last season. Winnik also played five games for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) last year. During the 2007-08 season, Winnik collected 11-15-26 and 25 PIM in 79 games as a rookie for the Coyotes. Among all NHL rookies, he ranked T-1st in shorthanded assists (2), T-2nd in shorthanded points (2), 9th in shots (122) and T-17th in points (26). In 128 career NHL games, Winnik has recorded 14-19-33 and 88 PIM. A native of Toronto, Ont., Winnik played three years of collegiate hockey at the University of New Hampshire from 2003-2006, recording 37-58-95 in 119 games. Winnik was originally drafted by the Coyotes in the ninth round (265th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.