Phoenix Coyotes Rumors & News

Arizona Republic "It’s not often kindness would be considered a negative quality. Except maybe when it comes to Coyotes winger Mikkel Boedker’s approach on the ice. “I think part of Mikkel’s problem is he’s too nice of a person,” General Manager Don Maloney said. After an impressive start to the season,..." May 19

Fox Sports Arizona "If you watched Mike Smith’s performance at the IIHF World Championships with mixed emotions, your reaction, as a Coyotes fan, was understandable. On the one hand, it was encouraging to see Smith regain the level of play that made him one of the NHL’s best players down the stretch of the..." May 18

Fox Sports Arizona "The latest turn in the Coyotes’ ownership saga came swiftly but not unexpectedly. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed Monday that the league had rejected a purchase bid submitted by Darin Pastor on Friday. “The terms of his proposal were inconsistent with what we had previously..." May 13

Toronto Sun "The Phoenix Coyotes may soon have a new owner that will keep the team in Glendale for the foreseeable future. California investment executive Darin Pastor, who has a family history of hockey team ownership, submitted a bid to the NHL Friday to buy the Coyotes and keep them in Glendale,..." May 12

Arizona Republic "Forget about the Whiteout and the overtime thrillers and the transformation of men with beards into gleeful little boys. Yes, the Stanley Cup playoffs are a celebration of all that. But in Phoenix — for the last three years — they’ve also been a distraction from an ownership saga that..." May 11

NHL.com "The National Hockey League moved closer to an agreement to send its players to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia during a meeting in Stockholm on Friday. The meeting included representatives from the NHL, National Hockey League Players' Association, International Olympic Committee,..." May 10

Fox Sports Arizona "NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly noted last week that no group enjoys exclusivity in its bid to purchase the Coyotes. Apparently, that wasn’t just lip service. Sources familiar with the situation confirmed Friday that Darin Pastor’s group delivered its bid to purchase the Coyotes to the NHL..." May 10

Arizona Republic "The overlooked and underpriced have been the most popular imports by the Coyotes amid shrinking budgets and rising uncertainty. So it’s been entirely appropriate to have coach Dave Tippett implement a style that relies on and even rewards the shot blockers, the faceoff specialists and the trap..." May 06

Arizona Republic "However he can create offense — whether it’s as the architect of the play or the one who executes it — winger Radim Vrbata wants to deliver that for the Coyotes. “If I have a guy who’s the playmaker, I have no problem,” Vrbata said. “I will try to get open for him and score goals. If we don’t..." May 01

NHL.com "By finishing with the fewest points in the regular season, the Florida Panthers had the best chance to land the No. 1 pick at the 2013 NHL Draft in June. But, on Monday, the Colorado Avalanche were the ones smiling. Colorado (16-25-7) was the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery..." April 29

NHL.com "The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs will open Tuesday in Chicago with a matchup between the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild, who were the last team to clinch a playoff berth. The NHL released the playoff schedule Sunday night and it includes three Game 1s on..." April 29

Arizona Republic "What was frustrating for Coyotes wing Lauri Korpikoski — aside from the fact that he was sidelined with a concussion during the team’s most critical stretch — was that improvement from this injury always seemed to be undermined by a setback. “I was practicing and felt pretty good on the ice and..." April 28

Fox Sports Arizona "When Dave Tippett finally reached the podium Friday night following the Coyotes' 5-4 shootout loss to the Avalanche at Jobing.com Arena, his facial expression looked like that of someone who had been force-fed a deep cup of lukewarm, three-day-old coffee. “I didn’t like that whole game,”..." April 27

Arizona Republic "Ever since coach Dave Tippett arrived on the scene almost four years ago, ushering in a work boots-required policy that had been lacking in these parts, every game served a purpose. In their 50-win, 100-plus point showing in 2009-10, when they clinched with seven games to go, the last two weeks..." April 25

NHL.com "The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. What do we need right now? Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way..." April 24

Detroit Free Press "The Detroit Red Wings rediscovered their offense and with it, resuscitated their playoff positioning. Three man advantages did the trick for the Wings as they downed the Coyotes, 4-0, Monday at Joe Louis Arena to earn a pair of points for just the second time in seven games. "We needed these..." April 23

NHL.com "In celebration of Earth Day, NHL Green has teamed up with Sterling Planet, the United States' leading retail provider of environmental assets for corporate, utility and government clients, to attempt to mitigate the environmental impact of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the second..." April 22

USA Today "Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle, a Boston-area native, backed the city in the aftermath of the marathon bombings by writing Pray for Boston on his skates. Saturday, he showed support again by wearing a special jersey during warmups in the game against the Chicago Blackhawks. The name..." April 21

Fox Sports Arizona "Shane Doan is the embodiment of dejection after every loss. You can see it on his face, you can hear it in his voice, and you can feel it in the air around him. Given that fact, it was hard to tell if Monday’s kick-in-the-unmentionables loss to San Jose hit Doan harder than most. This wasn’t..." April 20

Arizona Republic "Getaway day usually includes a light practice - if any time on the ice - but after dropping two straight, the latter a lopsided shutout courtesy of the San Jose Sharks, the Coyotes held a spirited, 45-minute session Wednesday before catching a flight to St. Louis to start a three-game trip...." April 18

Arizona Republic "Getaway day usually includes a light practice - if any time on the ice - but after dropping two straight, the latter a lopsided shutout courtesy of the San Jose Sharks, the Coyotes held a spirited, 45-minute session Wednesday before catching a flight to St. Louis to start a three-game trip...." April 18

Arizona Republic "The all-for-one, one-for-all philosophy that guided the Coyotes in the past was effective because everyone pulled his weight. But sometimes a team simply needs a game changer. Too bad the only one that exists on the Coyotes’ roster this season — goalie Mike Smith — wasn’t able to play Monday..." April 17

ESPN.com "The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season with six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadiums across North America, sources familiar with the plan confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. The series will start..." April 17

Hockey Fights "Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have signed forward Tobias Rieder of the Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League) to a three-year entry-level contract. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Rieder recorded 27-29-56 and 12 penalty minutes (PIM) in 52 games with..." April 15

Arizona Republic "Coyotes goalie Mike Smith’s current grim reality is familiar to goaltending coach Sean Burke, who spun his own long playoff odds into surprising success a quarter-century ago. As a rookie with the New Jersey Devils in 1987-88, Burke corralled seven consecutive wins in the team’s final eight..." April 14

NHL.com "The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League today announced a historic partnership with the You Can Play Project that formalizes and advances their long-standing commitment to make the NHL the most inclusive professional sports league in the world. "The NHL..." April 12

TSN.ca "The National Hockey League's meeting with officials from the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation wrapped up in New York City Friday with more work needed to be done. "We had a good working session and were able to discuss all of the issues involved in the..." April 12

Arizona Republic "A rare road win has given the Phoenix Coyotes a clearer path to the playoffs. David Moss and Boyd Gordon each had a goal and an assist as the Coyotes stayed in the playoff picture with a 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Antoine Vermette also scored for the Coyotes,..." April 11

ArizonaSports.com "Torres, 31, has scored five goals and tallied seven assists in 28 games this season. A veteran of 11 NHL seasons, Torres is known for the 21-game suspension he received after leveling Chicago's Marian Hossa during the first round of last year's Stanley Cup Playoffs. Torres has a reputation for..." April 03

Arizona Republic "The Coyotes had one final chance to prove they are a playoff contender instead of a pretender. A loss Tuesday to the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings wouldn’t have mathematically spoiled their chances for a fourth straight playoff berth, but it would seem to push the Coyotes..." April 03

TSN.ca "The Phoenix Coyotes have traded forward Joel Rechlicz to the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward Matthew Clackson. In 36 games with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League this season, the 25-year-old Rechlicz has racked up 149 penalty minutes. He was originally signed as an..." April 02

Arizona Republic "As days stretched into weeks and weeks morphed into months and months stacked up to almost two years, uncertainty and doubt might as well have been symptoms of the back injury that leveled Coyotes winger Steve Sullivan out of the game six years ago when he was with Nashville. “There are some..." March 30

Arizona Republic "It wasn’t a blockbuster deal to suddenly catapult the Coyotes back into a playoff spot, but there’s still time for that. Instead, the Coyotes quietly swapped prospects with the Edmonton Oilers Friday, receiving forward Tobias Rieder in exchange for forward Kale Kessy. The NHL trade deadline..." March 30

Arizona Republic "NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers on Wednesday that a group of investors for the Phoenix Coyotes could be in place in about a week, Weiers said. However, Bettman did not identify the investors, nor have any potential investors initiated conversations with Glendale..." March 29

Fox Sports Arizona "A new suitor has emerged in the quest to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes. A source familiar with the situation confirmed to FOX Sports Arizona late Wednesday that AltaCorp Capital chairman and CEO George Gosbee is working with long-involved suitor Anthony LeBlanc on a proposal that will be..." March 28

Arizona Republic "Time to preserve their season is shrinking, but of greater concern for the Coyotes is the growing list of failed remedies for their losing streak. They have stayed off the ice, using rest to regroup, and when that didn’t work, they practiced. Captain Shane Doan held a private, players-only..." March 27

NHL.com "The Phoenix Coyotes have placed goaltender Mike Smith on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, retroactive to March 21. Smith was injured last Thursday when he was run over by Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler late in the second period of a 2-1 home loss to the Canucks...." March 27

Detroit News "Those power play concerns the Red Wings had early this season aren't there anymore. And that's a big reason the Red Wings are winning these days. A pair of power-play goals Monday led the Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes, the Wings' third consecutive victory on this..." March 26

TSN.ca "Former NHL assistant coach Wayne Fleming has passed away at the age of 62 after a battle with brain cancer. Fleming last worked as an assistant with the Tampa Bay Lightning and also worked over three decades in the NHL with Calgary, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Phoenix and the New York..." March 26

Arizona Republic "With almost a week between wins and an offense just as stagnant, the Coyotes can’t afford to look past any opponent toward what’s waiting later on the calendar. But an upcoming three-game road trip after Monday night’s meeting with the Detroit Red Wings could revitalize the team’s playoff..." March 25

NHL.com "If the Phoenix Coyotes are going to snap a season-long five-game losing streak and beat the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, they will have to do it without their No. 1 goaltender. Mike Smith was not on the ice for Monday's morning stake and hasn't been on the ice since being run by Vancouver's..." March 25

TSN.ca "Vancouver Canucks defeceman Alexander Edler has a phone hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety at 6pm et/3pm pt today regarding his charging major in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes. The hearing will take place at 6pm et/3pm pt. Edler was assessed a five-minute major..." March 22

Los Angeles Times "A little bit déjà vu, a little bit Groundhog Day, the Kings' 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes at Staples Center on Tuesday had a distinctly familiar feel. And with good reason: Until the final minutes, it resembled the 4-0 rout the Kings had inflicted Monday against the hard-working but..." March 20

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has put together a magnificent run of play in recent weeks with very little offensive support. Tonight he took it to a different level, making 39 saves and winning a game in which his own club did not score. The Blue Jackets outlasted the Phoenix Coyotes..." March 17

Arizona Republic "The Coyotes have had the chance to push a win streak to three games five times this season. And with each opportunity, they’ve been unable to accomplish what was a regular feat the past few years. A 3-0 loss at St. Louis on Thursday, which included three first-period penalties, to start a..." March 16

Arizona Republic "Not much – if anything – is a given in the Coyotes’ almost four-year existence without ownership. Even normal protocol, like re-signing players, is challenged. The Coyotes would have had a stranglehold on franchise defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s rights once his current contract expires..." March 16

Arizona Republic "Last season, when he was adjusting to full-time life in the NHL, Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was somewhat of an unknown among his peers. But now that’s changed. “When I talk to players around the league, they know who No. 23, is and they know that they gotta make sure they’re..." March 14