The Morning Skate: How Did the Coyotes Mess Happen?
slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com 1/12/2009 — The Coyotes' financial woes go back to the sale of the Winnipeg Jets, but easy explanations miss the point.

Trouble In The Desert: NHL, Please Save the Phoenix Coyotes!
bleacherreport.com 12/24/2008 — My fellow NHL fans, I come to you today to alert you to an event occurring that has the potential to put a huge dent in the progress of our beloved game. In most of the NHL, things are going pretty well. The Penguins have gone from having one ...

Phoenix keeps cutting as losses keep growing
globesports.com 1/13/2009 — The Phoenix Coyotes' losses this season are expected to hit $45-million (all currency U.S.) once their debt servicing is taken into account, according to two sources, and the club is making further cutbacks after layoffs last week. Among the austerity ...

Will the Coyotes ever win again?
phoenix.fanster.com 2/9/2009 — Let’s rewind back to Tuesday, January 20th. The Phoenix Coyotes had just defeated the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale. They finished up the first half of their schedule 5 games above ...

Who Owns the Coyotes?
cantstopthebleeding.com 2/8/2009 — While the NHL commish continues to say all is well , the Toronto Globe and Mail ’s David Shoalts is on the troubled Phoenix hockey team like it was based in Canada (as that entire country thinks it should be). Gary Bettman struck out at least three times in attempts to peddle the ...

Will The Phoenix Coyotes Become Extinct?
totalprosports.com 12/8/2008 — With the economy headed for the second great depression, it seems only fitting that teams in the big 4 sports leagues (NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB) start filing for bankruptcy and suspend operations. The NBA is already feeling this with arenas that are empty and ticket sales ..

Bailing Out the Coyotes
thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com 2/25/2009 — The financial problems of the Phoenix Coyotes are well known and have been the focus of efforts by the NHL to salvage the franchise for the better part of the season. It now appears that the City of Glendale, owner of the arena in which the Coyotes play, has been bailing out the team for some ...

Dollars and Sense: What Would Happen if the Phoenix Coyotes Went Bankrupt?
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 3/2/2009 — [Editor's Note: In late December, SportsJudge brought to light the financial instability of the Phoenix Coyotes and the fact that " after losing over $60 million the past two seasons, the Coyotes are projected to be $30 million in-the-red this year when it's all said and done ." (Article can ...

Coyotes get big win over Red Wings
azcentral.com 1/21/2009 — There could be no better way for the Coyotes to go into the All-Star break. The Coyotes broke a nine-game slide against Detroit - and Daniel Carcillo flipped a live octopus out of play with his stick after it was tossed on the ice by a Red Wings fan ...

The Coyotes are just the first domino
globesports.com 1/9/2009 — Maybe he didn't really intend to mislead us. Maybe, one month ago, when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said this of the Phoenix Coyotes — "They're going to get through the season just fine" — he was merely waiting for someone to ask the right question. ...

Coyotes snap long losing streak to Red Wings — Boston.com -- Hockey news 1/21/2009
The Phoenix Coyotes beat Stanley Cup champions Detroit for the first time in 10 attempts on Tuesday, Enver Lisin scoring a pair of third-period goals to put the icing on a 6-3 victory.

Former NHL Coach Pat Burns Battling Cancer For the Third Time — Bleacher Report - NHL 1/21/2009
Former NHL coach Pat Burns announced today that he is fighting lung cancer. In an interview with Montreal newspaper La Presse , he revealed that he was informed of the disease this past spring after the World Hockey Championships. This is Burns' ...

Datsyuk and Lidstrom Turn Down All Star Skills Compettition: Is This a Protest? — Bleacher Report - NHL 1/21/2009
A recent report I hear on the local radio station has stated that Niklaus Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk have declined to compete in the NHL skills competition. This comes on the heels of the announcement that no Redwings will be in the starting in the ...

Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom to sit out All-Star Game — Latest Sporting News Articles for NHL 1/22/2009
The Detroit Red Wings are, for now, without a player representative in the 2009 All-Star Game. Forwa...

Washington's Boudreau says "why not" to Stanley Cup dreams — USATODAY.com NHL - Top Stories 1/22/2009
Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau has directed his team to a near-.700 winning percentage in a little more than a season ...