Coyotes/Hockey News for the week of June 1, 2010
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Sporting News awards Tippett and Maloney
The Sporting News has named Don Maloney as their 2009-2010 Executive of the Year and Dave Tippett as their 2010-2011 Coach of the Year. The Sporting News awards are the result of votes from 363 players, coaches, and executives.
Gretzky Named Cover Athlete for new EA NHL Game
EA announced today that former Coyotes Head Coach Wayne Gretzky will be the Cover athlete for their new game for the Nintendo Wii. ‘NHL Slapshot’ will feature a hockey stick controller ‘that allows players to shoot, pass and body check just like the pros’. Not only will Gretzky be the cover athlete but he will also be a playable character in the game. ‘NHL Slapshot’ will be in stores in September.
USA Hockey to name 2011 US National Junior Team Head Coach tomorrow
USA Hockey announced today that they will name the Head Coach for the 2011 USA National Junior Team tomorrow in Buffalo, New York at 12:30PM AZ Time. For those of you who don’t know, the 2011 World Junior Championships will take place in Buffalo, New York from December 26th, 2010 to January 5th, 2011.
You can catch the announcement live via the Buffalo Sabres website via the link below:
http://sabres.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp
Coyotes Morris and Nash to take part in Nicky’s Week at RA Sushi
Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Derek Morris and Coyotes Radio and Television color analyst Tyson Nash will take part in RA Sushi’s ‘Nicky’s Week’ festivities on Wednesday June 2nd from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM to help raise funds for St. Jude’s Research Hospital. Morris and Nash will participate in a ‘Bartending Battle’ (not sure what exactly that entails) and see if they can raise a ton of money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
According to the RA Website, this is how the Nicky’s Week festivities started:
Nicky’s Week was developed in memory of longtime St. Jude patient Nicholas “Nicky” Mailliard, of Scottsdale, Ariz., who lost a long battle with brain cancer in February 2005 at the young age of 13. A nephew of one of RA Sushi’s founders, Nicky holds a special place in the hearts of RA Sushi employees throughout the organization and will be forever missed. RA Sushi initiated the fundraiser in May 2005 to honor the memory of Nicky and help raise awareness and funds for St. Jude who played a huge role in Nicky’s life. Since the introduction of Nicky’s Week, RA Sushi with the help from guests has raised over $500,000 for St. Jude.
http://www.rasushi.com/nickysweek/index.html
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