The final Coyotes prospect report of the season will be a condensed one. Only four prospects are still active in their respective leagues’ postseasons, we just wrote about one of those guys, and I didn’t want to bug coaches or players during their postseason runs. That approach afforded me the opportunity to talk to a member of the Coyotes development…
The Coyotes have only tasted the postseason once in the past 10 seasons, but plenty of ex-Coyotes have tasted the playoffs, or experienced playoff success. With the Stanley Cup playoffs in full bloom, it’s time for our annual check-in on ex-Coyotes in the postseason. For purposes of this story, if a player is on a team’s playoff roster but hasn’t…
The Coyotes monthly mailbag has built a reputation for offbeat ledes. This month, I asked you to mimic my weird ways by requiring one of your maximum-of-two questions be something non-hockey related. Props to you. You were creative. We’ll get to those in a minute, but first I want to talk to you about the world helium shortage. I promise…
Sam Lipkin and the Quinnipiac men’s hockey team have been enjoying their version of a day with the Cup. While it may not approach Alex Ovechkin levels, the Bobcats took the NCAA championship trophy on a golf outing where players were using it as a tee marker. It went to the local fire department in Hamden, Connecticut. It has even…
Christian Fischer has been at ease all week. The Coyotes forward has been golfing excessively with his teammates, almost all of whom are still in town. There have been barbecues at teammates’ houses, there was a bull riding outing at The Buffalo Chip Saloon in Cave Creek, there was an outing with the trainers, and there have been nights out…
A Stanley Cup playoffs song. It’s the most wonderful time of the year There’ll be much goal-horn blowing Red lights will be glowing The playoffs are here It’s the most wonderful time of the year I like the MLB playoffs and the later rounds of the NBA playoffs. I really like the NFL playoffs, but I love the Stanley Cup…...
Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram played his final game of the season on March 26, stopping 29 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss at Colorado. That capped a run of 17 games in the new year in which he stopped 591 of 641 shots on goal for a .922 save percentage. The league average this season was .904. After adjusting to…
When the 2022-23 season began, NHL analysts were not kind to the Coyotes. Most expected them to finish at the bottom of the standings. Some even termed this the worst roster ever assembled in the salary-cap era. It didn’t pan out that way. Until the Coyotes lost 11 of their final 12 games (1-7-4) to close the season, Arizona was…
Back in November, PHNX Sports introduced you to Heidi’s Village, a full service animal shelter that offers a safe harbor to dogs and cats from rescue groups all over Arizona. Periodically, we will be highlighting some of the animals that need good homes. The final three dogs were are featuring in this round of profiles are Georgia, Eva and Zazu.…
When 26-year-old Lars Hepso stepped on the ice for his first practice as the Coyotes’ new skating coach in 2018, he was greeted by a veteran staff of strong personalities that included Rick Tocchet and John MacLean. MacLean indoctrinated Hepso in a manner that only Mac can master. “I was told, ‘You have five minutes. You have this small space.…...
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