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Casey Gagnon

I live in Arizona and cover the Phoenix Coyotes. I also run a blog covering all Phoenix professional sports teams as well as ASU Sun Devil athletics. I have a graduate degree in Education and taught K-12 public school for several years before pursuing free lance sports writing full time. Follow me on Twitter @CaseyPSH

Sizing Up The NHL Western Conference Playoff Race

Casey Gagnon | February 27, 2014

With the Olympic hiatus now in the rear view mirror, it’s time for NHL teams to hit the ice again and get back to the grind.  The final stretch of…

Categories NHL News

NHL Pacific Division Dominance on Display in Sochi

Casey Gagnon | February 17, 2014

                                    Friday’s Olympic men’s hockey action at the Winter Olympics in Sochi proved…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings, Olympics

Team USA: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not?

Casey Gagnon | February 12, 2014

  See Also: Kessel, Kane, and Team USA’s Chances At The Sochi Winter Games Team Canada: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not?   With the men’s hockey tournament just getting underway at…

Categories International Hockey, Olympics

Spotlight on Phoenix Coyotes Olympians

Casey Gagnon | February 11, 2014

We take a look at the Phoenix Coyotes’ Olympians.

Categories Arizona Coyotes, International Hockey, Olympics

Team Canada and Team USA Practice Underway at Sochi 2014

Casey Gagnon | February 10, 2014

  With the NHL season now officially on hiatus for the Winter Olympics, practice for both Team Canada and Team USA commenced Monday in Sochi.  Both teams will play their…

Categories International Hockey, Olympics

Two Major Setbacks For Team Finland

Casey Gagnon | February 8, 2014

Friday was not a good day for Team Finland.  Many projected the Finns as possible “spoilers” in Sochi, and although this is still possible,  it will now be far more…

Categories International Hockey, Olympics

Phoenix Coyotes: The Inconsistency Bug Bites Again

Casey Gagnon | February 7, 2014

  Notch a shutout win over the Los Angeles Kings, then lose two nights later to the Buffalo Sabres . . . Achieve a commanding victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins,…

Categories Arizona Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes: A Month of Soul Searching

Casey Gagnon | February 1, 2014

  “We haven’t been very good for a while.” “You have to be better. If you don’t understand that, you shouldn’t be part of this group.” Captain Shane Doan handed…

Categories Arizona Coyotes

Lyndsey Fry: Going For The Gold and Making History

Casey Gagnon | January 30, 2014

  Accompanied by her dad, six year old Lyndsey Fry arrived for her first open skate at an ice rink in Chandler, Arizona.  The elder Fry planned to rent his…

Categories Olympics, Women's Hockey

Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney Assesses Season Thus Far

Casey Gagnon | January 26, 2014

  Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney recently gave two insightful interviews to discuss the state of the team at the NHL season’s halfway point.  First, he sat down with…

Categories Arizona Coyotes

Phoenix Coyotes Goaltender Mike Smith Continues Stellar Play

Casey Gagnon | December 31, 2013

Mike Smith is always eager to rise to the occasion while minding the net for the Phoenix Coyotes.  The eight year NHL veteran remains perhaps the league’s most underrated goaltender,…

Categories Arizona Coyotes, NHL Goaltending

Team USA Goaltender Jon Gillies Already Shining at World Juniors

Casey Gagnon | December 27, 2013

In his first ever start in net at the IIHF World Junior Championships, Jon Gillies made 23 saves, and Team USA defeated the Czech Republic 5-1 as the tournament’s preliminary…

Categories NHL Prospects, World Junior Hockey Championship
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