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Coyotes viewing party this Thursday

Aaron Wood — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:35:43 +0000

The Phoenix Coyotes will once again partner with 18 Degrees Neighborhood Grill at the Ice Den to host a viewing party this Thursday, December 8 as the Coyotes visit the Detroit Red Wings.

Fans throughout the Valley have a place to get together and howl beginning at 5 p.m. at 18 Degrees Neighborhood Grill, located inside the Ice Den (9375 East Bell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85260). Puck drop is at 5:30 p.m. Several food and drink specials will be available throughout the evening including: Happy Hour specials from 5 p.m. till close, featuring $2.50 Molson Canadian pints, half-price “Red Wings” and an $8 calamari special.

Coyotes mascot Howler and the Paw Patrol will be on hand to give away door prizes, including autographed merchandise and tickets to future regular season games.

18 Degrees to host Phoenix Coyotes season opener viewing party

Aaron Wood — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:04:02 +0000

The Phoenix Coyotes and 18 Degrees at the Ice Den in North Scottsdale invite you to a viewing part of the first game of the Phoenix Coyotes 2011-2012 regular season. On Saturday October 8th at 7:30 PM the Phoenix Coyotes will be in San Jose to take on the Sharks. You can catch all the action with Coyotes fans from around the valley in the comfort of 18 Degrees which is a sports bar with a great menu and because it’s located in an ice rink the emphasis is on hockey.

During the game we’ll have giveaways, food and drink specials (below) and, of course, hockey!

Keep an eye on the AZ Vibe Facebook and the AZ Vibe Sports Twitter page for specific specials for my followers.

Come on out and cheer on the Coyotes with other fans!

Pre-game Cornhole Tournament

Pior to the viewing party the Ice Den and 18 Degrees will be hosting a Cornhole Tournament on one of their Rinks (Cornhole is also known as ‘Bags’).

Not sure what Cornhole is? Check this out.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdbOMzLKdbA

The Cornhole Tournament starts at 4:00 PM Sharp. It’s $40 dollars per team (price includes a T-Shirt and two drink tickets per player) playing for a cash prize. Teams can be all-male, all-female, or mixed.

Must be 21 years old or older to play.

For more information or to register, please refer to this link

http://blog.coyotesice.com/2011/cornhole-tournament-at-the-ice-den-in-north-scottsdale-2/

Happy Hour Menu

DRINK SPECIALS

Domestic Drafts (pints) – $3
Premium Drafts (pints) – $4
Domestic Bottles – $2.75
House Wines – $4
Well Drinks – $3.50

FOOD SPECIALS

CHICKEN WINGS – $7.00

PRETZEL STICKS – $5.00

FISH TACOS – $5.00

CHEESE QUESADILLA – $4.00

BRUSCHETTA – $6.00

CHIPS & SALSA – $3.00

EDAMAME – $3.00

Here’s the location of the Ice Den.

…and now for your viewing pleasure….every single Coyotes goal from last season

Aaron Wood — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:30:26 +0000

YouTube user turarosicky from Georgia (the Country not the State) put together these four videos of every single goal the Phoenix Coyotes scored in the 2010-2011 regular season. This might not seem much to fans but it’s impressive given the amount of time needed to edit down every goal scored last season into these four videos.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAdQ6CEzVEA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbjnSwK9Quo

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQRaOWj2Xns

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jLO6NXmStw

It’s time for another season of Coyotes……Soccer?

Aaron Wood — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:16:47 +0000

If you didn’t read Puck Daddy’s article earlier this week or haven’t poked around the Hockey section of Reddit lately, a hockey fan this summer came up with an unique design project. Reddit Hockey forum moderator ‘Majupra’ (real name Matt Pratt of Toronto) sat down and designed NHL sweaters re-imagined as Soccer jerseys for every team in the league.

The full gallery of every team in the league can be found here:

http://majupra.imgur.com/

According to this article in the Toronto Star, one of Pratt’s favorite jersey were these Phoenix Coyotes jerseys.

Pratt is aself educated graphic designer who stated the process to create all the jerseys was time intensive.

“I’d say each jersey probably took an hour, average. Some longer, some shorter,” said Pratt. “The Coyotes one probably took longer than an hour for the first one, but since I used the same pattern for the away it was fast for the second one.”

Unfortunately, the jerseys aren’t going to go into production. “It was just for fun,” said Pratt.

Photo/Design Credit Majupra/Matt Pratt

Poll: Rate the Coyotes lineup/signings

Aaron Wood — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:00:36 +0000

During the off-season, things slow down across the board so I want to get your input as to how you rate the Coyotes lineup as of today. Use the comment area below to expand on your answer.

So how did you rate the Coyotes signings and current lineup? What areas do the Coyotes need to address to become a solid lineup?

Feel free to put your answers below.

2010-2011 Phoenix Coyotes Team Awards winners

Aaron Wood — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:26:38 +0000

For those of you who missed the game here are the winners of the 2010-2011 Phoenix Coyotes Team Awards

- Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov won the AT&T Team MVP Award

- Defenseman Keith Yandle won the Toyota Leading Scorer Award.

- Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov won the Ganem Jewelers Three-Star Award

- Forward Lauri Korpikoski won the Jukka Nieminen Memorial Trophy given to the player voted by the fans as the team’s hardest working player

- Forward Vernon Fiddler won the Gila River Casinos Man of the Year Award for dedication to the community

- Forward Paul Bissonnette won the Beth Champie Memorial Award for his dedication to the fans

Bryzgalov is currently tied for first on the franchise’s all time wins list with 129. In 66 games with the Coyotes this season, the 30-year-old native of Togliatti, Russia has posted a 35-19-10 record with seven shutouts, a 2.47 goals against average and .921 save percentage. Entering tonight’s game, Bryzgalov ranks sixth in the NHL in wins, fourth in shutouts and 10th in save percentage. He was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week twice this season (Jan. 17 and Feb. 14) and was named the first star of the game 16 times in 2010-11 to lead the team and win the Ganem Jewelers Three Star Award. Bryzgalov, who was selected as the AT&T MVP by The Arizona Republic and the Coyotes’ television and radio broadcast teams, has started 36 of the last 38 games for the Coyotes heading into tonight’s action, posting a record of 21-11-3 during that span.

Entering tonight’s game, Yandle leads all Coyotes players in points with 11-48-59 in 80 games to win the Toyota Leading Scorer Award. The 24-year-old native of Boston, Massachusetts ranks second among all NHL defensemen in assists and ranks third in scoring. He set career-highs in assists (48), points (59) and penalty minutes (66) this season and represented the Coyotes at his first NHL All-Star Game in Carolina in January. Yandle also leads the Coyotes in average time on ice (24:23) and is only one goal away from tying his career-high goal output from last season (12).

Korpikoski received the Jukka Nieminen Memorial Trophy as the Coyotes’ hardest working player. The 24-year-old native of Turku, Finland is having a career year and ranks third on the team in goals (18) and fifth in scoring with 18-20-38. He also leads the team in shorthanded goals (2) and ranks second plus/minus (+18). Korpikoski was selected as the winner by the fans via voting on PhoenixCoyotes.com and the team’s Facebook page.

Fiddler earned the Gila River Casinos Man of the Year Award for his dedication, commitment and passion for bettering the lives of those in the community during his second season as a member of the Coyotes. Fiddler and his wife Chrissy participated in many community initiatives including assisting DUET in distributing gifts and decorating desserts at the Ronald McDonald House. Vernon also visited the Phoenix Children’s Hospital and participated in the Coyotes’ Beads of Courage program. He serves as a role model to both his teammates and the community.

Coyotes Fan Appreciation night is TONIGHT!!!

Aaron Wood — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:24:23 +0000

GLENDALE, ARIZONA — The Phoenix Coyotes Fan Appreciation Night will be held on Friday, April 8 (Tonight!!) when the Coyotes host their final regular season game against the San Jose Sharks at 7:00 p.m. at Jobing.com Arena.

Fan Appreciation Night is a long-standing Coyotes tradition which recognizes fans for their loyalty and support throughout the season. Fans in attendance at the game will be treated to raffles offering a variety of prizes that will be awarded throughout the evening. Some of the top prizes include a trip for two to the NHL Awards in Las Vegas June 22 courtesy of AAA, and a playoff package consisting of two tickets to the Coyotes first home playoff game along with a limo ride to Jobing.com Arena courtesy of American Explorer Motorcoach and dinner for two at Tuscan Oven in Westgate City Center.

“Fan Appreciation Night is a great opportunity for us to thank our fans for their tremendous support and loyalty throughout the season,” said Coyotes COO Mike Nealy. “We are thrilled to dedicate this game to our fans and hope they enjoy all the great prizes we have lined up for them.”

All fans in attendance at the game will receive a Coyotes WhiteOut car flag courtesy of Fry’s Food Stores. Fans will also have an opportunity to win gift certificates from Discount Tire, Taco Bell, Macayo’s Mexican Restaurants, The Parking Spot, Cox Communications, Circle K, The Dump furniture store and Parker & Sons. In addition, a few lucky fans will win a suite for the Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban concerts at Jobing.com Arena and thousands of Coyotes hats and T-shirts will be given away along with signed Coyotes jerseys from Shane Doan, Keith Yandle, Ilya Bryzgalov and Ed Jovanovski.

The Coyotes will also present their annual team awards prior to the game. Honors include the AT&T Most Valuable Player Award, the Toyota Leading Scorer Award, the Gila River Casinos Man of the Year Trophy, the Ganem Jewelers Three Star Trophy, and the Jukka Nieminen Memorial Trophy which is presented to the team’s hardest working player.

April 1 – Bryzgalov Bobblehead Night

Aaron Wood — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:20:48 +0000

The Phoenix Coyotes will be giving away 10,000 Ilya Bryzgalov bobbleheads on Friday, April 1 prior to the Coyotes vs. Colorado Avalanche game at 7 p.m. at Jobing.com Arena.

The first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive the limited edition bobblehead, courtesy of Fry’s Food Stores. Bryzgalov, currently one of the hottest goalies in the NHL with three wins and two shutouts in his last three games, will be featured in a butterfly pose complete with goalie stick. This will also be the first team distributed bobblehead to feature the Coyotes’ alternate “black” jersey.

What’s the name of that new Coyotes goal song??? (Video)

Aaron Wood — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:30:52 +0000

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In case you haven’t noticed or were just wondering, the name of the new Phoenix Coyotes goal song is ‘Howlin for You’ by the Black Keys. Here’s their latest video done in a very unique and star studded way.

All Guardian Project superheros revealed

Aaron Wood — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:01:11 +0000

Just got the full package of every one of the Guardian Project Guardians and posted them to the AZ Vibe Facebook Page:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=273519&id=33123943379&comments

Here’s the link to the Coyotes Guardian article published not too long ago:

http://coyotes.azvibe.com/2011/01/22/the-coyote-revealed-as-21st-nhl-guardian/

NHL Releases mockup of the Heritage Classic

Aaron Wood — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:52:40 +0000

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NEW YORK – The National Hockey League yesterday unveiled an architectural rendering of the 2011 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™, the much-anticipated outdoor match-up between the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens at 4 p.m. MT Sunday, Feb. 20, at McMahon Stadium in Calgary. A celebration of hockey’s rich outdoor history and proud Canadian heritage, the 2011 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic is the first NHL® regular season game contested outdoors in Canada since the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Canadiens at the first Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium on November 22, 2003.

The rendering shows McMahon Stadium and the 40,000 hockey fans who are expected to fill the stadium on game day. Adjacent to the stadium is Spectator Plaza, the outdoor hockey and entertainment festival with live musical performances, interactive hockey-themed attractions, prizing and giveaways, food, beverage and merchandise tents. The two-day festival will be open from Noon – 6 p.m. (M.S.T.) on Feb. 19 and from Noon until game time on Feb. 20.

On Feb. 20, CBC and RDS will carry the 2011 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic live in Canada and VERSUS will telecast the outdoor match in the United States. In addition to the standard and HD telecasts, the game is being distributed in next-generation 3D in Canada via CBC and in the U.S. via VERSUS. On radio, Calgary’s Fan 960, Montreal’s CJAD (English) and CKAC (French) and Sirius XM’s NHL Home Ice XM 204 and Sirius 208 (with Best of XM package in the US, only) will have all of the coverage around North America. NHL Network™ and NHL.com will provide extensive pre- and post-game programming.
Photo credit: NHL

Coyotes 3 – Stars 2 (OT) – BizNasty Pre-Game interview

Aaron Wood — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:52:00 +0000

Todd Walsh of Fox Sports Arizona posted this audio earlier today. This is from the Coyotes/Stars Pre-game show on the Coyotes Radio Network – Play by Play man Bob Heethuis sat down with BizNasty (Coyotes forward Paul Bissonnette) and had a good Q & A session. Interview clocks in a little over five minutes.

King talks to the Leafs about one of his former players (Video)

Aaron Wood — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:45:06 +0000

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Been meaning to post this for a few weeks now. When the Toronto Maple Leafs were in town in January, Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Dave King talked to the Leafs about one of his former players, forward Nikolai Kulemin.

Phoenix Coyotes offer Valentines Day Giveaways

Aaron Wood — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:45:27 +0000

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GLENDALE, AZ – The Phoenix Coyotes and Fry’s Food Stores have teamed up to offer fans a chance to win a special Valentine’s Day Package to see the Coyotes take on the Washington Capitals at Jobing.com Arena on Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.

The Coyotes and Fry’s Food Stores will give away one Club South Valentine’s Day Package for 14 consecutive days leading up to the game between the Coyotes and Capitals on Feb. 14. This special Valentine’s Day package includes: two reserved seats in Club South, two full dinner buffets with dessert, one alcohol drink per person, one long stem rose and a scoreboard message.

Fans can enter to win the Valentine’s Day prize package by visiting www.phoenixcoytoes.com/valentines, “liking” both the Coyotes and Fry’s Facebook pages and then filling out the registration form. The Valentine’s Day Club South Packages are also for sale at $180 per couple ($300 value).

Fry’s and the Coyotes are also teaming up that night to provide free I Love the Coyotes t-shirts to the first 10,000 fans who attend. In addition, female fans can Get Ice’d with Ganem Jewelers at this special Valentine’s Day game as 3,000 cubic zirconia stones will be given out to women over the age of 18 — one of which will be a $5,000 diamond.

For more information on the Club South Valentine’s Day package, or any tickets to see the Coyotes battle the Capitals, please call 480-563-PUCK (7825) or visit PhoenixCoyotes.com.

Post NHL SuperSkills Press conference with Eric Staal and Cam Ward

Aaron Wood — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:26:28 +0000

Following tonight’s SuperSkills competition at the 2011 NHL All-Star Game, Team Stall Captain Eric Staal and goaltender Cam Ward both from the hometown Carolina Hurricanes, sat down with the assembled media and talked about the All-Star Game Weekend.

Q. Can you both talk a little bit about how Raleigh and this community has grown as a hockey town during your careers here and how it’s been received just over the course of both of your careers?

ERIC STAAL: I think me coming in at 18 not knowing what to expect, not knowing much about North Carolina in general, I think it’s grown a tremendous amount. I think starting from the grassroots, the Youth Hockey and all the way up, there’s starting to become a real strong base of support for this team and for hockey in general. And it’s been exciting for me to be a part of that and watch it grow, and it’s only going to get bigger.

I think as our team continues to get better as it is now with younger guys, and I think the game’s going to continue to grow like it has.

CAM WARD: For me, coming into ’06 obviously winning the Stanley Cup really started the roots here in Raleigh. I can’t speak about what happened before then. But ever since we’ve had a really loyal group of fans that have been able to support us for years and years.

I knew ? I heard about how excited Raleigh was about hosting the All?Star game, but, man, walking that red carpet, I didn’t expect it to be that big of a buzz. And it’s great to see that. I think you talk to families, you talk to kids, the Youth, Minor Hockey program has really continued to grow in the North Carolina area, and that’s great to see.

The feedback from the fans even from this weekend it’s been tremendous.

Q. Eric, can you talk a little bit about the goalie race idea, where that came from? And Cam said it wasn’t his idea, but, Cam, I guess you were a willing participant in the end. Can you both talk about how you started and, Cam, about how it ended?

ERIC STAAL: There’s been as I think everyone can tell a lot of different things going on this weekend. So it’s kind of a ? it was talked about while we were doing the picking for certain events, and Shanahan and a member from the PA, Devin Smith, were talking about maybe getting the goalies to do ?? whether it was target shooting or the skating.

And so we picked two goalies and asked if they were willing combatants, and they were. And I think it just shows another element to a goaltender. I mean, they don’t just stand there. They’re pretty athletic. And I thought you saw both of them going around pretty good. I bet a lot of people in the crowd were quite impressed with ?? I think they did it in, what, 16 seconds or 17 seconds or something like that. And they’re not only goalies that stand there and deflect pucks out of the net, they are definitely very athletic and can skate, and you saw that.

CAM WARD: After I got selected for the All?Star game I got a phone call from the league, and then they were talking about these ideas that they wanted to get us incorporated into a little bit more of the skills competition.

And the idea was to have a goalie race and the shooting targets. And then I figured it was up to the captain to decide what I was going to be doing, but hoping that it was going to be the skating. But I got a call today and said that they didn’t want to do the shooting accuracy anymore but would I be open to the idea of skating.

Nobody else wanted to do it but Tim Thomas. And then I said, Well, hey, it’s the home crowd, I’ll just have fun with it and see what happens. And luckily he had a little bit of a fall in the corner and I could coast right in. So it wasn’t so bad.

Q. Eric, for someone who hasn’t been around Raleigh this season, can you explain what’s gone on here with Jeff Skinner? Seems like he’s a rock star here with the fans here.

ERIC STAAL: He’s got ?? Cam started it.

CAM WARD: He’s going to steal my line right now.

ERIC STAAL: He seems to be the Justin Bieber of the area, especially this weekend. I think it’s just ? you know when you are around Jeff, it’s just his personality and his smile and his energy that I think for fans make you excited to cheer for him. You just want him to do well.

It’s just an exciting thing. He’s a young guy. He’s 18. He’s in the All?Star game. There’s a ton of exciting things that are going on. And I think the way he handles himself, you can see the type of person he is when he talks to the media, when he talks to other people.

I think you can see the type of personal and people have grown to really like him, and they should. And it’s fun for Cam and I to see him on a regular basis every day. And he’s a great player. He’s going to play a very long time. He’s going to score a lot of goals in this league. And it’s exciting that he’s a part of this this weekend right away.

Q. Eric, could you comment ? you win on Draft night getting the team you wanted. You win tonight. Can you go 3?for?3 and get the hat trick tomorrow? And if both of you would address just the reception you guys got tonight from the crowd.

ERIC STAAL: Yeah, we’re obviously shooting for 3?for?3. The game’s going to be a little bit different than the skills competition that you saw tonight. But there was a ton of skill on tonight. It was a lot of fun to be a part of that.

It’s been a wonderful weekend. I can’t say anything else. It’s been awesome. The support that both Cam and I received, the ovation coming onto the ice tonight, wanted to do a full lap as hard as I could. It gives you that type of energy. It was a lot of fun I think tomorrow’s going to be a blast for our fans to see the game on showcase with some of the talent out there, and hopefully for the home crowd we can get it done.

Q. Eric, I’d like to go back to your team picking skills, how do you think you did as a GM composing the team under this format?

ERIC STAAL: I thought we did pretty good. Obviously we’ll see tomorrow in the game. But tonight worked out with some good wins and some of the events.

But it was neat to just be a part of that experience and be able to be standing there picking from the best hockey players in the world. Not many people get to do that. So something I’ll remember for the rest of my life.

And it was the first time for everyone, and I thought it turned out pretty cool.

Q. Cam, I know it’s your first All?Star game, but given that it’s in your home rink, you get picked first in front of the home crowd at the Draft last night, gotta be special how this whole weekend unfolded?

CAM WARD: It sure has. Going into the season knowing that the All?Star game was going to be in Raleigh, it was definitely a goal of mine to play well in hopes to be selected and taking part of the festivities.

Really, to be able to have my first NHL All?Star game in my home city has made it extra ?? that much more special. And it definitely helped having a good friend and teammate up there on Draft day so he didn’t make me sweat it out as bad as some of the other guys on Draft day.

But I think we talked about it before, that it was important that to us that we were on the same team, too, and it was great that Jeff Skinner and McBain were on the same side, too, that we could support one another and the home fans could be all on one side.

Q. Cam, how often do you work on your speed skating? And also, Eric, what do you think you would do around the rink in full goalie pads?

CAM WARD: Not very often do I do a hard full lap. I know Coach Mau likes to have some skates at the end of the practice, but I usually just coast around and do my thing. But I was a little bit concerned, too, because Justin Peters is a very faster skater, and he’s definitely faster than me.

So I was kind of concerned. I was trying to look up how Tim Thomas could skate. But knowing Tim and how competitive he is, you knew he was going to be going as hard as he could out there. But didn’t really put too much thought into it. I was just going to have a good time and, like I said, I was just trying not to fall into the corner.

ERIC STAAL: I’m way too smart to put on goalie equipment. I would never do that. (Laughter.) If I did, it wouldn’t be fast.

Q. Can you break down how much the goalie pads weigh and how difficult it is to skate that fast?

CAM WARD: Well, a lot of people ask that. I guess the more you play on the ice, the wetter that they get, the more weight you add to your pads, but I haven’t actually put it on a scale. I couldn’t tell you how much it weighed.

But, yeah, I think it’s a little bit more difficult obviously when you have some pillows on your legs and skating around. You didn’t see me do any crossovers behind the net or anything like that or else I would have fell.

But it’s just part of me now. I mean, I couldn’t tell you how much it weighed, though, or anything like that.

ERIC STAAL: It’s a lot harder than it looks, I would say that. It definitely is.

Q. Eric, I was wondering what you thought about Patrick Kane using the do?over to sort of beat you there?

ERIC STAAL: That was brutal. I had a rhythm going, I thought. And apparently the Chicago Blackhawks got a little favored because Jonathan Toews I believe screwed up the other one, too. So, no, but Kane was hot. Once we got started I tried to get regrouped and he was ripping them down.

So it was fun. It was fun to be out there and enjoying that whole thing with everybody.

Q. But you had it won before that?

ERIC STAAL: Probably would have locked it up. I was feeling good. I had that bottom picked and was moving on. But we’ll never know. So, oh well.