On the heels of the recent trade that sent Enver Lisin to the Rangers for Lauri Korpikoski, the Coyotes have announced that they have signed Lauri Korpikoski to a two year contract. Per club policy the terms of the deal were not announced. We will post the amount of the deal when they are published to the NHL Salary Cap websites.

The only question mark here is if this is a one way or a two way contract?

In other news, the NHL released the Coyotes 2009/2090 regular season schedule. The Coyotes open the season on the road for three games and have their home opener on October 10th against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

All Saturday Games will start a 6PM except for the December 5th game with the Ottawa Senators and the April 3rd meeting with the Edmonton Oilers. These games are more than likely scheduled later for CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada.

Here’s some schedule breakdowns:

- No road trip lasts longer than 4 games.
- The longest home stand is six games (Jan 9 – Jan 21)
- The Coyotes play Nine Road Games in an 11 Game Stretch
- No All-Star Game this year due to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. There will be a two week break in the Schedule from Feb 14th to March 1st.
- The Coyotes will play two pre-season games in Everett, Washington (Sept 22nd) and in Loveland, Colorado (Sept 23rd).
- 18 Home Games will be played on Saturday
- 10 Home Games will be played on Thursday
- 6 Home Games will be played on Monday
- 3 Home Games will be played on Tuesday
- 1 Home Game will be played on Friday

Here’s the entire 2009/2010 Phoenix Coyotes Regular Season Schedule:

http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Here’s a list of home games that you should mark down on your calendar:

• October 10 – Home opener at Jobing.com Arena versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.
• October 17 – The Boston Bruins, an Original Six franchise, visit Jobing.com Arena.
• October 22 – The Detroit Red Wings, last season’s Western Conference Champions, make their first of two regular season visits to Glendale.
• October 31 – The Coyotes host the Anaheim Ducks in a Halloween matchup.
• November 5 – Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa and the Chicago Blackhawks make their first trip of the season to Jobing.com Arena.
• November 12 – The Montreal Canadiens, one of the most storied franchises in pro sports, pay the Coyotes a visit.
• November 21 – The Coyotes welcome the Philadelphia Flyers to Glendale for the first time since 2007.
• December 5 – Phoenix hosts the Ottawa Senators in a Saturday night matchup.
• December 31 – The Coyotes celebrate New Year’s Eve by hosting the San Jose Sharks.
• January 2– In their first game of 2010, the Coyotes host the Detroit Red Wings for the second and final time of the regular season
• January 9 – Top draft choice John Tavares leads the New York Islanders into Glendale for a Saturday evening contest
• January 18 – The Buffalo Sabres come to town for a 5 p.m. face-off on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• January 30 – The New York Rangers make their way to Jobing.com Arena for the first time since October of 2006.
• February 13 – The Coyotes host the Dallas Stars in the final game before the two-week Olympic Break.
• March 20 – Phoenix hosts the Chicago Blackhawks for the second and final time of the regular season.
• April 7 – The Nashville Predators come to town for the regular season home finale.