PHOENIX (AP) _ Voters in Glendale can go ahead with a referendum on a lease agreement between the city and the prospective owner of the Phoenix Coyotes after a judge invalidated one section of the ordinance. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dean Fink on Tuesday asked attorneys for the city and conservative watchdog group Goldwater […]
Would you rather be shot or stabbed? Run over by a truck or choke on a breadstick? Drown or be eaten by a Tyrannasaurus Rex? OK, maybe the last one is pretty obvious (T-Rex, duh), but the gist is this: Bad options are bad options, and what the city of Glendale is facing right now, […]
The city of Glendale has voted 4-2 in favor of an arena management fee agreement that will most likely keep the Phoenix Coyotes in the Valley for the next 20 years. The measure, passed on Friday, was highly contested by both residents of Glendale and the Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank. Goldwater had attempted […]
The city of Glendale may be working towards an agreement to keep the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale, but the city may be working without all the facts, the Goldwater Institute said. “They just voted on a contract they don’t have the financial justification to explain,” said Starlee Rhoades, Executive Vice President at the Goldwater Institute […]
Former Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes is keeping an eye on his former team’s efforts to stay in the Valley. The Glendale City Council is looking to vote on a proposal that would bring the franchise one step closer to being bought by former San Jose Sharks owner Greg Jamison, which sounds all well and […]
A Superior Court Judge has denied Goldwater Institute’s temporary restraining order against Glendale City Council’s decision on arena deal. Judge Katherine Cooper ruled that the Maricopa County Superior Court does not have the authority to block the Council from voting on the $325 million deal, expected to pass by a 4-3 vote. But Goldwater’s not […]
The Glendale City Council may not get to vote on a proposed arena agreement between the city, the NHL and prospective buyer Greg Jamison on Friday. The conservative think tank announced Thursday in a statement that it will seek a temporary restraining order on the vote. Tomorrow morning the City of Glendale plans to consider […]
Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith has been nominated by the NHL for their Save of the Year award. You can view Smith’s nominated save below, and you can
Sigh… Here we go again for Round 2 between the Goldwater Institute and the city of Glendale. The conservative think tank is again turning to the courts to stifle the deal, this time literally hours before a vote was expected. GWI said, and possibly rightfully so, that the city did not post the deal for […]
A study conducted by a Valley economist said that the city of Glendale will be better off financially by keeping the Phoenix Coyotes rather than losing the team. According to the study, the cost of operating a Coyotes- less Jobing.com Arena would total $315.3 million over 20 years, the length of the proposed team purchase […]
PHOENIX — The Glendale City Council is on the verge of approving a taxpayer-funded plan to keep the NHL Phoenix Coyotes in the Valley. And that is going to spell bad news for the West Valley city, according to Councilman Phillip Lieberman. The council will vote on the plan Friday morning. It calls for the […]
Somewhere, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is green with envy. It became known during the 2011 NFL season that since he was a kid, Lynch would get rewarded with a handful of Skittles from his mother any time he scored a touchdown — a tradition that continues during his pro playing days. Nike even […]
Coyotes captain Shane Doan’s leadership qualities may earn him a reward. It was announced Tuesday that Doan is a finalist for the 2011-12 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, which recognizes an individual who is a superior leader in hockey and as a contributing member of society, according to a release. The other two finalists for […]
Needless to say, the Phoenix Coyotes were a frustrated hockey team just over a week ago. They had been outplayed, eliminated from the Western Conference Finals by the Los Angeles Kings in five games. And they felt that they were the victims of some shoddy officiating for much of the Los Angeles series. After several […]
The Phoenix Coyotes would like to sign goalie Mike Smith to a contract extension, and with good reason. Smith, who signed a two-year deal prior to the 2011-12 season, was nothing short of a revelation for a team seeking a replacement for the departed Ilya Bryzgalov. Because Smith was not simply a replacement; he was […]
There’s no denying that the Phoenix Coyotes were beaten soundly in the Western Conference Finals by the Los Angeles Kings. There’s also no denying that following Tuesday night’s Game 5 overtime loss which ended their season, the Coyotes, to a man, were steamed about what they perceived to be horrible officiating. Dustin Brown’s knee-on-knee hit […]
The excitement that built up in the Valley over the Phoenix Coyotes’ march to the Western Conference Finals has now come to a halt. Of course, the ‘Yotes were eliminated by the Los Angeles Kings in five games, ending the best single season in team history. And now, for the fourth straight offseason, the Coyotes […]
It’s over. The Phoenix Coyotes’ NHL season and incredible playoff run came to a devastating end on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Kings netted an overtime winner to book their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 1993. And I couldn’t be more proud of the Coyotes. Here’s a short list of accomplishments from […]
The best season in Phoenix Coyotes history has come to an end, and now the focus for general manager Don Maloney turns to the future. Still operating under the parameters of league ownership, Maloney faces an offseason where several of his key players are unrestricted free agents. That list includes captain Shane Doan, the longest-tenured […]
Moments before Dustin Penner beat Mike Smith for the series-clinching goal that sent the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Phoenix Coyotes were disconcerted. First, they were unraveled by an injury to Michal Rozsival that sent the Coyotes defenseman straight to the dressing room late in the overtime period. Secondly, they were […]
Shane Doan sat at his locker in the Coyotes dressing room, quiet and alone in his thoughts. His team, hoping to become just the fourth team in NHL history to rally from an 0-3 deficit and win a postseason series, lost to the Kings 4-3 in overtime. The most magical season in franchise history came […]
Shane Doan was not happy following his team’s 4-3 loss to the Kings, one that eliminated the Coyotes from the postseason. Sure, watching the Kings advance to the Stanley Cup Final would be upsetting enough — especially when it happens on your home ice — but that’s not what had the captain’s attention after the […]
The Phoenix Coyotes, on the day of Game 5, are in the same place they were when Game 4 ended. Win, and they stay alive. Lose, and a magical season comes to an end. Got the Kings right where they want ’em, right? Not exactly. “Our backs are against the wall,” Coyotes coach Dave Tippett […]
I played for an atrociously bad high school soccer team when I was younger, and I know what it feels like to be dominated in every facet of a series against a team. But I also know what it feels like to take one from a team, to steal that sweep away. They can talk […]
Shane Doan has a message for anyone who has already given up on the Coyotes. “We’re not dead yet,” he told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf. “I feel like the guy from Monty Python’s, we’re not dead yet. We’re going to hang in there.” The universally-laughed at scene Doan is referencing is from Monty […]
The Phoenix Coyotes are trying to break into a very exclusive group. Dave Tippett’s team is attempting to become only the fourth team ever to climb out of a 3-0 deficit to win a Stanley Cup Playoff series, joining the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1975 New York Islanders and 2010 Philadelphia Flyers. The ‘Yotes took […]
I thought the Coyotes were done. Following Thursday’s 2-1 loss I texted a friend, who happens to be a Kings fan, and told him I’d be shocked if we get a Game 5. His response: “So would the Coyotes.” I did not think the Coyotes had it in them to beat the Kings, as it […]
Analysts across the NHL have been giving Jonathan Quick all of the credit in the Phoenix Coyotes series against the Los Angeles Kings, in which the Coyotes trail 3-0. Coyotes coach Dave Tippett, however, believes they haven’t done a great deal to challenge Quick. “I don’t think we’ve tested Quick enough yet,” Tippett said. “They’ve […]
Phoenix teams and their fans are no strangers to poor officiating. Many a time has a game, series or season turned on some questionable calls, which consistently seem to go against Arizona’s teams. Are we complaining too much when, in reality, our teams are just not better? Perhaps. But that doesn’t change the frustration of […]
“Ultimately, you know, they’re a pretty good team. They’re getting some breaks on some calls I think that eventually wore us down.” And with that quote from Coyotes coach Dave Tippett, you can officially put the 2011-12 season to bed for the Desert Dogs. Their magical postseason run, one that seemed like it could be […]
