COYOTES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Pastor group delivers Coyotes-purchase bid to NHL
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly noted last week that no group enjoys exclusivity in its bid to purchase the Coyotes. Apparently, that wasnt just lip service.
Sources familiar with the situation confirmed Friday that Darin Pastors group delivered its bid to purchase the Coyotes to the NHL offices in New York, first thing Friday morning.
Among the highlights:According to sources...
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Avalanche reportedly interested in Coyotes' Tippett
Its a foregone conclusion that if the owner-less Coyotes allow coach Dave Tippett to reach the end of his contract on June 30, he will have plenty of suitors.
Well, the line is already forming. Denver Post columnist Mike Chambers called Tippett a potential home-run hirewho has already been discussed for the Colorado Avalanche post. The Avs fired Joe Sacco after a third straight season...
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Would Dave Tippett Be Interested In The Avs Coaching Position?
from Mike Chambers of All Things Avs,
Phoenix Coyotes coach Dave Tippett, whose contract with the troubled team expires June 30, is currently in Europe, serving as an assistant coach for Canada at the World Championship, and probably wondering where he will coach in the NHL next season.
The Avalanche has got to be an option, particularly when Canadian centers Matt Duchene...
The Latest On The Phoenix Coyotes
from Dan Bickley at azcentral,
Word is, the investor group has raised $240 million, which is $70 million more than the asking price. It’s willing to absorb $40 million in losses over the first four years of a 15-year deal. It will be seeking an out clause if the economics haven’t changed for the better, likely after five years.
It’s committed to re-signing Don...
Phoenix Coyotes Send Back Chris Conner, 2 Others To Minors
The Phoenix Coyotes have returned three players to the minors including Chris Conner, Alexandre Bolduc and Michael Stone.
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Phoenix Coyotes Send Three Back to Minors Including Chris Conner
Along with winger Chris Conner, the Coyotes also send Michael Stone and Alexandre Bolduc back to the minors. They are getting sent back to the Portland Pirates who happen to be down 2-0 in their playoff series versus Syracuse. These three should be able to give the Pirates a boost when they return home for game three.
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Paul Bissonnette Shows Off ‘New Jibs’ in Dentist Office (Video)
Paul Bissonnette, a.k.a, Biz Nasty, isn’t your typical hockey player. However, like pretty much everyone else in the NHL, his teeth aren’t real.
Arguably the most outgoing (at least social media-wise) player in the league, Bissonnette recently uploaded a Vine video onto his Twitter handle that showed him messing around with his “new jibs” (teeth) still in the dentist chair...
Ownership 'thing' takes center stage as Coyotes' season ends
I must admit I was green with more than a little envy.
Early in Saturday nights game in Anaheim, the Ducks game operations department lit up the scoreboard with the official announcement of their upcoming first round Stanley Cup playoff series. Their opponent: The universally hated, yet duly respected Detroit Red Wings.
There was a unique blend of wild applause and lusty booing...
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Coyotes miss playoffs for first time in 4 years
The Phoenix Coyotes spent three seasons shrugging off their uncertain future, keeping their focus on the ice as one potential owner after another popped up then disappeared.
This season, with the ownership situation headed toward resolution one way or another, the Coyotes may have been looking over their shoulder instead of at the puck.
Finally succumbing to the weight of four...
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Vrbata caps Coyotes' season with trick
Radim Vrbata had three goals, capping his hat trick with a short-handed score, and Jason LaBarbera made 22 of his 43 saves in the first period to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-3 victory over the playoff-bound Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
The Coyotes finished 21-18-9, four points out of a playoff spot after winning their first division title in franchise history and going to...
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Yandle to donate jersey to victim's family
Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle, a Boston-area native, made headlines when he took the ice for warmups Saturday in a jersey honoring Martin Richard, the 8-year-old victim of last week's marathon bombings.
The jersey, a standard Coyotes road sweater, featured "Martin Richard" on the nameplate in place of "Yandle" as well as No. 8 instead of Yandle's usual...
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Keith Yandle wears ‘Martin Richard’ jersey during warmups (Pictures)
Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle has felt the impact of the Boston Marathon bombings a bit more than many players across the NHL. Yandle is a Massachusetts native who grew up near Boston. Last week, he wrote the words “pray for Boston” across his skates to pay tribute to those affected by the tragedy. He put an even more personal touch on it Saturday night. Martin Richard...
Yandle dons jersey honoring bombing victim
The bombings at the Boston Marathon hit especially close to home for Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle, who grew up just outside the city and both attended and worked at the event as a teenager. Earlier this week, he took to the ice with "Pray for Boston" written on his skate.
That wasn't enough for him. Yandle said he was hit particularly hard by the death of 8-year...
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Yandle pays tribute to young Marathon victim
Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle has been wearing a tribute on his skates ever since the Boston Marathon bombings, but on Saturday night before their game against the Chicago Blackhawks, he chose to step it up. In honor of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old that passed away from the bombings, Yandle decided to wear a special jersey for warmups in his honor. Yandle is normally...
Mikkel Boedker of the Phoenix Coyotes delivers a memorable weather report
When an athlete gives a weather report on a local news station, it's usually a recipe for comedy gold. Phoenix Coyotes forward Mikkel Boedker's report for ABC 15 of Phoenix is just one of the most recent and most comical examples which proves that athletes stumbling through the weather is a sight worth beholding. Give Boedker credit. He actually handles himself pretty...
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