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Pucks and Passports - Oh What a Night!


By Hip Shot Blog on October 8th, 2008

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Well a bunch of the Posse and I splurged and purchased tickets to Pucks and Passports. Hang on, don’t give me that wth? look. Let me explain. But those of you lookin for REAL Coyotes news may wanna skip this entry… be sure to come back tomorrow for the Season Preview though Pucks and Passports is [...]

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GDT 10/4/08 Preseason Kings VS Coyotes


By Hip Shot Blog on October 4th, 2008

OdinMercer Sports News Not Associated With Anything Press Oct. 4, 2008 Jobing.com Arena Start Time: 7:00pm TV: None Radio: XTRA 910 am Los Angeles Kings(Preseason 3-0-3) @ Phoenix Coyotes(Preseason 1-5-1) VS Tonight the Phoenix Coyotes will take on the Los Angeles Kings in their final preseason game before the season opener on October 11th. The Kings have yet to lose in regulation in this [...]

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Pierre Hits the Big Time and Preseason Thoughts


By Hip Shot Blog on October 3rd, 2008

We have all come to know and love the little legless wonder. But now Pierre the hockey fanatic snowman seems to have hit the big time. Running for President in 2008 and doing his best to spread the Pierreocratican Party message through out the land. You know he’s hit the big time when Coyotes fans have embraced [...]

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TQ Lands as Alternate Captain


By Hip Shot Blog on October 1st, 2008

Yeah you read that right! LOL Just not on the Yotes… sorry I just had to tease. Mathias Tjarnqvist, better known and beloved as TQ has picked a spot and done so well he is holding down the A for his new team. Matti is one of the hardest working PKers I have ever seen. [...]

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Sweet Marie! What a Night!


By Hip Shot Blog on September 30th, 2008

I’ll write it up tomorrow but I just had to hop online and say THIS was a game. This was what I expected to see against the Ducks. Granted no Thornton or Marleau but hot diggety what a preview of things to come. No real high powered input from the first line (beyond really holdin the [...]

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GDT- 09/29/08 PreSeason Sharks VS Coyotes


By Hip Shot Blog on September 29th, 2008

OdinMercer Sports News HipcheckPress Sept. 29, 2008   Jobing.com Arena Start Time: 7:00pm TV: None Radio: Nada San Jose Sharks (Preseason 1-2-0) @ Phoenix Coyotes (Preseason 0-4-0) VS Quick GameDay post for today, mostly because there isn’t much to talk about. The Coyotes have not yet posted their full lineup for tonight’s game, however they have confirmed that the top line of Shane Doan-Olli Jokinen-Peter [...]

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GDT - 9/27/08 Preseason Ducks VS Coyotes


By Hip Shot Blog on September 27th, 2008

OdinMercer Sports News HipcheckPress Sept. 27 2008 Jobing.com Arena Start Time: 7:00pm TV: None Radio: Xtra 910 (online available here http://www.xtra910.com/main.html) Anaheim Ducks (Preseason 1-1-0) @ Phoenix Coyotes (Preseason 0-3-0) VS Finally! The boys are back to playing hockey in the desert! After a loss against the Kings and two tough losses for the Coyotes against the Flames to open the preseason, the [...]

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PreSeason So Far?


By Hip Shot Blog on September 26th, 2008

Ok… Are Wayne and Co slicker than snake snot or crazy as bat shit? Seriously… if you listened to the game last night you know whereof I speak. The first couple of games were a nice mix of vets and youth… very young goalies though, so expectations weren’t too high. We did okay… nothing spectacular, Bodz, [...]

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PreSeason So Far?


By Hip Shot Blog on September 26th, 2008

Ok… Are Wayne and Co slicker than snake snot or crazy as bat shit? Seriously… if you listened to the game last night you know whereof I speak. The first couple of games were a nice mix of vets and youth… very young goalies though, so expectations weren’t too high. We did okay… nothing spectacular, Bodz, [...]

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08 Stuff, Stuff and More Stuff…


By Hip Shot Blog on September 24th, 2008

Ok this is getting really crazy… I can’t keep up LOL Two more players sent down to their minor teams today… Nick Ross to Kamloops (WHL) and Jared Staal back to Sudbury (OHL) there will be many more to come in the next few days I am sure. **************************** Tonight’s game in Winnipeg, rosters look like this Forwards: Dustin Boyd, [...]

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Coyotes Caravan Morris, Bryzgalov, Lisin


By Hip Shot Blog on September 24th, 2008

Lisin, Lisa, and Bryzgalov by Bleedin' Teal in AZ.

Monday 9/15/08 was another great event. You have to love an opportunity to hobnob w/ our insanely friendly #1 goalie. Not to mention a much more relaxed Enver Lisin and fan favorite Derek Morris. Lots of laughter and smiles and even some parenting advice from the Bryz.   Breezy was blinged out and sporting super fly sunglasses, California [...]

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Muckler Comes to Phoenix, Ulf Extention, Rookies to Minors


By Hip Shot Blog on September 23rd, 2008

COYOTES SIGN ASSOCIATE COACH ULF SAMUELSSON TO CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 GLENDALE, ARIZONA — Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that Associate Coach Ulf Samuelsson has signed a contract extension with the club.  As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. “We are delighted to have signed Ulf to [...]

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Kings VS Coyotes Part 1A - Postgame Thoughts


By Hip Shot Blog on September 17th, 2008

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It was a game of our offense against their defense… their defense basically won. IDK where the King’s have been shopping for their rooks but it must be the plus size section, they got some big boys *and so many I never even heard mention of*. I really like the Moller and Simmonds pairing for [...]

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GDT - 9/16/08 Coyotes VS Kings


By Hip Shot Blog on September 16th, 2008

OdinMercer Sports News HipcheckPress Sept. 15, 2008 Jobing.Com Arena Tuesday 9/16 @ 6p.m. And Wednesday 9/17 @ 2p.m. TV: None - Available via Phoenix Coyotes Webcast Radio: None Ticksets: Free (GET TO THE ARENA!)   Los Angeles Princes At Phoenix Pups Time to work out the kinks here… Rookie game gets the rookie gameday post. Bear with me, it could get messy… Finally the Coyotes start [...]

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Introducing Odin Mercer


By Hip Shot Blog on September 15th, 2008

Well it’s almost time to let Odie out of his straightjacket so I better let him introduce himself before the first GDT is due. Greetings all hockey fans! Pleased to make your acquaintance, especially those of you that happen to be fans of our ‘Yotes. As Z said, I’m Odin, or Odie to my friends, but Not [...]

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Coyotes Caravan with Z and Rhino


By Hip Shot Blog on September 15th, 2008

Michalek by Bleedin' Teal in AZ.

9/14/08 What a great day! My baby boy is back in town. Z looks tan and healthy (except for the Jovo style buzz cut he was sportin, I am soooo NOT a fan of buzz cuts) The kid looks huge (okay, really big compared to last season) he musta been back home eatin up a storm over [...]

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Goncharov’s First KHL Game


By Hip Shot Blog on September 14th, 2008

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Some of you may have seen Max skate at the prospect camp. Big strong kid with good instincts. Looked good positionally but may need some strength and skate work over the next couple of years before we see him.That’s Maxim on Tiki’s left Our friend and new correspondent Alessandro, sends us a report on Maxim Goncharov’s [...]

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More Content, New Contributors!


By Hip Shot Blog on September 11th, 2008

For all you faithful who keep coming back… we’d like to say thank you once again for hanging with us through another offseason. New visitors to the site we send a happy shout out and hope you’ll come back often. 2008 may just be our year (or at least another step closer to that glorious cup [...]

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New Color Commentator for Coyotes Radio


By Hip Shot Blog on September 11th, 2008

Extra! Extra! Read aallll about it! Tyson Nash takes over the color commentator’s chair next to Heeter as Louie Debrusk’s replacement. Wow! Great news for Nasher’s fans. We do miss the lil agitator around the place. Depsite and invitation to try out with Tampa Bay (sheesh is there anyone left that they haven’t tried to get their [...]

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Coyotes Caravan - Dates and Faces


By Hip Shot Blog on September 9th, 2008

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Join Zbynek Michalek and Steven Reinprecht at the Grand Opening of Polar Ice Gilbert! Sunday 9/14/08 12:30 - 2:30pm 2305 E Knox Rd See Ilya Bryzgalov, Derek Morris, and Enver Lisin at Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe! Monday 9/15/08 6:00 - 8:00pm 1520 N McClintock Meet Peter Mueller and Keith Yandle signing on the concourse during the Coyotes Rookie Game vs the LA [...]

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GMDM Avoids Taint of Frost


By Hip Shot Blog on September 7th, 2008

Once again our GMDM shows he not only has a pair of brass ones, but is not afraid to use them. GMDM boldly stepped up and proclaimed that the Phoenix Coyotes will not allow David Frost anywhere near our team. It doesn’t get much more equivical than “I can’t be strong enough about this, we don’t [...]

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Rosters for the Rookie Games


By Hip Shot Blog on September 4th, 2008

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COYOTES ROOKIES TO PLAY LA KINGS ROOKIES AT JOBING.COM ARENA GLENDALE, ARIZONA — Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that 22 Phoenix Coyotes’ rookies will play two games against the Los Angeles Kings’ rookies on Tuesday, Sept. 16 (6 p.m.) and Wednesday, Sept. 17 (2 p.m.). Both games will be played at Jobing.com Arena and [...]

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Playing Catch Up


By Hip Shot Blog on September 3rd, 2008

The Fight Doctor is leaving us? Our radio colour analyst Louie Debrusk got a new job back in Edmonton! Apparently our Louie is going to be the new TV color commentator. EDMONTON - Former Edmonton Oilers tough guy Louie DeBrusk will be the new SportsNet TV colour commentator on the team’s broadcasts this NHL season. DeBrusk, who [...]

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