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…
The Sun Devils hockey season didn’t go as planned. Despite the opening of Mullett Arena and a program-record 24 home games, ASU finished 18-21 and missed the NCAA Tournament field for a third straight season (not counting 2019-20 when the Devils would have made it had their season not been canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak). Of the Devils’ eight…
Sun Devils men’s hockey coach Greg Powers is a victim of his own expectations. When ASU entered the 2022–23 season, it boasted a strong core of returning players including captain and Coyotes‘ second-round draft pick Josh Doan, and Philadelphia Flyers draft pick Ty Murchison. Powers also landed an impressive list of transfers that included forwards Robert Mastrosimone, Lukas Sillinger, Ty…
Arizona State hockey coach Greg Powers walked into the community ice arena adjacent to Mullett Arena last Friday and thought he was experiencing a senior moment. There was Michigan Tech coach Joe Shawhan preparing his team to skate. “I was honestly confused,” Powers said, laughing. “I was like, ‘Wait a minute, I thought we played BC tonight.'” If you’re wondering…
As the year 2022 takes its final lap, it feels like a good time to celebrate Arizona hockey. The Coyotes just completed a season series sweep of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Valley product Auston Matthews, giving them four straight wins over the Leafs. https://youtu.be/siCHqm1PqdU The Arizona State men’s team was getting ready to open a stretch of 10 straight…
As colleague Steve Peters has noted, the November edition of the PHNX Coyotes prospect report felt like the Euro edition — and a mouthful for readers, who had to memorize the pronunciations of EHC Red Bull München defenseman Maksymilian Szuber, IK Oskarshamn defenseman Emil Martinsen Lilleberg and Madison Capitols forward Miko Matikka. It’s the holiday season so I kept it…...
When the Sun Devils reached the midpoint of their season last weekend in New Hampshire, a casual glance showed a 9-10 team that was 2-8 on the road (1-0 in neutral-site games) and now sits No. 27 in the PairWise Rankings. The NCAA Tournament field of 16 felt far away. A closer inspection reveals just how close ASU is to…
The players’ reactions from the first four NHL games at Mullett Arena sounded like testimonials for the work of the league’s and venue’s ice crews. Winnipeg Jets center Pierre-Luc Dubois told ESPN’s Leah Hextall that Mullett Arena’s ice just might be the best in the NHL, and teammate Cole Perfetti said “the ice was great; it was unbelievable.” Florida Panthers…
Rick Zombo and his Lindenwood University hockey staff have been leaning on Greg Powers for advice over the past couple of seasons. The Lions, who joined the NCAA Division I ranks this season, are walking the same path that the Sun Devils walked eight seasons ago when ASU made the leap from club team to Division I. Zombo has something…...
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