The Penguins won't have to worry about Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski ( above ) tomorrow night. He was suspended for two games by the NHL for this hit to Coyotes forward Shane Doan: Doan later returned to the game and even fought Wisniewski in retaliation for the hit. In nine games this season, Wisniewski has nine assists and is a plus-6. EN Says: The league ruled Wisniewski struck Doan in the...
TORONTO (November 2, 2009) – Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski has been suspended for two games, without pay, for delivering a forearm blow to the head of Phoenix Coyotes forward Shane Doan in NHL game #189, October 31, the National Hockey League announced today. The incident occurred at 7:12 of the first period. No penalty was assessed on the play. Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining...
On a sunny October day in Arizona, temperatures are reaching 90 degrees while in a frigid arena 18 miles west of Phoenix the Coyotes are taking the ice. Glendale may be an unlikely place for hockey to take hold, but if there's one man who knows this team, this market, it's their captain, Shane Doan.
Since leaving the Red Wings after the 2006-07 season, Robert Lang has made a home in Chicago and Montreal. Now he's a six-hour drive from his off-season home in San Diego, centering the top line for Phoenix between Shane Doan and Taylor Pyatt and helping the Coyotes to a surprising 5-2 start. "It's always nice to get off to a good start, especially here," Lang said this...
Named MVP and 1st Star of Saturday’s game against the Boston Bruins, Captain Shane Doan definitely deserved the honor. With assists on each of the first three goals and looking like the leader we know he is, Shane led the boys to a 4-1 victory against the Bruins. Scottie Upshall with his 2nd star of [...]
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game ( above, with Phoenix captain Shane Doan driving on net against Brent Johnson ). Were the Penguins looking ahead to the Flyers? -The Associated Press' recap . The obvious "Coyote Ugly" reference makes an appearance in the second paragraph. - NHL.com's recap . What off-ice problems? -Highlights (so to speak): -Dan Bylsma, Sidney Crosby...
POSTGAME -Fire Dan Bylsma. -In all seriousness, they weren't going to go 82-0-0. But they should beat this team. This was a sloppy, flat effort by the Penguins and Coyotes took advantage of the chances they had and came away with an impressive road win. -We blame Gary Roberts. He was honored by the Maple Leafs last night at and they lost to the Senators. Then he was honored by the Penguins tonight...
A preview of the Coyotes. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Mellon Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Arizona, NHL Network (United States) and TSN. Record: 1-0-0, 2 points. The Coyotes are in first place in the Pacific Division and third place in the Western Conference. Leading Scorer: Radim Vrbata, two points (two goals, zero assists). Last Game: 6-3 road win against the Kings Saturday . Radim Vrbata had...
The Phoenix Coyotes will hold a press conference today at 3:00 p.m. MST to make a major announcement regarding the team’s hockey operations department. Members of the Coyotes’ front office and coaching staff, as well as Captain Shane Doan will be available. added 2:!6pm, via TSN, T he Phoenix Coyotes appear to have found their new head coach. Sources say Dave Tippett will be named head...
In my best Iago-the-Parrot voice: "Oh there's a big surprise! That's an incredible - I think I'm going to have a heart attack and die of not surprise!" For those Americans who may not be familiar with Canadian candidate nominations, there are no primaries. Instead there are private members' nomination meetings. But, critically, candidates can be appointed by the leadership . Yes, the people...
We're pretty sure this list doesn't really prove anything, but we found it interesting ( Sorry, we're hockey geeks ). The following is a list of each team and the current and former captain they currently have on their training camp rosters. Each player is listed with the team(s) they captained: Team (Number of Players) Players (Team) Canuck (5) Pavol Demitra (Wild) Keith Carney-*(Wild) Roberto Luongo...
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