Archive for February, 2010

Coyotes – Reserved seats sit empty in Vancouver – Canoe

Despite an epic men’s battle between American Evan Lysacek and Russian Evgeni Plushenko last week and Canadian ice dance gold medal hopes Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the facility’s lower bowl often appears as deserted as a Phoenix Coyotes home Continued

Coyotes Hockey – Spirit surge late for win over Majors – ConnectMidMichigan.com

The Spirit added one more late in the period, with winger Jordan Szwarz (NHL Phoenix Coyotes) notching a goal with :32 seconds remaining to give Saginaw a 2-1 lead. Center Vince Trocheck and Murovich earned assists on the goal. Murovich continued to Continued

(Saginaw, MI) The Saginaw Spirit bested the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors Saturday night 4-2 in regulation, with the win seeing Saginaw sweep the season series between the two teams. Tyler Murovich earned the games first star honors with a goal Continued

image courtesy Chuck Jones Center for Creativity. Looney Tunes © Warner Bros. Animator Chuck Jones once said that “it is easier and more believable to humanize animals than it is to humanize humans.” And humanize them he did, via characters so Continued

Sure, there’s snow on the ground and it feels like winter might never end. But in Florida and Arizona last week, pitchers and catchers reported for baseball’s spring training. That means spring really is on the way. And for many in Kentuckiana, that Continued

Phoenix Coyotes – February-May: Valley fairs and festivals – AZCentral.com

Through April 10: Native Trails: Noon-1:30 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. Native American music and dance, arts and crafts and guest performers are featured. Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd. FREE. 480-994-2787. Through March 28 For more info click here

Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison. After you allow those names to sink in for a moment, consider this: So Michael Jordan wants to do WHAT? The man already joins the likes of Kevin McHale, Wes Unseld and Elgin Baylor in the Hall of Fame for The Worst For more info click here

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 19 (UPI) — Tiger Woods accepted responsibility for his reckless actions Friday, apologizing to a global audience and telling the media to leave his family alone. “I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated. I am the For more info click here

Get in while the gettin’s still good at Shotgun Betty’s Rock & Roll Saloon Grand Opening. The western-style bar at has pimped itself as a Coyote Ugly -inspired drinking hole, complete with hot chicks in cowboy hats dancing on the bar. For more info click here

Phoenix Coyotes News – Ice Chips: Switzerland nearly pulls off upset of Canada – madison

Belarus vs. Sweden, 2 p.m. Czech Republic vs. Latvia 6:30 p.m. Finland vs. Germany, 11 p.m. The main reason why Switzerland had the opportunity to again knock off Canada was due to the spectacular play of goaltender Jonas Hiller , who made 44 saves Continued

Coyotes – Slovakia upsets Russia in men’s hockey – CBC Olympics

Slovakia upsets Russia in men’s hockey – CBC Olympics
Pavol Demitra scored the game-winning goal in the seventh round of a shootout and Jaroslav Halak stopped 36 shots as Slovakia shocked Russia 2-1 in Olympic men’s hockey action Thursday. Demitra took his time going in on Ilya Bryzgalov before sending

Slovakia outlasts Russians in Olympics – United Press International
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 19 (UPI) — Pavol Demitra ‘s goal in the eighth round of the shootout Thursday gave Slovakia a 2-1 win over Russia in Group B of the Olympic hockey tournament. The score by a player who competes for the hometown

Phoenix Coyotes Hockey – Former Coyotes Hockey Goalie Arrested – MyFox Phoenix

SCOTTSDALE – Scottsdale Police say a former goalie for the Phoenix Coyotes has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. On Feb. 8 at about 12:30 a.m., a Scottsdale police officer stopped a black Ferrari traveling southbound on Scottsdale Rd for Continued

Phoenix Coyotes Hockey – Former Coyotes Hockey Goalie Arrested – MyFox Phoenix

Former Coyotes Hockey Goalie Arrested – MyFox Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE – Scottsdale Police say a former goalie for the Phoenix Coyotes has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. On Feb. 8 at about 12:30 a.m., a Scottsdale police officer stopped a black Ferrari traveling southbound on Scottsdale Rd for

Sports briefs – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
MARANA, Ariz. — Tiger Woods will end nearly three months of silence Friday when he speaks publicly for the first time since his middle-of-the-night car accident sparked stunning revelations of infidelity. However, his agent said Woods will not take

Turco leads Stars past Coyotes – KIONrightnow.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Marty Turco made 40 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and 40th overall, and Brandon Segal and rookie Jamie Benn scored second-period goals in the Dallas Stars‘ 3-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night

Cities keep Goldwater lawsuit work in-house, but complain about costs – MSN Money
The city of Phoenix has spent more than $750,000 on court costs to defend its tax breaks for the CityNorth mixed-use development. That lawsuit, along with others filed by the Goldwater Institute against the cities of Tempe and Glendale, are being

Reebok/AHL Player Of The Week – ECHL.com
The Las Vegas Wranglers are the ECHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League and San Antonio of the AHL. The Condors are the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. Dave Farrish , who coached in the ECHL from 2000-05

Coyotes – Santisi Brothers Pizzeria and Sports Grill, 3.5 stars – AZCentral.com

Santisi Brothers Pizzeria and Sports Grill, 3.5 stars – AZCentral.com
We walked into Santisi Brothers Pizzeria and Sports Grill after a particularly juicy victory by the Arizona Cardinals. Exhilaration still hung in the air, dripped from the green lamps over the pool tables and slid down the walls of televisions that

Rampage Reassign Gistedt To Las Vegas – OurSports Central
The Uddevalla, Sweden native was named the top-ranked European goaltender by NHL Central Scouting in 2007 and was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the second round, 36th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. • Discuss this story on the American

30 Ilya Bryzgalov, G – CBS Sports
February 9, 2010 : Lombardi plays role in five goals as Coyotes throttle Oilers Matthew Lombardi had two goals and three assists for a career-high five points and the Phoenix Coyotes routed sputtering Edmonton 6-1 on Monday night for their 36th

Krys Kolanos Undergoes Successful Surgery – OurSports Central
GLENS FALLS, NY – The Adirondack Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, announced today that left wing Krys Kolanos has undergone successful hip surgery and will begin rehabbing immediately. Kolanos

2 suspects arrested for execution-style killing west of Phoenix – AZFamily
Detectives interviewed both suspects and obtained evidence from the crime scene, including the rifles used in the homicide. According to the investigation, Ainslie and Messersmith were in the Coyote Flats Bar on the evening of Feb. 8 when they got

Phoenix Coyotes News – The Death of Josseline – Tucson Weekly

J osseline shivered as she stepped over the stones and ducked under the mesquites. She was in Arizona, land of heat and sun, but on this late-January day in 2008, it was cold and damp. The temperature was in the 50s, and the night before it had Continued

Phoenix Coyotes Hockey – Luger’s body returned to hometown in Georgia – The Sun News

Luger’s body returned to hometown in Georgia – The Sun News
BAKURIANI, Georgia — The body of the Georgian luger killed in a practice run at the Olympics has been returned to his hometown in the Caucasus Mountains for burial. Nodar Kumaritashvili is to be interred Saturday at a churchyard in Bakuriani, a

Effects of concussions follow athletes to later years: Research – Vancouver Sun
Canadian researchers have found the first evidence that athletes who suffer concussions show mental and physical declines more than 30 years later. Former athletes now in their 50s, who sustained concussions playing university football and hockey

Green: The business of sports – KTAR.com
We are often reminded that professional sports are a business. Everyone involved wants to make as much money as they can, and that is generally how things go. But, while most people are not afraid to bash players when they ask for more money or make

Podcast: The Commish talks about honesty – KTAR.com
The final 620 Sportsline aired Tuesday evening on Sports 620 KTAR with many former hosts, big name guests, and producers contributing to the finale. Before there were all sports talk radio stations there was the 620 Sportsline. The show took a look