Professional Hockey

Some Other Guy Tried to Buy the Phoenix Coyotes and Already Failed

At least this Darin Pastor guy didn't get anybody's hopes up.Pastor, the latest person to announce that he's buying the orphaned Phoenix Coyotes, is the latest person to fail at buying the Phoenix Coyotes, just like every other potential buyer over the last 3 1/2 years.See also:-Phoenix Coyotes Rema ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Don't Finish Last in the NHL in Attendance (but Do Finish Second-to-Last)

The average attendance at Phoenix Coyotes games was higher this year than it has been since the 2008-2009 season.Unfortunately for the Coyotes, that doesn't mean much -- Long Island is the only place in North America with an NHL team where fans show up in smaller numbers.See also:-Phoenix Coyotes Al ... More >>

Swag It Out

Bite Fight

Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker Can't Find Phoenix on a Map in Hilarious Weather Report

If ABC 15 is doing something right these days, it's having local athletes do the weather report.First, it was Charles Barkley -- who asked, "When the rain gon' stop?" -- but now it's Phoenix Coyotes forward Mikkel Boedker, who provided perhaps the best weather report in Phoenix history, starting off ... More >>

Rabid Revenge

Wild Side

Pucked in the Desert

The Beginning of the End

Phoenix Coyotes Remain Orphaned After Greg Jamison Misses Deadline to Buy Team

Stop us if you've heard this one before -- a deal to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes didn't work out.Prospective owner Greg Jamison had a deadline of yesterday to buy the team and finalize an arena lease agreement with the City of Glendale, and it didn't happen.

Phoenix Coyotes Already Last in the NHL in Attendance

After just four games in this season, the average attendance for Phoenix Coyotes home games has already reached last in the National Hockey League.That's the same Phoenix Coyotes team that lost in the Western Conference Final last year to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Los Angeles Kings.See ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes (and Rest of NHL) Now Have a Season; Coyotes' First Home Game on Sunday

From the "better late than never" department, the National Hockey League is a functioning thing again, and a 48-game schedule has been created for each team this season.The season was supposed to start a few months ago, but the whole lockout debacle messed that up completely, so the Phoenix Coyotes' ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Now Short 33 Games -- NHL Cancels Games Through December 30

Here's the state of pro sports in the Valley: baseball's in the middle of the off-season, the Phoenix Suns have already found the basement of their division, the Arizona Cardinals totally suck, and the Phoenix Coyotes don't even get to play.We can further explain that last part: the NHL announced to ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Likely to Be "Arizona Coyotes" at Some Point, When NHL Actually Exists

As has been the word about the Phoenix Coyotes for some time, it's pretty likely that the team will be called the "Arizona Coyotes," since, you know, it's been almost a decade since the Coyotes played in Phoenix.The change in the name was in the early drafts of the arena lease between Glendale and h ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Now Short 20 Games After NHL Cancels Games Through November

The NHL season's still fading away, as the league announced today that the games have been canceled through November 30.For the Phoenix Coyotes, that's 20 games -- half of them home games -- that have been lost this season because the NHL Players' Association and the NHL can't reach a collective-bar ... More >>

NHL Now Canceling Regular-Season Games -- Phoenix Coyotes Lose Four

After canceling part of the pre-season, then the entire pre-season, the NHL has announced that it's starting to cancel some regular-season games.The NHL released a super-short statement saying regular-season games would be canceled through October 24, which includes 82 games league-wide, four of tho ... More >>

Shane Doan Re-Signs With Phoenix Coyotes (Eat Crow, Dan Bickley)

The Phoenix Coyotes announced today that captain Shane Doan signed a four-year deal with the team.Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney says in a statement that the priority was to keep Doan -- the last original Coyote on the team -- in Phoenix until his retirement.

L.A. Love: Four Songs for Coyotes Fans After Being Eliminated by the Kings

See also: We Hate Los Angeles A couple of weeks ago we showed Valley hockey fans some support with a "We Hate Los Angeles" themed blog post as the Coyotes prepared to face off against the L.A. Kings for the NHL Western Conference championship. It was a chance to not only beat up on big brother, th ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes' Season Comes to an End After Overtime Loss to Los Angeles Kings

The Phoenix Coyotes' season came to an end last night, in the form of a 4-3 overtime loss at home to the Los Angeles Kings in game five of the Western Conference finals.It was really only a slightly disappointing end to what was the greatest Coyotes season in franchise history.The Coyotes got on the ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes One Loss From Elimination After Losing Game Three to Los Angeles Kings

The Phoenix Coyotes' incredible run this year is one loss away from being over.The Coyotes lost 2-1 to the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center last night, in what was probably the closest shot for the Coyotes to win a game over this three-game stretch in the Western Conference finals.The Coyotes ... More >>

Miracle on Ice: Can the Coyotes Go All the Way?

Can the Phoenix Coyotes Come Back From 0-2 Deficit to Beat the Los Angeles Kings?

After an awful loss in Glendale on Tuesday, the Phoenix Coyotes dropped to 0-2 against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference finals.The Coyotes haven't played well -- at all -- in the first two games, and despite three Coyotes players being booted from the last game for playing a little ro ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Wrecked by Los Angeles Kings, Go Down 0-2 in Western Conference Finals

The Phoenix Coyotes were absolutely demolished by the Los Angeles Kings last night, losing 4-0 for their second defeat in two games in the Western Conference finals.Three of the best Coyotes players were booted from the game, while Kings center Jeff Carter dropped a hat trick on Coyotes goalie Mike ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Lose to Los Angeles Kings in Western Conference Finals Opener

Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith made somewhat of a prophetic comment the other day, but his prediction -- like last night's game in Glendale -- didn't turn out in the Coyotes' favor."The first five, 10 minutes is obviously going to be a huge part of momentum swings in the series," Smith told r ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Advance to Western Conference Finals With 2-1 Win Over Nashville Predators

It's been almost two years since Valley sports fans got the opportunity to use their favorite playoff-time refrain: Beat L.A.It's not the Phoenix Suns this time, though. It's the Phoenix Coyotes who are slated for a series against the Los Angeles Kings.The Coyotes defeated the Nashville Predators 2- ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes One Win Away From Conference Finals After Blanking Nashville Predators

The Phoenix Coyotes are now one win away from the Western Conference finals after a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators in Tennessee on Friday.Coyotes captain Shane Doan scored the game's lone goal in the first period, and goalie Mike Smith was phenomenal yet again.Smith doesn't quite get all t ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Shut Out by Nashville Predators; Still Lead Playoff Series 2-1

The Phoenix Coyotes were shut out in Tennessee last night by the Nashville Predators, but still maintain a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference semifinals.For most of the game, it wasn't Predators goalie Pekka Rinne keeping the Coyotes scoreless, it was the offensive play of the Coyotes.Phoenix ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Put in Five Goals Against Nashville Predators, Advance to 2-0 in Western Conference Semifinals

At this point, the Phoenix Coyotes' playoff run doesn't appear to be a fluke.The Coyotes, fresh off their first playoff-series win since moving to Phoenix, are now up 2-0 in the team's second-round series against the Nashville Predators after a 5-3 win last night in Glendale.In the team's first seve ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Shock Hockey World, Others, Reach Second-Round Of Stanley Cup Playoffs

We watched the first period of last night's playoff hockey game in Chicago between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Blackhawks, and things didn't look good for our local team.Chicago, which was fighting for its hockey life down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, came out smoking after its stunning overtime ... More >>

Phoenix's Worst Pro Sports Day Ever Saturday? D-Backs, Suns and Coyotes All Lose Within Hours Of Each Other

Saturday was a coulda woulda shoulda day of major proportions in the cities of Phoenix and Glendale. It could have been a very cool day. Instead, it was a disaster.Three of our Valley's four major sports franchises were in action, with two of the teams--the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Coyotes- ... More >>

Will the Phoenix Coyotes Get Their First Playoff Series Victory?

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime last night, marking the team's third win in the opening round, all of them coming in overtime.For the second time this series, Mikkel Boedker scored the game-winner for the Coyotes.Now, the Coyotes are one win away from winning the first pl ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres Sends Chicago Blackhawks Player to Hospital; Chi-Town Fans Threaten to Kill Color Commentator

Before the Phoenix Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker scored an overtime goal last night to give the team a 2-1 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round of the NHL playoffs, the Coyotes gave Chicago something else to complain about.The Coyotes' Raffi Torres delivered a hit to the Blackhawks ... More >>

Are You Aware That the Phoenix Coyotes Won a Playoff Game Last Night?

Any of the following facts may be surprising to people around the Valley: Phoenix still has a hockey team, that hockey team made the playoffs by winning its division, and that team won its first playoff game of the year last night.The team, for those unaware, is called the Phoenix Coyotes, and that ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Win Game, Road Series Over San Diego

Two sweet moments last night for Phoenix professional sports fans, both within a few minutes of each other:First, the Phoenix Coyotes nipped the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in overtime out at the Jobing.com Arena, taking a 1-0 lead in the first round of the interminable Stanley Cup playoffs.It was an alm ... More >>

Icing on the Make

Phoenix Coyotes Are The Best Sports Show In Town These Days

We used to love to check out the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team when they skated around the arena in downtown Phoenix. The crowds were enthusiastic, even if the team itself never could get past the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.​Then they moved out to the hinterlands of Glendale, had all ma ... More >>

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Don't Call It a Comeback

Blue Christmas

Dog Pounding

How the NHL's Conference Realignment Will Impact the Average Arizonan: it Won't

​The National Hockey League announced yesterday its plan to divide the league into four conferences rather than six divisions, as the league is currently arranged.Under the new organization, the Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin inside each conference, with the top four teams squaring off in divisio ... More >>

Hockey Pokey

Phoenix Coyotes Offering Allergy-Friendly Suite Rentals

Hockey Plumber ​Holy peanut ban! Looks like I unintentionally made myself the Main Street on a hater parade when I put up a post this week about Trick-or-Trunk, a Halloween event I said was kinda lame for kids with and without food allergies. And while I maintain a parking lot and decoratin ... More >>

Full Strength

Dropkick Murphys at Marquee Theatre, 7/3/11

Chants of "Let's go Murphys" rang through the half-filled Marquee Theatre about 45 minutes before the opening band even took the stage. The mantra only grew louder throughout the night as the crowd grew to capacity and eventually beckoned the Dropkick Murphys out on stage for an en ... More >>

Phoenix Coyotes Not Moving to Canada, According to Winnipeg Mayor Who's Probably Wrong

​Good news, Phoenix Coyotes fans: the team's not moving to Canada and will remain in the desert -- according to the mayor of Winnipeg, anyway.The bad news: he's probably wrong.Today, as Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs rejected a plan that would have partnered the city with the Tohono O'odham Indians ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should the Phoenix Coyotes Really Be Thanking the "Fans"?

The Phoenix Coyotes: Bon voyage?​The Phoenix Coyotes season is over following a 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings in game four of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last night. It very well could be the last hockey game played in Glendale as the team could potentially be whisked away to W ... More >>

Glendale Officials to Meet With Goldwater Institute Representatives in Hope of Avoiding Lawsuit Over Hockey-Team Subsidy

  ​Goldwater Institute representatives are scheduled to meet with Glendale city leaders today at 3 p.m. to hear arguments on why they shouldn't sue the city over a planned $100 million subsidy for the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team. The right-leaning institute says it will release partial ... More >>

Morning Poll: Can Phoenix Coyotes Come Back From Two-Game Playoff Deficit Against Detroit Red Wings?

The Phoenix Coyotes now trail the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 in the first round of the NHL playoffs.​The Phoenix Coyotes now trail the Detroit Red Wings two games to none in the first round of the NHL playoffs after losing 4-3 Saturday, and we want to know if the Howlers can pull off a miracle.The firs ... More >>

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