Mini-Playoffs The Phoenix Coyotes and the Anaheim Ducks were dealt an interesting hand due to the abbreviated season. In five nights, the Pacific Division rivals would see each other three times. Twice in Glendale and once in Anaheim. The short series was said by some to be sort of a mini playoffs considering how close ...
When it comes to talented youth playing in the NHL one word comes to mind: plentiful. Every team in the league seems to have a budding superstar who is on the verge of becoming a household name despite barely being old enough to have a beer at the local bar. Nowhere is this more prevalent ...
A straight-faced monotoned Dave Tippett took the podium in the Phoenix Coyotes’ media room to answer questions after the Coyotes’ 5-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Wednesday night. The win would mark the Coyotes’ first of the season after dropping both the season opener and home opener to the Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks ...
Its no secret that the Phoenix Coyotes are lacking serious firing power, so with the lockout officially over and training camp underway, Coyotes GM Don Maloney is hard at work on a deal that would fill Phoenix’s offensive hole. Speaking with Fox Sports Arizona reporter Craig Morgan earlier this week, Maloney let out that a ...
With the NHL locking out its players on September 15th, one has to look pretty hard to find any positives in the situation. Even harder to find is anyone who is actually benefiting so far. With the NHL brand taking a huge hit regardless of when the work stoppage is settled, there is one league that could ...
As the immortal Yogi Berra once said, “it’s like déjà vu all over again.” The NHL locked out its players at midnight on Saturday, and a new labor impasse has crippled the same league that dealt with a full season lost only eight years ago. Ever since, we have been hearing folks talking about players ...
This is the first of a six part series that focuses on the players in a divisional format. Part 1: Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks Part 2: Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers Part 3: Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks, ...
Earlier this week, the finalists for the 2012 Jack Adams Award were released. John Tortorella, Ken Hitchcock, and Paul MacLean were all nominated as finalists for the honor, but it seems as though a couple of coaches could have vied for one of the finalist slots. Here’s a look at who was snubbed: The Rat ...
Oh how the mighty have fallen It took one extra game and a lucky escape from a forty-minute, all-out assault on their defensive zone, but it’s official. The Phoenix Coyotes have completed the 2012 wholesale change of teams that make up the Western Conference elite. Gone are the perennial contenders and heavyweights – The Detroit ...
Six straight overtime games would have just been ridiculous, right? The Phoenix Coyotes displayed that good goaltending and tight defense is the recipe for success in the playoffs, and the Blackhawks simply had no answer for them in a very hard-fought series by both teams. The Mad House on Madison was left in shock as the ...
