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 […]
The road to the Stanley Cup just got even tougher for the Phoenix Coyotes with a 2-1 loss against the Los Angeles Kings, putting the team down 3-0 in the series. “None of us planned on being in it [down 3-0],” said captain Shane Doan. “I don’t think it’s disbelief, but I think it’s disappointed.” […]
Down 2-0, there’s no doubt that the Phoenix Coyotes have a hill to climb if they are going to make a comeback against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Final. Coach Dave Tippett admits they were outplayed in Game 2, and calls it one of the most lopsided performances he has seen. “We’ve […]
And the road to a comeback just got a little more difficult for the Phoenix Coyotes. Center Martin Hanzal was suspended for one game by NHL discipline chief Brendan Shanahan. The punishment will take Hanzal off the ice for Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Kings Thursday night in L.A. […]
The Phoenix Coyotes are down 2-0 and have been woefully out-played in the Western Conference Finals by the Los Angeles Kings. They’re heading to Los Angeles for games three and four. Let’s face it, this is a hockey team in need of some good news, and on Wednesday, the Coyotes got some concerning their captain […]
Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal’s status for the remainder of the Western Conference Finals is up in the air. Hanzal received a five-minute boarding major and a game misconduct for his less-than-clean hit on Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown during the third period of the Kings’ 4-0 Game 2 win Tuesday night. A hearing will […]
The old joke nearly rang true Tuesday night in Glendale. I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out! It’s only “nearly” because, honestly, this wasn’t much of a hockey game, though there were plenty of fights — or, at the very least, non-hockey moments. Facing what had been deemed a “must-win” game […]
According to a report, Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres will have his chance to meet with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to appeal the length of his 25-game suspension. The meeting is scheduled to take place in New York City Thursday morning. Torres was slapped with the longest punishment in the NHL since 2007 for his […]
It seems that in the time between Sunday’s loss and Tuesday morning’s skate, the Phoenix Coyotes came up with a solution and a game plan for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the L.A. Kings. Keep the puck. “They had the puck a lot,” defensemen Derek Morris said Tuesday morning. “We gotta find […]
For the first time this postseason, the Phoenix Coyotes are facing a “must-win” scenario. Because, while a loss Tuesday in Glendale would not mean their postseason run is over, it would be really tough to come back in the series, especially with the next two games being played in Los Angeles. “It’s a huge game, […]
It’s been a consistent theme of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Phoenix Coyotes: they get out-shot on a regular basis. Look at the facts… • The Coyotes have been out-shot 451-326 in 12 playoff games. • Phoenix has been out-shot in ten of those games. • That’s an average of 10.4 per contest. […]
Dear Hockey Fans of Winnipeg, Maybe you failed to notice it through your blinding hatred of Gary Bettman and all things Phoenix, but you have a NHL franchise. Yeah, I’m serious. The Atlanta Thrashers, mired by poor management, closed up shop in Georgia and moved north of the border to call Manitoba home. They just […]
There’s a scene in D2: The Mighty Ducks — hell, really any hockey movie – where the team gets run ragged in practice following a poor game, where players are forced to skate until they can’t skate anymore. Coyotes, welcome to your Monday following a Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in the […]
Well, that sucked. In case you missed it, the Los Angeles Kings rolled over the Phoenix Coyotes in the opening game of the Western Conference Finals, winning by a score that felt much further spread than the final 4-2 scoreline. The Kings came out and dominated the first period, outshooting the Coyotes 17-4. They played […]
Jeremy Roenick, former Phoenix Coyote and current analyst for the NBC network joined Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Show Friday to talk about the team’s success so far in the post season. “They’ve done so much to bring awareness into the Valley, into the game and into their team,” said Roenick. “Their PR staff […]
“It’s good to have the rest,” defenseman Keith Yandle said. “Obviously it’s playoff time, you need the rest, you need to heal the bumps and bruises.” By the time the puck drops on the Western Conference Final series between the Coyotes and Kings, five full days will have passes since the last time Phoenix took […]
We finally know the dates of the Western Conference Final between the Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes. This series, in my opinion, is going to be one of the craziest we’ve seen in the playoffs so far. The Kings, once earlier this season a laughing stock of offensive ineptitude, are now firing on all […]
As the saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt. If it holds true, the Western Conference Final series between the Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings will be one that is not short on, shall we say, physicality? “Obviously, this is playoff hockey, so we know what to expect,” forward Boyd Gordon said. “I think it’s going […]
The Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings finally know when their Western Conference Finals series will begin. The NHL announced Thursday that Game 1 will start at 5:00 p.m. Arizona time, with the puck dropping on Game 2 Tuesday at 6 p.m. Dates and times for games three and four, which will take place in […]