Tag: Coyotes

Shane Doan’s exit signals beginning of Coyotes’ youth movement

by Paola Boivin
  • Slug: Sports-COYOTES MOVEMENT, 650 words
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By ALEXIS RAMANJULU
Cronkite News

PHOENIX — The Arizona Coyotes are looking to the future. To the disappointment of fans, that means breaking away from the past.

“They’re going in a different direction,” agent Terry Bross said. “They’re cleaning out the old and bringing in the new, and they have every right to do so as owners of the franchise.”

The Coyotes’ recent moves show that even the goaltender who led the team during its longest playoff run, or the captain who is the only player connecting Arizona to its Winnipeg origins, are not safe from the changing course of the franchise. Continue reading “Shane Doan’s exit signals beginning of Coyotes’ youth movement”

International play provides opportunities for NHL’s Coyotes

by Paola Boivin
  • Slug: Sports-COYOTES INTERNATIONAL, 1,235 words
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By TAYLOR SEDONA CLARK
Cronkite News

PHOENIX — In international play, the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the one on the back. The opportunity to represent one’s country is hard to pass up.

The Coyotes recently had five players compete internationally: Christian Dvorak, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Clayton Keller, Connor Murphy and Tobias Rieder.

For a few short weeks each spring, men’s hockey performs on an international stage. The International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship originated in 1920 at the Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium, and is the highest profile international ice hockey tournament outside of the Winter Olympics. Continue reading “International play provides opportunities for NHL’s Coyotes”

Coyotes’ Cunningham ready for new challenge: scouting

by Paola Boivin
  • Slug: Coyotes Cunningham-850 words
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By TAYLOR SEDONA CLARK
Cronkite News

PHOENIX — Several months ago, Craig Cunningham was lying in his hospital bed, staring at the ceiling, unsure what the future had in store. Now, months removed from his collapse on the ice that ultimately resulted in the loss of a portion of his leg, Cunningham stares down a new challenge, as his dream to work in the NHL comes to fruition in a way he least expected.

On May 24th, Cunningham joined the Arizona Coyotes as a pro scout.

It is far from the job he hoped to have in the NHL, but it is an opportunity he won’t take for granted. Continue reading “Coyotes’ Cunningham ready for new challenge: scouting”