Category Archives: Pro
Fresh start for Coyotes, Roadrunners entering 2017-18 season
September 19th, 2017The Tucson Roadrunners are set to face off their second season in the American Hockey League (AHL) on Oct. 7 when they host the Pacific Division rival San Diego Gulls. The Roadrunners will be sporting a new look in 2017-18, and it’s not necessarily a makeover in jersey design. It’s a makeover in the organization….
His pro career a wrap, Cunningham finds silver lining with new Coyotes job
September 5th, 2017Last Nov. 19 was a day Craig Cunningham will never forget – if he could remember it. That night, the Tucson Roadrunners captain collapsed on the Tucson Convention Center ice during pregame warm-ups prior to an American Hockey League game against the Manitoba Moose. He was motionless and as it later turned out, near death…
Coyotes youngsters defy obstacles, hope for NHL success
August 22nd, 2017On the path to the NHL, players can incur several roadblocks. Some spend several years in the minors, others overcome physical liabilities, some are caught in “a numbers game” for a roster spot and others simply have difficulty implementing coaching instruction. Driven by the desire and lure of donning an NHL sweater, skating into an…
New chapter for Coyotes as Doan not returning to club
August 22nd, 2017The Arizona Coyotes will have a decided new look next season. Mike Smith will not be between the pipes, traded to the Calgary Flames in mid-June, and then in a move that raised plenty of eyebrows, longtime captain Shane Doan was not offered a contract to play the 2017-18 season for the only NHL franchise…
Matthews completes superb NHL rookie season with Calder Trophy win
August 14th, 2017To say that the last 12 months for Auston Matthews have been a whirlwind is truly an understatement. First, the Scottsdale native was selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2016 NHL Draft, making headlines in the process as a player going No. 1 that wasn’t from Canada or any of the…
Coyotes add impressive talent haul in Chicago at 2017 NHL Draft
August 7th, 2017With the youth movement seemingly in full swing for the Arizona Coyotes, the team loaded up for the future June 23-24 at the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The Coyotes selected defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph from the Charlottetown Islanders of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in the first round (23rd overall),…
Van Ryn tabbed head coach of AHL’s Roadrunners; Slaney, Potvin named assistants
August 5th, 2017Arizona Coyotes president of hockey operations and GM John Chayka announced today that the Coyotes have named Mike Van Ryn as the head coach of the Coyotes’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners. In addition, John Slaney and Steve Potvin have been named assistant coaches for the Roadrunners. Mark Lamb and Mark Hardy will…
Coyotes tab ‘great leader and communicator’ Tocchet as club’s new head coach
July 11th, 2017The Arizona Coyotes announced today (July 11) that the Coyotes have signed Rick Tocchet to a multi-year contract to serve as the club’s head coach. Tocchet becomes the 18th head coach in franchise history, taking over for Dave Tippett. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “We are very pleased to name Rick as our new head coach,”…
Roadrunners’ first AHL season in Tucson termed a success
June 29th, 2017The Tucson Roadrunners will face off their second season in the American Hockey League on Oct. 7 with a home game at the Tucson Convention Center. The game is among six guaranteed home dates announced by the team on June 7. Other guaranteed home dates for the 2017-18 season include Nov. 10-11, Jan. 26-27 and…
After 40-goal rookie season, Scottsdale’s Matthews wins NHL’s Calder Memorial Trophy
June 22nd, 2017Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews has won the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League,” as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Matthews was a near-unanimous selection, receiving 164 of 167 first-place votes…