Tag Archives: Phoenix Coyotes
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Coyotes’ Antoine Vermette Scores an Own Goal (Video)
One year after making it all the way to the Western Conference Finals, the Phoenix Coyotes find themselves on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture looking in with less than ten games remaining in their regular season. They currently sit in ninth place, just three points back of the eighth-place Detroit Red Wings. [...]
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The Phoenix Coyotes “Player of the Game” Trophy Is a WWE-Style Championship Belt (Pic)
One of the best locker room traditions in the NHL today is the awarding of a ceremonial trophy to the guy deemed “Player of the Game” after a victory. During their Stanley Cup Championship run in 2011, the Bruins would give the player of the game a sweet vintage leather Bruins jacket that was bought [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/28/2013 — Chad Johnson
One season after making the Western Conference Finals, thanks in large part to their solid defensive play and goaltending, the Phoenix Coyotes have struggled mightily to keep the puck out of their net. Through their first five games of the season, they have allowed a total of 20 goals (an average of four per game), [...]
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Los Angeles Still Hasn’t Quite Caught On To All That Hockey Hoopla (Video)
Following yesterday’s Game Three victory over the Phoenix Coyotes, the Los Angeles Kings now find themselves only one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since Wayne Gretzky led them there in 1993. Fans in cities like Toronto, New York, Philadelphia and Edmonton would probably tell you that their success [...]
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Check Out The Redheaded Smokeshow Sitting Behind The Coyotes Bench (Photos)
The Phoenix Coyotes obviously weren’t distracted by the gorgeous redhead with the incredible rack seated behind their bench during Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinal against the Nashville Predators last night, as they earned the 2-1 victory and will now take on the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Finals. I, on the [...]
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Predators’ Ice Girl Handles Catfish With Her Bare Hands (Video)
With their top two playoff scorers out of the line-up last night due to a violation of team rules, the Nashville Predators appeared to be much more willing to get their hands dirty and play the grimy style of hockey that helped them earn 48 wins and 104 points during the regular season. And speaking [...]
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It’s An Andrei Kostitsyn And Alex Radulov Dance Party! (GIF)
In case you haven’t heard, the Nashville Predators have suspended forwards Andrei Kostitsyn and Alex Radulov for Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the Phoenix Coyotes after the two players violated team rules. And while the team wouldn’t specify which rules were broken, reports have indicated that Kostitsyn and Radulov broke curfew [...]
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David Legwand’s Hand Pass Assisted On Opposing Team’s Goal (Video)
During the Nashville Predators’ opening-round playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings, David Legwand used his hand to prevent a goal, as he leaped onto a loose puck in the crease during Game 4, and quickly covered it up without getting called for the “delay of game” penalty by the officials. During Game 2 of [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 4/23/12 — Mike Smith
Mike Smith has been the story for the Phoenix Coyotes over the course of the past couple of months. His 11-0 record between the pipes during the month of February put his team in a great position to contend for top spot in the Pacific Division. His five straight wins to close out the regular [...]
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Marian Hossa Stretchered Off The Ice After This Hit From Raffi Torres (Video)
Heading into last night’s trio of playoff games, NHL head disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan had handed out a total of eight suspensions (it probably should have been nine), and he will likely be handing out yet another following this brutal hit to the head by the Coyotes’ Raffi Torres on the Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa. Hossa has [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 4/3/12 — Mike Smith
When the Phoenix Coyotes lost starting goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov to the Philadelphia Flyers last summer, many thought it was the end of their playoff hopes. But thanks to the work of Bryzgalov’s replacement, Mike Smith, that no longer appears to be the case, as his impressive performance between the pipes last night has the Coyotes [...]
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Shane Doan Has A Meeting With Brendan Shanahan Because Of This Elbow (Video)
The Phoenix Coyotes’ Shane Doan has only been suspended once during his NHL career following a late, blindside hit on Dan Sexton during the 2010-11 season. That is quite the clean record for someone with a gritty style of play like Doan’s, but it appears as though another blemish could be added to that record [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Smith vs. Chipchura — 1/24/12
It was a busy night of fisticuffs in the NHL on Tuesday, as a total of six fights took place on the ice. As for the best bout of the evening, that came during a game between the Ottawa Senators and the Phoenix Coyotes, as Zack Smith and Kyle Chipchura started the second period off [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — McLeod vs. Chipchura — 1/16/12
The Colorado Avalanche were dealt a beating at the hands of the Phoenix Coyotes yesterday afternoon, as Boyd Gordon and Shane Doan scored two goals each to give the Coyotes the 6-1 victory. Luckily for Avs’ enforcer Cody McLeod, he was able to avoid withstanding a similar beating when he dropped the gloves with Kyle [...]
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9 Worst Places To Watch An NHL Game
With the NHL season at its midway point, it is a good time to step back and take stock of what we’ve seen so far. And while a lot of pundits have focused their mid-season reviews on the top plays, how teams have performed (who are the big surprises?), and the state of the game [...]
