Coyotes/Hockey news for the week of August 31, 2009
First off, the Coyotes have called a press conference with General Manager Don Maloney for tomorrow afternoon. We’ll have a report following the conclusion of the press conference.
Individual Phoenix Coyotes 2009-2010 Season Tickets -- On Sale Now!
Individual season tickets for the 2009-2010 Phoenix Coyotes Regular Season campaign went on sale today. Tickets start at just $15. You can purchase tickets online at http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com or by calling the Coyotes at 480-563-7825.
The Phoenix Coyotes TV Schedule has not been made public as of today.
Here are some of the highlights on the schedule:
• 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.
Downloadable Phoenix Coyotes 2009-2010 Schedule
You can also get a downloadable schedule for those of you who use Outlook or a similar calendar application.
http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=32624&navid=DL|PHX|home
Day 1 -- ASU Hockey Open Tryouts
Today marked the first day of open tryouts for the 2009-2010 ASU Hockey team. The tryouts were split into three sessions. The first session was for goaltenders who didn’t play for the ASU Hockey team last season. Session two was exclusively for players who were on the ASU Hockey team last season. The Third session was for forwards and defenseman who did not play with the ASU Hockey Team last season.
The first session of the morning were a set of skills designed not only to test the goaltenders (there were seven of them) skill sets but their passion for the game as well. Even after one session you could tell a few goaltenders that were going to get cut. They just didn’t have it. There were some others that had a good skill set and may give some of the goaltenders from last season a run for their money.
The second session of the morning consisted of the remaining eligible ASU Hockey players from last season’s squad squaring off in a no icing/whistle scrimmage. This was some great hockey to watch and a great weeing out exercise. There were some players that I spotted that clearly did not see the ice really well and were a bit of puck hogs when in transition.
Here’s a sample of the action.
The first round of pictures from Day 1 of the ASU Hockey Team Open Tryouts have been posted to the AZ Vibe Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/azvibe
Athletes Resource Conditioning Camp
I went and checked out the conditioning camp today and was impressed not only by the organization of the camp but also with the intensity of the drills. Didn’t stay long due to a press conference at ASU yesterday afternoon.
A good majority of the Coyotes roster were in attendance as well as recently signed Edmonton Oilers Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, Coyotes Director of Prospect Development, Sean Burke who participated in the camp. Jeremy Roenick was also spotted at the camp but was sitting outside the rink relaxing and watching the camp from a warmer (than the rink) aspect.
For those of you who have never been to these conditioning camps, here’s a sample of what goes on.
Phoenix Coyotes Firefox Theme
Many of the other NHL teams are doing this and it’s a pretty slick addition to those of you who use Firefox. Once installed, this theme has quick links to many informational areas of the Phoenix Coyotes website.
http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=32808
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