Louis Pannone
A Phoenix resident since his early childhood, Louis has been following hockey since 2010 and has covered the Arizona Coyotes since 2015. For any questions or concerns, contact the writer by email at pannlouisiii@aol.com or on Twitter @LouisPannone.
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Most Memorable NHL-Era Olympic Hockey Moments
August 15th, 2017 As the 2017-18 NHL season draws closer, any hope that NHL players will participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, grows dimmer and dimmer. After announcing months ago that there would not be an Olympic break in the 2017-18 schedule, the league announced last week that all players with NHL contracts,...
MacLean, Allen Bring Wealth of Experience to Coyotes
August 8th, 2017 After he was introduced as the new head coach of the Arizona Coyotes on July 11, Rick Tocchet was immediately tasked with filling two vacancies on his coaching staff. Jim Playfair and Newell Brown, both of whom had served as assistants to Dave Tippett for multiple seasons, were relieved of their duties prior to Tocchet's arrival in...
Coyotes Must Break Old Habits Under Tocchet
July 27th, 2017 It's been two weeks since the Arizona Coyotes introduced Rick Tocchet as their new head coach on July 11, and it's clear that he's already hard at work with his preparations for the 2017-18 NHL campaign, as it was announced Wednesday that he had selected John MacLean and Scott Allen to be his assistants behind Arizona's bench for the...
Coyotes Top 4 Prospects 2017
July 12th, 2017 For the last few seasons, the Arizona Coyotes have been touted as having one of the deepest and most talented prospect pools in the NHL. Indeed, years of solid scouting and drafting by former general manager Don Maloney and current GM John Chayka have allowed the team to build up an impressive group of young talent that most NHL GMs...
Doan Decision Should Have Been Handled Better
June 20th, 2017 For the last few seasons, it was generally believed that the face of the Arizona Coyotes, captain Shane Doan, had a place on the team for as long as he wanted to continue playing hockey. Not many players in sports typically receive this courtesy, but for Doan, who showed extreme loyalty to the Coyotes throughout his career, it seems...
Coyotes & Chayka Busy Before Expansion Draft
June 18th, 2017 The final weekend before the NHL's Expansion Draft has long been touted as having the potential to be an extremely busy weekend around the league. Teams with too many assets to protect were expected to make deals to avoid losing players for nothing, while other teams were expected to attempt to upgrade their rosters before the Vegas...
