Category Archives: Pro
Varady back behind bench in Tucson, signs three-year deal to serve as head coach for AHL’s Roadrunners
July 7th, 2021The Arizona Coyotes announced today that the team has signed Jay Varady to a three-year contract to serve as head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners, the Coyotes’ AHL affiliate. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. “Jay is an excellent coach who led the Roadrunners to a Pacific Division title,” said…
Coyotes feel Tourigny is ‘right person to lead our team’ as new head coach
July 1st, 2021The Arizona Coyotes announced today that the team has signed André Tourigny to a three-year contract to serve as the club’s head coach. Tourigny becomes the 19th head coach in franchise history. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. “We are very pleased to name André as the new head coach…
After parting ways with Tocchet, Coyotes looking for new coach to ‘take us to the next level’
May 13th, 2021Tom Landry, the legendary coach of the Dallas Cowboys, once said, “There is only one winner in this league, and the rest are losers.” For over the past two decades in the desert, the then-Phoenix Coyotes and now-Arizona Coyotes appear to fit neatly into that category of underachievers. At a time when general manager Bill…
Opening up 2021 NHL season, Coyotes ‘created our own breaks,’ but lose in shootout to San Jose
January 15th, 2021If there is one element facing the Arizona Coyotes in the 2021 NHL season, that would be identified as “a sense of urgency.” With a reduced 56-game game schedule and play solely within their own division, the Coyotes face a reduction of 26 contests from a regular NHL 82-game slate. That would mean the difference…
AHL’s Roadrunners had makings of Calder Cup favorites in ’19-20 season
September 11th, 2020When the hockey world came to a sudden pause on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 edition of the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners was well on its way to placing its name among the best in franchise history. The Roadrunners, the top developmental affiliate of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, had recorded a 36-19-1-2…
Coyotes’ Stepan: ‘For us, it’s about the Stanley Cup’
July 16th, 2020Patience. That is one quality pretty much absent from most professional athletes. Especially true in these uncertain times, perseverance is likely the one virtue holding the Arizona Coyotes, as well as the other NHL teams, somewhat together. While the wait to get back on the ice is excruciating, players are trying to make the best…
Coyotes ‘OK with that’ if NHL season has already ended
May 13th, 2020When, or even if, the NHL schedule resumes, several scenarios are out there regarding how the remainder of the season could take shape. Does the schedule pick up from the point of the pause on March 12? To allow for positioning of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, could a tournament be held? With 70 games already…
Jr. Coyotes grad, Vegas product Quinney makes NHL debut for Golden Knights
April 1st, 2020Jason Zucker was born in California, raised in Las Vegas, and currently plays in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Once the Vegas Golden Knights came into the league in 2017, many wondered how long it would be until a Las Vegas native would play for his hometown team. That question was answered on Feb….
Coyotes need to play desperate, confident down stretch
March 13th, 2020Consistency. Arizona Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet continues to pound that core value into the hockey souls of each one of his players. If there are key elements of the game upon Tocchet preaches, they are reliability and regularity. When speaking about the destiny of his club, Tocchet expands on being consistency and the ability to…
Coyotes going ‘inch by inch’ looking for playoff berth
February 25th, 2020Sixty. That’s a number that should be ingrained in the hockey souls of each member of the Arizona Coyotes. That number represents minutes in a game and if the Coyotes are to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2012, the specter of 60 looms imperative. Between now and Game 82…