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VANCOUVER, CANADA-EA Sports has just released the demo for the upcoming NHL 11 via Xbox Live and will release the demo on the Playstation Network later today (Scheduled for 2 PM PST/5PM EST).

Here’s what you can expect from the demo:

“In the demo, you will get a first look at Hockey Ultimate Team,” commented NHL 11 Producer Nathan Ng. “What is included in your HUT will be a starter pack, with a mix of prospects and some rare cards. You will get to play through an offline tournament. In each portion of the tournament bracket you get to play will be the 3rd period of the game. If you you win, you move on. If you lose, you start from the beginning of the tourney.”

According to the press release:

“The demo will also include a look at the Battle for the Cup mode putting you in a Game Seven scenario between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks in the third period. The score will be randomly generated and you will have an opportunity to play with either team for a chance to hoist the Stanley Cup.”

XBox Live Users can begin the download of the NHL 11 demo via this link:

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-IE/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802454108fd/?p=1&of=1&bt=0&sb=1#offers

As stated above, the NHL 11 demo is scheduled to be available around 2:00 PM Pacific time (5 PM Eastern). EA said this time might vary depending on when Sony makes the demo available.

GLENDALE-The Phoenix Coyotes have announced that they will host their second Open House of the off-season for fans on August 12th at Jobing.com Arena from 6 to 8 PM. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase season tickets and ticket packages at lower rates than what the general public will pay. Fans will also have the opportunity to tour the Phoenix Coyotes locker room.

Fans who attend are asked to enter the arena through Gate 6 on the eastern side of the arena. The Location of the arena is in the map below.

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This is probably the only time we’re going to post something about the current situation with the Coyotes Ownership battle (until a deal gets done/not done) and throw a little fun in with it. So we’d like to ask Coyotes fans to tell us who they think is responsible for the holdup in getting new owners in place?

GLENDALE-The Phoenix Coyotes have announced that they will host their yearly Open House for fans on July 21st at Jobing.com Arena from 7 to 9 PM. There weren’t many details in the press release stating what would go on during the event other than locker room tours and purchasing season tickets for next season. If it’s anything like previous years it should be a great event for fans to come out to!

Every year after the Stanley Cup is awarded, the Hockey Hall of Fame documents the journey of the Cup over the summer as every player gets their ‘Day’ with the cup. No matter where in the world the players are from, the Hockey Hall of Fame will document the journey.

Twice a week, there will be updates documenting everything from when the Cup is awarded to when the Blackhawks raise the Stanley Cup banner to the rafters at the start of next season. You can also look at the past Stanley Cup winners and what they did with their days with the cup.

The Journal should be updated within the next few days for the Blackhawks. Bookmark this link and watch the stories pour in over the summer.

http://www.hhof.com/html/exSCJ_main.shtml

Before last night’s home game with the Nashville Predators the Phoenix Coyotes announced the team award winners for the 2009-2010 season. Some of these awards were voted on by the fans.

Team MVP – Ilya Bryzgalov

Leading Scorer Award – Wojtek Wolski

Hardest Working Player Award – Vernon Fiddler

Man of the Year – Jim Vandermeer

Beth Champie Memorial Award – Keith Yandle

It’s contest time!  This is the first of our two Coyotes giveaways!

This weeks contest is for a signed Kyle Turris Photo which comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Phoenix Coyotes.

To enter this contest, all you have to do is answer a trivia question and submit your entry via e-mail.

Here’s the question…

As you may know, head coach Phoenix Coyotes Dave Tippett is the favorite right now to win the Jack Adams Trophy for Coach of the Year. Who is the only three time winner of the Jack Adams trophy?

Here’s how you send us your entry.

The answer to the question will become the first part of an azvibe.com email address without spaces.

(ex. <answertoquestionwithnospaces>@azvibe.com

We have an example of what we’re looking for in the article below:

http://coyotes.azvibe.com/2010/04/02/coyotes-news-including-our-first-coyotes-giveaways/

The Contest begins now and will end April 11th at 10:00PM Pacific Time. One entry per person please. Duplicate entries will be ignored.

The Prize will be drawn at random. We will send the photo free of charge within the US and Canada. Foreign addresses will have to pay their own shipping and handling.

If you have any questions, please post them as comments to this post.

If you follow us on Twitter you probably have already heard about this contest. If you don’t follow us on twitter, you really should.

Anyways, what we’re going to give away over the next couple of weeks are signed Coyotes memorabilia which include:

1) A signed Martin Hanzal hat
2) A signed Kyle Turris Photo

Both items come with certificates of authenticity directly from the Phoenix Coyotes.

So here’s how we’re going to do the contest….

The first giveaway will be the signed Kyle Turris Photo and will be given away on our Twitter account.

Within the next week I’m going to send a tweet that will have a link to the question.

This contest will be a little different than all the others. What you’re going to have to do is answer a question and that question will be the first part of an AZ Vibe domain e-mail address you will send your contest entry to.

Here’s a sample question….

Q. Who is the Captain of the Phoenix Coyotes?

Now you would take the answer to the question (which is Shane Doan) and that will be the first part of the e-mail address you would send your contest entry to.

The email address would look like this:

shanedoan@azvibe.com

(don’t send e-mail addresses here as it’s not a real address)

Prizes will be drawn at random and we will send them free of charge within the US and Canada. Foreign addresses will have to pay their own shipping and handling.

If you have any questions, please post them as comments to this post.

Save the Coyotes Coalition Tailgating before the Coyotes/Oilers game

The Save the Coyotes Coalition will be tailgating before the Coyotes/Oilers game this Saturday. The Fun starts at 2 PM in Lot J. Rumors of street hockey and tons of fun cannot be confirmed at this time. Guess you’ll have to find out and see for yourselves!

Fan Appreciation night is April 7th

Coyotes fans will be happy to know that the yearly tradition that is Fan Appreciation night will take place on April 7th before the Coyotes/Predators game.  All fans in attendance will be treated to raffles as well as receiving a scratch card that will tell them if they have won a prize.

Prizes include:

- A trip for two to the Coyotes first road playoff game this season
- A trip for two to the NHL Awards in Las Vegas in June
- A pair of glass seats to the first Coyotes first home playoff game this postseason
- Furniture from the Furniture Ranch
- A two night stay at the Wigwam Golf Resort
- A Playstation 3 console

…and much, much more!

“Fan Appreciation Night is always a great evening for Coyotes fans,” said Coyotes President Doug Moss. “But what makes this year’s even more special is that our fans have been through a lot during the past year and never wavered in their dedication to the team.”

Coyotes sign Paul Bissonnette to a two year deal

The Coyotes have re-signed forward Paul Bissonnette to a two year deal.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Even though he saw limited action this season, he did his job whenever asked and did it very well.

Bissonnette, who made $500,000 this season, was set to become an arbitration eligible restricted free agent at the end of the season.

Coyotes sign Chris Summers to entry level contract

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed former University of Michigan defenseman Chris Summers to an entry level contract.  Terms of the deal were not announced.

Summers was the Coyotes first round pick in the 2006 entry draft.  The 22 year old Summers will report to the San Antonio Rampage for the remainder of their season.

Arrowhead Grill offering Coyotes Fans free steak before every playoff game

Heather McWhorter of the ‘Save the Coyotes’ collation posted this via her twitter account the other day.  The Arrowhead Grill is offering it’s signature steak, the Delmonico, on every playoff game day.  All fans have to do is sign up for the Arrowhead Grill’s eClub at http://www.arrowheadgrill.com.  For fans who sign up, they can come in and get a free Delmonico steak for each Delmonico steak they buy ($26.95 value).

Power lunch with Doug Moss and Don Maloney

Here’s the info straight from the Save the Coyotes Coalition website:

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce is hosting a power lunch presention with Doug Moss and Don Maloney on April 6th from 11AM to 1PM at Fleming’s Steak House – 9712 W. Northern Ave. The cost is $30 per person or tables of six for $180. If you are interested in attending, call the Chamber at 623-937-4754.

The Globe and Mail gets punked by the Ice Edge Holdings group

Ice Edge Holdings COO Daryl Jones told the Globe and Mail yesterday that they were dropping their bid to purchase the Coyotes to purchase Manchester United.  The Globe and Mail fell for the prank hook, line, and sinker.

Kudos to the Ice Edge Holdings group.

Link to an article about the story.

Last night Florida Panthers Goaltender Tomas Vokoun joined a rare club in the allowing of a center ice goal by Coyotes forward Radim Vrbata.

Vokoun became a permanent member of the Dan Cloutier Beach Ball Club

The Dan Cloutier Beach Ball Club is a hockey related meme that got started on Hockey Message boards in 2002. It’s based on former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Dan Cloutier allowing this center ice goal from Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nick Lidstrom in 2002:

As a result of this goal, Cloutier haters have photshopped images such as this one:

…all over the internet.

Fast forward to last night’s game with the Panthers and the Coyotes…

In the third period and with little time left Radim Vrbata added another member to goaltenders who allowed a center ice (or longer) shot on goal

The Phoenix Coyotes (Fiddler) have made a call out to fans (Fiddler) to vote on who they think the hardest working (Fiddler) Coyotes player this season. (Fiddler) Fans can vote (Fiddler) for any of the 5 players listed below (Fiddler). Remember(Fiddler), this is for the hardest working player of the year(Fiddler).

The eligible players for this award are (Fiddler):

F – Shane Doan
F – Vernon Fiddler
F – Martin Hanzal
F – Petr Prucha
D – Zbynek Michalek

The Coyotes (Fiddler) ask you to vote via the link below (Fiddler) and have your entry in by 10 PM (Fiddler) on Wednesday March 31st (Fiddler).

http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/hardestworkingplayer

Sorry folks, Peter ‘The Bridge Burning Sandbagger’ Mueller is not eligible for this contest.