Coyotes Ugly

The Phoenix Coyotes are the Gilbert Gottfried of Arizona sports: You know who they are, but you forget they exist until they show up in something you’re watching. The team could be decent this year, but its Gottfried-like status has done it no favors. The team recently (and infamously) filed...

By Ed Kummerer

September 10, 2009

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The Phoenix Coyotes are the Gilbert Gottfried of Arizona sports: You know who they are, but you forget they exist until they show up in something you’re watching. The team could be decent this year, but its Gottfried-like status has done it no favors. The team recently (and infamously) filed for bankruptcy, and there’s a realistic chance the franchise will be sold and moved to Canada after this season.

If you don’t want to miss what may be one of your last chances to see pro hockey in the desert, check out the Coyotes’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Kings at Jobing.com Arena.

Tue., Sept. 15, 7 p.m., 2009

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