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Phoenix Coyotes Continue to Get Hurt By Penalties

Posted: 17th November 2009 by Derek Pivko in NHL
Perhaps the Phoenix Coyotes should change their name to the Phoenix Penalties? The Phoenix Coyotes failed last night's ôHockey 101ö broadcasting last night. IÆm not sure which was worse: listening to last nights broadcast or watching the Coyotes continue to give up pointless penalties. If we have learned anything about the Coyotes this season, it is that they are a young team playing in an adult league. The Coyotes continue to shoot ...

Paul Bissonnette: The Next Tie Domi?

Posted: 14th November 2009 by Derek Pivko in NHL
Every team in the NHL has an enforcer. However, The Phoenix Coyotes skated into training camp without their ôenforcerö on the team.áThey would find their problem solver three days before the start of the 2009-2010 season. Paul Bissonnette, 24, was claimed on waivers by the Coyotes back on Oct. 1 after failing to make the Pittsburgh Penguins roster. Bissonnette started his career as a defenseman but has since translated into a unique ...

Phoenix Coyotes Struggling in November

Posted: 9th November 2009 by Derek Pivko in NHL
October skies appear to have cooled off the city of Phoenix as the month of November has frozen the Coyotes' hot streak. After finishing the month of October with a record of 9-4, the Coyotes have gone 1-3 in the month of November. Granted, weÆve just concluded the first week in November, but is it time to address the howling cries of the Phoenix Coyotes? The Coyotes have become the latest victim ...

All Ready for Al Montoya?

Posted: 4th November 2009 by Derek Pivko in NHL
With the sudden emergence of Ilya BryzgalovÆs early breakout season, the Phoenix Coyotes do not worry about a backup goaltender. Or do they? This story sounds a little familiar to Al Montoya. After a strong college career at the University of Michigan, Montoya went on to play for Team USA in the 2004 World Junior Championships. Team USA went on to win the gold medal and scouts couldnÆt get enough of ...

The Phoenix Coyotes Fight Up a Storm in the Desert

Posted: 2nd November 2009 by Derek Pivko in NHL
Despite a seasonal low-attendance on Halloween night, all 6,495 fans were in for a real treat after the Coyotes clashed with the Anaheim Ducks. And clashed they did! The Coyotes showed a side that they never showed this season (besides Paul Bissonnette) as the Coyotes staked up on penalty minutes and the gloves dropped rapidly. Coyotes' captain Shane Doan stopped being a gentlemen player after Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski nailed him with ...

Phoenix Coyotes Heating Up the Desert

Posted: 18th October 2009 by Derek Pivko in NHL
á After months in exile, speculation began to unravel about the existence of the Phoenix Coyotes. Would the Coyotes pack up and move before the sun would rise in Glendale? The bankrupt Coyotes have become the talk of the NHL as the first place Coyotes (5-2) continue to howl over the competition in heroic fashion. There is no silence surrounding the Coyotes. Everyone knows that the Coyotes were a decision away from moving ...

Coyote Wild In Phoenix: A Phoenix Coyote Preview

Posted: 7th October 2009 by Derek Pivko in NHL
Jim Balsillieùtake a look at what you will never have. The Phoenix Coyotes are back on the ice where they belong after Balsillie almost melted the hearts of Phoenix Coyotes fan and the organization after trying to purchase the team and move them to Southern Ontario, Canada. On May 5, 2009, Balsillie opened his checkbook and offered $212.5 million to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes and relocate them to Southern Ontario. Despite being ...