COYOTES RUMORS & GOSSIP
NHLPA’s Schneider: GM’s approved competition committee suggestions, hybrid icing a work in progress
Good news from the general managers' meetings per Yahoo Sports' Nicholas J. Cotsonika and the CBC's Elliotte Friedman:
NHLPA's Mathieu Schneider says NHL will implement hybrid icing next season if everyone likes test in preseason.
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) June 19, 2013
Schneider said they're still working out details of how hybrid...
Glendale City Council’s delays in determining Coyotes’ fate are worrisome
We know that the NHL's general managers are meeting in Boston today, and will discuss the competition committee's proposed rule changes. We also know that the Glendale City Council is supposed to meet on June 25th to determine the Phoenix Coyotes' fate.
Well, Fox Sports Arizona's Craig Morgan reported that the City Council won't be voting on the Coyotes'...
Coyotes, Tippett agree to long-term deal pending sale
Even with another hairsplitting offseason underway, the Phoenix Coyotes continued to operate as normal, signing coach Dave Tippett to a multi-year contract to stay with the club.
Coyotes’ fate not necessarily in the NHL’s hands
One way or another, the Phoenix Coyotes' fate will be determined by June 26th of this year, and, as the Globe and Mail's David Shoalts suggests, the NHL won't be making the call:
The fate of the Phoenix Coyotes is now in the hands of the (mostly) new city council of suburban Glendale.
A tentative lease agreement with Renaissance Sports & Entertainment, headed...
Report: Seattle Talking to NHL About Bringing Coyotes to City
According to a report courtesy David Sanchirico of Sports Illustrated via NBC affiliate King 5, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, admitted that he has held discussions with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, about possibly bringing the Phoenix Coyotes to the city.
The mayor says he has already held talks with investors about bringing the embattled franchise to the northwest, where they would...
Seattle Mayor Acknowledges NHL Talks As Coyotes Plan B
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Chris Daniels is on top of it again...
All of the HQ's talk about Seattle being an under-seated Plan B for the Phoenix Coyotes is now out there again...
Daniels caught up with the mayor of Seattle, Mike McGinn, whose response was understandably wary and tempered...
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Mark Brown of Bleacher Report has the lowdown...
A look at Dave Tippett's dwindling options
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dave Tippett exudes a Zen-like calm in most conversations with the media. It must be serving him well in these chaotic times.
Tippett will become the most attractive coaching candidate in the NHL in two weeks, but he cant talk to teams while he is still under contract through June 30 with the Phoenix Coyotes. His stated preference is to stay in Phoenix, but he...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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Hockey City USA (Phoenix) could lose its hockey team
I’m not much of a hockey fan. The last time I watched the Stanley Cup finals on TV, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier were teammates. Even then I was more or less unaware of my (then) hometown team let alone any nuance or strategy involved in the sport. Back then it seemed like Washington was too warm a place for hockey and, well, I was pretty close to right. Even though Landover...
ON THE MOVE
Could Coyotes move to Seattle?
Could the Phoenix Coyotes eventually move to Seattle? Given their current situation with the city, a potential move is possible.
Glendale, RSE agree to proposal
As all the speculation continues to swirl and the rumor mill continues to churn, news broke this evening that the City of Glendale and prospective Phoenix Coyotes ownership group Renaissance Sports and Entertainment (RSE) somehow finagled through a financial crossroads in a potential deal for the club.
Glendale, ownership group bridge Coyotes lease gap
The City of Glendale and the Coyotes prospective buyer have done what many thought impossible. Multiple sources have confirmed that the two sides have bridged a 9 million annual gap on an arena lease agreement and the proposal will be presented at the Glendale City Council executive session on Tuesday.
Details of the proposal were not forthcoming, but while the city has only approved...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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Coyotes Future Will Affect Tippett, Rangers Head Coaching Search; Leetch Talks Assistant Coach ...
With almost every report out of Phoenix stating that an extension between Dave Tippett and the Coyotes is imminent, I really haven't mentioned the possibility of him being a serious candidate for the Rangers head coaching position despite being linked to the team.
However, with new Coyotes ownership group still negotiating with the City of Glendale on a lease agreement,...
Coyotes assistant GM Treliving signs multi-year contract
While the future of the Coyotes in Phoenix remains in doubt, the future of their front office has never been more clear.
Coyotes sign assistant GM Treliving
The Phoenix Coyotes have signed assistant general manager Brad Treliving to a multi-year contract extension.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Treliving, who also serves as vice president of hockey operations, has been Phoenix's assistant GM since 2007. He also serves as general manager for the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.
The 43-year-old Treliving...
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6 days ago
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Bettman: Coyotes could go on hiatus
The Phoenix Coyotes have been linked to several cities for relocation.
There could be another possibility if the City of Glendale and an ownership group can't come to an agreement: going dark for the 2013-2014 season.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman didn't deny that the Coyotes -- a franchise that has been under league control for three years -- could go on hiatus.
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