Free hotdogs and soda. Kiddie play area. Announcements by Darren Pang. 20 crazy service people trying to get every fan the ticket package they want. The first appearance of Ollie Jokinen as a Coyotes. Wow… what an event. Over 2500 people attended the 3 hour open house. Thats gotta be a record for a mini ticket holder event with this organization.

The Patio 6 Posse was out in full effect. From the youngest member (Baby Bin) to the oldest member (well, you know who you are) we were about 25 people strong and representin. LOL

Olie Coyote is very sweet. A whole lot shy (much like our former Finn, Kapanen). He doesn’t say a whole lot nor does he smile readily. Think reserved and dignified with a very quiet humor button which can be pushed. The Joker taught me to say thank you in Finnish! Thank you = kiitos (pronounced keytoes with a slight curling sound in the key part), needless to say I did it atrociously and brought a smile to our newest first liner’s face. But hey! at least I tried (yeah it sounded like Fritos, but what the heck). You can try giving the big guy a hearty desert welcome… Wilkommen in Phoenix! but there’s no way I can tell you how to pronounce it. LOL

The Doaner got a haircut. Hope it doesn’t turn into a Sampson thing and he comes to the 08 season as strong and mean as ever. He looked good, rested relaxed and as always the friendliest, smilingest (is that a word?) person you ever want to meet.

The Mules! Still rockin the faux hawk, lookin lean and mature. Took plenty of ribbing from me, dished some out and was holdin babies and chattin up the fans with as much aplomb as our esteemed captain. Still totally impressed with this kid. The muscle and maturity surely mean a great show for the coming season.

I got interviewed for the official web site coverage: http://coyotes.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=379528&page=NewsPage&service=page

A few pics were taken:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onyxstarr33/sets/72157606672165415/

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