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Arizona Coyotes reach arena naming-rights deal with Gila River Indian...
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes and Gila River Casinos have agreed on a nine-year partnership that will include the first naming-rights deal by a federally recognized tribe with a venue for one...
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Scott Stinson: Adding four franchises to NHL long on ambition, short on logic
A day after a pair of curiously declarative-and-yet-vague reports that the National Hockey League is set on a major expansion, here is what can be said for certain: (looks skyward, whistles idly, taps...
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Cam Cole: It’s going to be a long winter in Western Canada
Consider that the state of hockey in 2013-14, at least NHL hockey, was California. And that the Vancouver Canucks — for years, the best of Canada’s Western entries — have fallen to the bottom third of...
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Cam Cole: Pronger can spot a dirty play like none other
The talented Nick Cotsonika of Yahoo Sports, who ought to be on everyone’s list as a go-to source of hockey wisdom and sober second thought, broke the story of the season Wednesday. Of course, it was...
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Blake Wheeler and Winnipeg Jets crash Coyotes’ opening-night party with 6-2 win
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Blake Wheeler scored twice in 15 seconds, Bryan Little also had two goals and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled the season opener at home for the newly named Arizona Coyotes with a 6-2...
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Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane could be skating again soon
WINNIPEG – As they prepare to fight for their second home win of the season, the Winnipeg Jets and their struggling offence can look forward to Evander Kane returning to the lineup sometime soon. The...
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Gallery: Tonight in the NHL: Nov. 1st
Tonight, in the NHL: New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider, left, makes a save as Devils’ Damon Severson (28) checks Columbus Blue Jackets’ Scott Hartnell. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) Toronto Maple...
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Lindholm helps Carolina Hurricanes beat Arizona Coyotes for 1st win of season
By Mike Potter RALEIGH, N.C. — Elias Lindholm scored two goals, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-0 on Saturday night for their first win of the season. Jiri Tlusty also scored for...
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Leafs found a free agent bargain in Daniel Winnik
By Michael Traikos TORONTO — Dave Nonis was looking for a bargain. It was early in July and the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager was digging through the free-agent market like it was a discount bin...
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Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, Dallas Stars coaches already losing...
It’s far too early to panic for a lot of NHL teams, but that hasn’t stopped some coaches from blasting the crap out of some under-performing teams. Or is it? In Montreal, the Canadiens started out well...
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Nielsen scores late in 3rd period, Halak posts shutout in Isles win over Coyotes
By Jose M. Romero GLENDALE, Ariz. — Frans Nielsen scored the lone goal with 2:31 left in the third period, Jaroslav Halak made 19 saves, and the New York Islanders held on for a 1-0 win over the...
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Gallery: Tonight, in the NHL: Nov. 8th
Tonight, in the NHL: Leo Komarov #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs battles for the puck against Martin St. Louis #26 of the New York Rangers. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images) Tyler Bozak #42 of the...
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Expansion interest among topics up for discussion at NHL board of governors...
Expansion chatter is on the docket for the NHL’s board of governors meeting Monday and Tuesday. Just don’t expect much more than that. “There won’t be any vote,” commissioner Gary Bettman said last...
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Zach Parise helps Minnesota Wild beat Arizona Coyotes in shootout
By Mike Cranston GLENDALE, Ariz. — Zach Parise had a tying power-play goal late in the third period, and then scored in the shootout to help the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the sliding Arizona...
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Gallery – Tonight in the NHL: Dec. 20th
Tonight in the NHL. New Jersey defenseman Seth Helgeson, left, fights with Washington Capitals center Michael Latta. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Columbus Blue Jackets’ Jared Boll, left, works for the puck...
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Kings get power-play goals from Gaborik, Martinez in win over Coyotes
By Joe Resnick LOS ANGELES — On the third anniversary of his hiring as coach of the Los Angeles Kings, Darryl Sutter’s squad delivered a solid two-way performance complete with superb special-teams...
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Sens spread out their offence in win over Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chewed out by their goalie, in an 0-for-29 power-play slump and losers of three in a row, the Ottawa Senators were in a bad mood when they came to Arizona and they took it out on the...
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Watch two American-born Arizona Coyotes taste Canadian junk food
Americans and Canadians are much alike: we both love the big four sports, we both drink copious amounts of beer while watching those sports. And we both love chowing down on junk food while drinking...
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Bryzgalov feels at home with Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. — There was no talk this time of being “afraid of bears in the forest” or how the solar system is “so humongous big.” He did not compare a certain Canadian city to the North Pole or say...
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Calgary Flames score 3 times in 3rd period, surge to 4-1 win over Arizona...
GLENDALE, Ariz. — David Jones, Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan scored third-period goals, and Joni Ortio made 28 saves in his second win in two starts this season to lead the Calgary Flames past the...
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Coyotes acquire Martin Erat from Capitals
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Phoenix Coyotes have had Martin Erat in their sights for a few years. Because he played for the Nashville Predators, a team they were always competing with, the Coyotes were never...
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Uninspired Vancouver Canucks lose to Phoenix Coyotes 1-0
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Antoine Vermette scored late in the first period, Mike Smith stopped 23 shots and the Phoenix Coyotes got back to their defensive ways in a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks on...
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Phoenix Coyotes rebound for 5-2 win over Montreal Canadiens
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Radim Vrbata scored two goals and the Phoenix Coyotes bounced back from a shaky second period to beat Montreal 5-2 Thursday night, their first win over the Canadiens since 1998. The...
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Brouwer tallies winner to cap 3-goal splurge in 5 minutes for Capitals’ win...
WASHINGTON — Troy Brouwer scored a power-play goal off a rebound to cap a rally from a two-goal deficit in the third period as the Washington Capitals beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 on Saturday night....
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Tim Hortons is giving away two NHL tickets with purchase of a coffee and...
Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz. is home to a new kiosk location of Tim Hortons that will be open to the public each day between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. To celebrate this historic development, the stand...
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Chara, Iginla score to lead Bruins to victory over Coyotes and top of East...
BOSTON — Tuukka Rask made 21 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Zdeno Chara and Jarome Iginla scored for Boston. The...
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Canadiens beat Leafs after questionable call
TORONTO — Despite the wishes of hockey fans across Canada, an elusive first playoff series between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs since 1979 doesn’t appear likely — at least in the...
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Boston rallies in 3rd period to beat Phoenix for 12th straight win
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Boston Bruins rallied with three third-period goals, the go-ahead score by Shawn Thornton with 3:18 to play, to win their 12th in a row, 4-2 over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday...
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Ray Whitney, Tyler Seguin score power-play goals to lead Dallas Stars to 2-1...
DALLAS — Ray Whitney and Tyler Seguin scored power-play goals and the Dallas Stars held off the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Monday night. The victory allowed Dallas to move within a point of the Phoenix...
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David Booth’s 2 goals lead Vancouver Canucks over Minnesota Wild 5-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. — David Booth scored two unassisted goals and Eddie Lack made 29 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Wednesday night....
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Getty photographer uses infrared camera at Anaheim Ducks Washington Capitals...
Infrared cameras are usually reserved for situations where a feeling of alienation is warranted (or a psychedelic music video), not a modern, well-lighted NHL hockey arena. Recently, veteran Getty...
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Andrew Ladd leads Winnipeg Jets to 2-1 win over Phoenix Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Their post-season hopes all but gone, the Winnipeg Jets are content to play spoiler in the NHL Western Conference playoff race. Andrew Ladd scored in regulation and in the second...
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Winnipeg Jets finish out of playoffs for franchise 7th straight year
WINNIPEG — Still sporting a cut forehead from a stray puck, Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice sounded like a man planning for the future a day after his team was eliminated from the 2014 playoff race....
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Ilya Bryzgalov makes 24 saves, Minnesota Wild blank Winnipeg Jets 1-0
WINNIPEG — Charlie Coyle scored the game’s only goal and Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 on Monday....
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Daley, Lehtonen help Stars end franchise-record playoff drought with win over...
DALLAS — Trevor Daley had a goal and an assist, Kari Lehtonen recorded his fifth shutout of the season, and the Dallas Stars clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 with a 3-0 victory against the...
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Pavelski scores 2 goals to reach 40 for the season, San Jose closes with win...
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Joe Pavelski had two goals to become the fourth player in team history with 40 goals in a season and the San Jose Sharks closed out the regular season with a 3-2 win over the Phoenix...
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Calgary Flames hire Brad Treliving from Coyotes as new general manager
It’s expected that the Calgary Flames will announce the hiring of Phoenix Coyotes’ assistant general manager Brad Treliving as their new general manager later today. Treliving spent seven seasons as...
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Calgary Flames GM faces heavy to-do list
CALGARY — Technically, this is Brad Treliving’s second week on the job. According to the new Calgary Flames general manager, the real work began on Monday morning. In addition to arranging to move his...
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Arizona Coyotes to buy out centre Mike Ribeiro’s contract
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes are buying out centre Mike Ribeiro’s contract. The Coyotes initiated the process to buy out the final three years of Ribeiro’s contract on Friday. Ribeiro was...
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Lottery pick might be Toronto Maple Leafs fans’ only saving grace in ugly season
TORONTO — It is getting to the point now where it looks like the Toronto Maple Leafs may never win another game this season. On some nights, it looks as though they don’t even want to win. Certainly,...
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Arizona Coyotes centre Martin Hanzal to have back surgery, likely done for...
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Coyotes centre Martin Hanzal is scheduled to have back surgery and is likely done for the season. An alternate captain for the Coyotes, Hanzal has played in 37 of Arizona’s 55...
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Antoine Vermette traded to Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO—The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired centre Antoine Vermette from the Arizona Coyotes for a first-round pick and defensive prospect Klas Dahlbeck, a source told The Canadian Press. Vermette,...
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Blackhawks acquire Vermette from Coyotes for first-rounder, Dahlbeck
CHICAGO –The Chicago Blackhawks acquired centre Antoine Vermette from the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night for a first-round pick this year and defensive prospect Klas Dahlbeck. The 32-year-old...
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It’s a busy seller’s market for NHL teams ahead of trade deadline
By Stephen Whyno General managers, count your draft picks. In this trade market, they’re valuable currency. In the days leading up to Monday’s 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline, draft picks have been moving at...
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St. Louis Blues strengthen defence corps, acquire Zbynek Michalek from...
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues strengthened their blue-line for another playoff run by acquiring Zbynek Michalek from the Arizona Coyotes. The Blues sent prospect Maxim Letunov to Arizona in exchange...
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Maloney hopes busy deadline fast-tracks Coyotes rebuilding project
By the start of next season, the Arizona Coyotes could have a line full of Canadian world junior stars. They acquired Anthony Duclair from the New York Rangers on Sunday to compliment top prospect Max...
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Flames edge Coyotes 3-2, can clinch playoff spot on Thursday
By Kristen Odland Calgary Herald CALGARY — Considering the importance, the implications, and Tuesday’s out-of-town National Hockey League action, the Calgary Flames did not appear all that urgent to...
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Canucks send Markstrom to Utica to pave way for Miller’s return
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have cleared the way for goaltender Ryan Miller to return to active duty by sending Jacob Markstrom to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League. Miller is...
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Penguins may be sold, but Bettman says Coyotes, Panthers aren’t moving
TAMPA, Fla. — While the Pittsburgh Penguins could be sold and the NHL may soon embark on a formal expansion process, commissioner Gary Bettman insisted neither the Arizona Coyotes nor the Florida...
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Glen Sather steps down as GM, Jeff Gorton replaces him in Rangers front...
GREENBURGH, N.Y. –Glen Sather is stepping down as the general manager of the New York Rangers and being replaced by longtime assistant Jeff Gorton. In making the announcement of the front office change...
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