Welcome Five for Howling to SBN!
PensBurgh — Welcome Five for Howling to SBN! A SBN Hockey Blog dedicated to the Phoenix Coyotes, hockey in the desert and some hockey snowman thing I'll never understand.

Welcome Five For Howling To SBN
Pension Plan Puppets — Welcome Five For Howling To SBN Mirtle, in a determined effort to get every team covered at SBN as quickly and as well as possible, has delivered a Coyotes blog. Clearly he wanted it up and running before Thursday.

Coyotes Blogosphere Doubles In Size!
Mile High Hockey — Coyotes Blogosphere Doubles In Size! The newest addition to the SBN family of hockey blogs is the second Coyotes blog ever to grace the Internet: Five For Howling. Drop by and welcome the desert dogs aboard!

Introducing Five For Howling
From The Rink — Introducing Five For Howling Because the hockey world desperately needs a Phoenix Coyotes blog! Travis is taking on the reins at our new site, one of many markets without a lot of MSM coverage that SBN Hockey will represent in the near future.

Woah, Slow Your Roll, Rolston
In Lou We Trust — ... Before I get into it, I want to formally welcome Five For Howling to SBN.  Yes, it's a Coyotes blog and it may or may not be a place where you can go there and write fanposts about Shane Doan and how awesome he is.  Welcome!  We'll look forward to how things are on March 12, 2009. ...

Tuesday Roundup - Gamenight: Cats @ Caps
Japers' Rink — ... and down one to seventh at SportingNews.com (where the Caps goaltending so far receives a grade of "C").... Glad we didn't lose you when the URL changed, Katie!... The Top Ten Ice Girl Groups (h/t to EMac) doesn't include your Red Rockers, but I'm sure that's only because they're not Ice Girls (either that or it's because they're not particularly attractive). Elsewhere 'Round the Blogs: SB Nation has added 'Yotes blog Five For Howling. Go there for all your Ken Klee-related needs.... Pension Plan Puppets is ...

Hockey Blog Round-Up - Led Zeppelin style
PensBurgh — ... it all Our Friends over at Pension Plan Puppets are hosting a holiday contest.  If you have been lying to me all along and really are a Leafs fan then this definitely stands as a good chance for you to win some gear, lose my love and get blacklisted forever from Pensburgh.  The Sabres are having trouble beating bad teams.  It's left D.O. from Die By the Blade a bit Dazed and Confused over it all.  Hey, we can relate (Phoenix anyone?) It may feel like Ten Years Gone since that whole Semin/Crosby ...

Welcome Five for Howling
Winging It In Motown — ... Please welcome the newest SBN hockey blog - Five for Howling! Go and check it out for the latest Phoenix Coyotes news (and for all you U-M hockey fans, Kevin Porter news). ...

Preview: Leafs at Coyotes
Pension Plan Puppets — ... We've got an interesting preview today, I had OdinMercer from SBN's Five for Howling write a little bit about the Coyotes' rookies and young guns for all of your reading pleasure. Check it out after the jump. ...

Playing Phoenix cures what ails ya
Second City Hockey — ... And honestly that's about as much as I care about looking into more stats - Phoenix is not a great team yet and the Hawks should be able to beat them easily.  This is a good time to encourage you all to go visit another one of the new SB Nation blogs - Five for Howling.  It's good to have a Coyotes blog out there since they could be an exciting team to watch in the coming years.  ...

GDT- 12/10/08 Stars VS Coyotes
Fanster.com — ... Looking for our boys to get back on track here. Line in the sand time, are you here to play some puck? to roll into a play off berth? or curl up into fetal position and crap your bed? I’d love a win… and this is definitely a winnable game. But at this point I’ll take a respectable showing, a display of heart, courage, pride and honest to god effort. !!!GO COYOTES!!! Great Stars Blog from Andrew Texas HLOG alumni Cat Our Own OdinMercer Jenna over at Hipcheck ...

Minnesota Wild @ Phoenix Coyotes: Game 27
Hockey Wilderness — Minnesota Wild (15-10-1) @ Phoenix Coyotes (13-13-2) Jobing.com Arena @ 8:00 CST Television: FSN (HD) Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM For the Phoenix perspective, check out Five for Howling Tonight's lines: ...

[Game Thread] Wings vs. Coyotes
Winging It In Motown — ... 56 SPRINGCOM                50 TVC                    97 VOGTMANN ENGINEERING        97 WOW!                    14 WYANDOTTE MUNICIPAL        17 Please visit fellow SBN blog Five for Howling for the view of the game from the Phoenix perspective. Go Wings!

An Interview with James Mirtle of the Globe & Mail
IllegalCurve.com — ... Illegal Curve: I agree.  So far the progress I’ve seen at SBN has been terrific.  Another aspect of the site that stood out to me, was the site’s ability to add a blog like Five For Howling which will give readers a blogger’s perspective on the Coyotes throughout the season.  I say that because the Coyotes hardly get any web coverage, nevermind newspaper coverage (as they don’t have a beat writer with the team on the road).  The addition of blogs that focus on teams with less of a cult following than say the Oilers and ...

GDT - Preds VS Yotes
Fanster.com — ... hockey in front of the crease or maybe just some nasty Fridgie screening can get us into chalupa territory tonight. Come on Bryz! its time to steal one tootsie. No early softie… just good solid stoppage. You can do it… nay! you NEED to do it. The boys have had your back for the last couple of games big time. Step up! OWN your net babe. !!!LET’S GO COYOTES!!! Predatorial Coverage Odie’s Take Official Preview Thanx Qbert for the graphix ...

State of the Pacific Division (First Edition)
IllegalCurve.com — ... else becomes a free agent (nearly all of them unrestricted), and it should be interesting to see where Bob Murray spends the freed-up dollars.  Burke has certainly left the Ducks with several key players to build around, but there’s plenty of slots to fill and dollars to spend, too.  Once these decisions get made, then perhaps I’ll know what sort of guy this Bob Murray fellow is – should be exciting. Go Ducks. 3. Phoenix Coyotes–From OdinMercer of Five For Howling: The Coyotes are in year 2 of an actual, honest, ...

Behind the Blog: Five for Howling
Winging It In Motown — ... It's another segment of Behind the Blog and this week, we get to hear from Travis aka OdinMercer. He blogs about the Phoenix Coyotes over at Five for Howling ...

Dear Santa… Outrageous Holiday Gifts
Fanster.com — ... - OhHell needs a modicum of defensive wisdom… he can hit and pass a little but deciding when to do what could use a little boost Sauer - Sig needs a goal, a pretteh, puck handling, honest to goodness goal scorers GWG (he does nearly everything else so well, this would really be a gift) Klee - Ksquared needs a stronger constitution so he won’t have to rest so often which opens the door for Hale storms Thanks Odie, Virg and Teal for the input, hopefully Santa reads this blog… or maybe not since ...

Kings Gameday: I Don't Wanna Write, You Don't Wanna Read
Battle of California — LA Kings  (14-14-6) vs. Phoenix Coyotes (16-14-5) 7:30 PST, Fox Sports (Phoenix perspective at Five for... Howling???  I don't believe it.)   I'll be honest, I'm tired from driving and celebrating Christmas (Fuck yeah, Jesus!) so this'll be short.  I'm sure you don't really care what I have to say today either, so we'll just pretend I made you laugh once or twice and call it a day. The Kings responded to my emotional speech earlier this week, blanking the Columbus Blue ...

Isles' Western how-to-rebuild tour visits Phoenix
Lighthouse Hockey — ... the rebuilding Islanders, this four-stop Western swing is a how to and how-not-to go about nurturing your franchise for long-term success.                   New York Islanders (12-22-4, 30th) at Phoenix Coyotes (18-15-5, 7th/West) 9 p.m. EST | [some silly dot-com job] Arena | MSG+2 (twice the plus!) Coyotes blog: Five for Howling First Stop: Phoenix Or Glendale, if you ...

Ducks Gameday—The Coyotes Catch Up
Battle of California — ... Prediction:  In a game that's not being televised, it'll probably end up one of the most would-have-been-great-to-watch games of the year.  If anybody has any free internet feeds to share, throw 'em in the comments.  Ducks 5, Coyotes 1.  Goals by Kunitz, Ryan, Montador, Pahlsson, and Moen.  As always, Five for Howling has your canine angle. ...

You gotta cast the first stone..
Second City Hockey —   @    GAME TIME: 8:00 CST OPPONENT BLOGS: FIVE FOR HOWLING and COYOTES HIP CHECK DON'T FORGET: YOUR SPG PICKS Remember the last game against this team?  Remember when that freaking thug Kyle Turris came flying at Khabby with like razorblades on the end of his stick, and brass knuckles and a gun?  Remember when our poor innocent rookie hero VERSTEEG! stepped in and tried to reason with him but Turris wouldn't have any of it and forced him to fight? ...

Pensburgh Link Hits: Shanny on radar, Raising Arizona, All Stars named
PensBurgh — ... laid off 10% of their staff.  I hope this isn't as bad a sign as it looks.  I feel for Five for Howling.  We've been through rough times too.   ...

Midseason Report Card: Former Avs, Part 1
Mile High Hockey — ... Sauer left via free agency this summer after signing a 4 year, $7 million contract ($1.75 million per season). Odin Mercer from Five For Howling offered the following take on Sauer: ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Phoenix Coyotes: Game 42
Hockey Wilderness — Minnesota Wild (20-18-3) vs. Phoenix Coyotes (21-17-5) Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST Television: KSTC (12/45) Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM For the Phoenix perspective, check out Five for Howling Tonight's lines: ...

Any Questions for Savvy?
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... and helps out with Five For Howling . She is doing a conference call interview with Marc Savard next week as part of Versus Blogger Insiders program and she wanted me to ask my readers if there is anything you would like to ask Marc Savard. Post your questions in the comments section of this post and I will forward them along. ...

Versus Blogger Insider Interview with Marc Savard
Stanley Cup of Chowder — Marc Savard recently participated in a conference call interview with several bloggers including Monique from Coyotes Hip Check & Five for Hollowing and Christy Hammond from Winging It in Motown. Here are the podcasts from the interview: Marc Savard part 1 Marc Savard part 2

Ducks Gameday—Trade Deadline Sellers? Part 1
Battle of California — Anaheim Ducks (23-21-5, t-6th in west) at Phoenix Coyotes (24-19-5, 5th in west) For your Coyotes angle, Five For Howling. When it comes to gameday headings like the one directly above, I always oversimplify conference rankings. I willfully ignore divisions and games-in-hand and simply just show a team's points-rank in the conference, and most of the time, it doesn't really matter.  However, for the Ducks and this stretch run, t-6th in west definitely overstates Anaheim's current ...

Sharks Gameday: Counting Chickens Never Was My Thing
Fear The Fin — ... 98.5 KFOX, Sjsharks.com Antagonists Five For Howling I'm not one to count ...

Buffalo Sabres @ Phoenix Coyotes [Game Thread]
Die By The Blade — ... 9:00 p.m. ET Arena:  Jobing.com Arena TV: MSG-B SBN Affiliate/ Blogs Five For Howling Audio:     WGR ...

Live Game Thread - Canes and Canucks
Canes Country — ... Litter Box Cats Thu 02/12 7:00 PM EST Columbus Sat 02/14 7:00 PM EST @ Buffalo [image] Dbtb_thumbs_medium Die By The Blade Sun 02/15 6:00 PM EST Boston [image] Stanley-small Stanley Cup of Chowder Tue 02/17 7:00 PM EST @ New York Islanders [image] Lhh-small Lighthouse Hockey Thu 02/19 7:00 PM EST Last 5 Games @ Phoenix [image] Howling-sm Five For Howling Sat 02/07 W 7 - 2 @ San Jose ...

Things you could do while awaiting a west coast puck drop
Carolina On Ice — ... some things that I'll be doing and maybe you should try too: You could drink a beer or twelve. You could step on over to the new and improved Canes Country via the ever expanding SB Nation. Congrats to Bubba and Cory who are professionals at this game by now. You could drink a Smithwick's . Dark, smooth, yet not too heavy. You could scope out the competition's bloggers , with my personal favorites being Waiting for Stanley on the Canucks end, Five for Howing for all your Coyotes action and Fear the Fin is great for the ...

Live Game Thread - Canes at Sharks
Canes Country — ... Litter Box Cats Thu 02/12 7:00 PM EST Columbus Sat 02/14 7:00 PM EST @ Buffalo [image] Dbtb_thumbs_medium Die By The Blade Sun 02/15 6:00 PM EST Boston [image] Stanley-small Stanley Cup of Chowder Tue 02/17 7:00 PM EST @ New York Islanders [image] Lhh-small Lighthouse Hockey Thu 02/19 7:00 PM EST Last 5 Games @ Phoenix [image] Howling-sm Five For Howling Sat 02/07 W 7 - 2 @ San Jose ...

Canes at Coyotes - Game Preview
Canes Country — ... also have another "Live Game Thread" going here at Canes Country.  Drop in for plenty of free, game-time analysis, or feel free to add your own.  You never know who will drop by, we have had the good fortune to have a celebrity or two join us in past threads.  For instance, "Wuffie", from Carolina on Ice and Barry Melrose Rocks joined in during previous games.  Will he return for an encore? For more in-depth info about the Coyotes, check out Five for Howling.

Suddenly hot Canucks look to beat Desert Dogs
Nucks Misconduct — ... game back after his groin injury. Lindstrom not only scored on the Coyotes' first shot of the game. He also scored another goal in the opening period. Dammit, I can still remember that like it was yesterday. Luongo was not sharp in his return. In fact, he still is not playing to his 100% abilities right now. Can he outplay Bryzgalov? There is no reason why this renewed Canucks team cannot beat the Dogs. GAME TIME: 6:00 PST TV: SPORTSNET PACIFIC RIVAL BLOG: FIVE FOR HOWLING  

Dallas Stars fall to seventh in West following loss to Coyotes
Defending Big D — ... I should have mentioned this yesterday, but if you want a great look at last night's game from the opponent's view, be sure to check out Five For Howling. ...

Commenter Field Trip Set For Tonight
St. Louis Game Time — ... Back by popular demand and our manifest destiny to mar every hockey game day thread on SBN, we're packing everyone up and going to Five For Howling ...

Coyotes @ Blues FIRST PERIOD
St. Louis Game Time — ... Well howdy, neighbors in the desert. We would like to welcome everyone from Five For Howling for the first period. Then in the second, we're all picking up and going over there. It'll be a hoot. ...

Coyotes @ Blues Second Period
St. Louis Game Time — ... Everyone who would like to comment and follow along with the game day thread, go to Five For Howling. Then we'll come back here during the third period and hopefully enjoy a comeback. ...

SB Nation partners with Yahoo!
From The Rink — ... High Hockey Columbus: Dallas: Defending Big D Detroit: Winging It In Motown Edmonton: Florida: The Litter Box Los Angeles: Battle of California Minnesota: Hockey Wilderness Montreal: Eyes On The Prize Nashville: to be launched soon New Jersey: In Lou We Trust NY Islanders: Lighthouse Hockey NY Rangers: Ottawa: in development Philadelphia: Broad Street Hockey Phoenix: Five For Howling Pittsburgh: PensBurgh San Jose: Fear The Fin St. Louis: ...

Trending Up, Trending Down; Your Blues vs Coyotes GDT
St. Louis Game Time — ...  (please, Bernie, we love ya, but starting Perron-plus for Pronger rumors is like starting a brush fire), the Coyote faithful are already figuring out which pieces they should bust off and sell at auction next Wednesday. ...

Trade Deadline Bonanza!!: Hour 4
Second City Hockey — ... for this.  There's a group of old guys on the left here they go to once every couple of hours.  They're obviously the remedial class. 1:41:  Malin Akerman looks so fucking hot as Laurie Jupiter.  I'm so fucking ready for Watchmen.  I'm gonna keep swearing out of boredom. 1:42: TSN reporting the Leafs are holding out for more than a 2nd round pick for both Antropov and Moore.  good fucking luck, Burke. 1:45: Phoenix has send Daniel Carcillo to Philly for Scottie Upshall, because Philly ...

Sabres Hope Less is "Moore"
Die By The Blade — ... He has decent stats in limited opportunities but beyond that, I know little about him.  Luckily we have some help from Travis at Five for Howling to help us understand the player we are getting. ...

Recchi & Montador set to make Bruins debut vs. Coyotes
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... to sign with after they draft him. I looks like Blake made a solid choice, because being able to cash your paycheck is always something you should look for in a team. - The Coyotes traded away Zack Morris' dad on deadline day. - New England hockey fans will get a chance to see Boston native Keith Yandle and maybe former UNH standout Daniel Winnik. - For more on what is going on in desert with the Phoenix Coyotes, check out Five for Howling - Game starts at 7:00, as always the public skate (open ...

Public Skate: Coyotes @ Bruins
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ...       Phoenix Coyotes (27-31-5) @ Boston Bruins (42-13-9) TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 7:00 TV: NESN Radio: WBZ 1030 AM Coyotes SBN Blog: Five for Howling Watch the game and discuss it with other B's fans. Remember to always skate in a counter-clockwise direction and no rough-housing. Have at it Chowdah Heads! If you are reading this before the puck drops, don't forget to get in your ...

Buffalo Sabres vs. Phoenix Coyotes [Game Thread]
Die By The Blade — ... Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Arena: HSBC Arena TV: MSG-B SBN Affiliate/ Blogs Five for Howling Ra     WGR ...

Islanders Matinee: Coyotes come a howlin'
Lighthouse Hockey — ... use up these "extra" games in the schedule by pairing up two teams that, uh, don't make money. There, that's done.             Phoenix Coyotes (28-32-5, 25th) at New York Islanders (21-37-7, 30th) 3 p.m. E-Daylight-T | Nassau [gloriously not-dot-com'd] Coliseum | MSG+ Desert blog where dogs dog it: Five for Howling When these teams last met, Doug Weight was ...

Coyotes-Islanders [game thread]
Lighthouse Hockey — ... earlier this season -- is in for Trent Hunter. At 28, McLean's know kid, but the late bloomer brings all the enthusiasm of youth.             Phoenix Coyotes (28-32-5, 25th) at New York Islanders (21-37-7, 30th) 3 p.m. E-Daylight-T | Nassau [gloriously not-dot-com'd] Coliseum | MSG+ Desert blog where dogs dog it: Five for Howling I have no idea whether I'm here or not, but I'm pretty ...

Islanders defy Gretzky, wrap up winning homestand
Lighthouse Hockey — ... but fell a Steve Smith'd 1986 short of replicating it. OdinMercer of Coyotes blog Five for Howling suggested that the ...

Blogger GM vs. Real-life GM: Pacific Division
Cycle like the Sedins — ... my God there's blood coming out of my ears! Real Life:For Derek Morris, Daniel "PIM" Carcillo, Olli Jokinen, M. Tellqvist and a third round pick the Coyotoes added: Calgary's 1st round pick Philadelphia's 2nd round pick Buffalo's 4th round pick Peter Prucha Dimitri Kalinin Nigel Dawes Scottie Upshall Matthew Lombardi Brandon Prust Odin Mercer from Five for Howling said: Olli Jokinen has done alright for us, but I’d ...

[Game Thread] Wings vs. Coyotes
Winging It In Motown — ... to illness and it is unknown if he will play tonight or not. If he does not, I would expect him to play on Thursday. Andreas Lilja has been placed on the long-term injured reserved. As the Wings are right up against the cap with Homer's return, Jonathan Ericsson is only able to stay in Detroit because Lilja is now on the IR list, which means he will have to miss seven more games at minimum. For a look at the game from the opposition, please check out our SBN counterpart Five for Howling. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be shown on ...

Red Wings nab 3-2 win over Coyotes in overtime
Winging It In Motown — ... over the Phoenix Coyotes (28-33-6) in overtime at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday night. The Coyotes have now lost six of their past seven games. For a look at the game from the Phoenix perspective, be sure to check out our SBN counterpart at Five for Howling. ...

Game 67 Preview: Devils vs. Phoenix Coyotes
In Lou We Trust — ... is your place to be.  Odin will have his preview up later in the day, with five points for his team to win.  An example of this can be found here. Remember, the effort has been there from Phoenix - this is not a "gimmie" of a game. ...

Tank Battle: Lightning at Maple Leafs
Pension Plan Puppets — ... 66 64 5-4-1 26 Phoenix Coyotes 67 62 3-6-1 ...

Game 67 GameThread: Devils vs. Phoenix Coyotes
In Lou We Trust — ... for any last-minute stuff.  Visit Five for Howling for the Phoenix perspective.  Feel free to leave any and all comments about the game here, provided that they are kept clean and relevant to the game.  Go Devils! ...

Predators Game Day: Nashville @ Phoenix
On the Forecheck — Coyotes blog: Five for Howling With captain Jason Arnott likely out for this game with a dreaded "upper body injury", the Predators begin a pivotal four-game western road trip tonight in Phoenix. Questions to be answered: (1) Who will carry the offensive load? David Legwand has been picking up extra ice time, but it may be the defensive leaders like Shea Weber and Ryan Suter who step up in Arnott's absence. (2) With Pekka Rinne expected to return to the Nashville net, will he resume his ...

Who to root for: Saturday 3/14
Defending Big D — ... have the upper hand when it comes to tie-breakers. As much as I hate to say it, we need a regulation Red Wings victory. Winging it in Motown; St. Louis Game Time Nashville Predators (10th) @ Phoenix Coyotes (14th), 9:00p CST: The Stars need the Pheonix Coyotes, losers of four in a row and 3-6-1 in their last ten, to pull of the regulation upset of 10th place Nashville. The Preds sit just one point back of the Stars. On The Forecheck; Five For Howling Los Angles Kings (13th) @ San Jose Sharks (2nd), 9:00p CST: ...

The Dasher
Pension Plan Puppets — ... More developments now in the disturbing field of stick-obsession. Stanley Cup of Chowder outs Marc Savard as the latest man caught in a desperate tryst. Some good news anyway from Japers' Rink - the long awaited return to Washington of Brian Pothier. Matchsticks and Gasoline takes a long hard look in the road trip mirror.  Over at Five For Howling - they've given up. Their bodies be too tank-a-licious for ya, babe. ...

Sharks Gameday: Ye Olde Thread O' Previews
Fear The Fin — ... 98.5 KFOX, Sjsharks.com Antagonists Five For Howling Phoenix is tanking for ...

Ducks Gameday—First impressions on the new Ducks
Battle of California — Anaheim Ducks (whatever) at Phoenix Coyotes (whatever) For a canine angle, head to Five For Howling. Well, now I've seen the new acquisitions play two home games, and I have to say they're not bad. In fact, other than my Pahlsson man-crush, I'm not sure that there's a trade that I feel rotten about, though certainly two games isn't a lot to base that on. Still, I guess let's take a quick look at the Final Four: Ryan Whitney Possible nicknames: Cotton Gin, Eli Whitney, ...

Motley Canucks hit the road to face Dead Dogs
Nucks Misconduct — GAME TIME: 7:00 PST TV: CBC ENEMY BLOG TERRITORY: Five For Howling So now begins the 6-game road trip and we'll see if the Canucks can keep rolling. Tonight they will face the Phoenix Coyotes, who are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games and in 14th spot in the Western Conference. Stick a fork in them they are done. How does Gretzky even have a job right now? I don't get it. The Canucks can move to within a point of the Flames and 2 points up on Chicago. It really is amazing how quickly ...

Sunday scoreboard watching
On the Forecheck — ... by the numbers run over at SportsClubStats.com, the Preds' odds of making the NHL postseason rose marginally up to 33.9%. So what's on today's scoreboard that we need to pay attention to? Edmonton @ Minnesota, 2:00 Central: Judging from yesterday's poll, folks want to see Edmonton win this one, and in terms of simply making the playoffs, that would be the preferred option for the Preds. It's crucial that this one gets settled in regulation. Phoenix @ Anaheim, 7:00 Central: The Coyotes are in spoiler mode, ...

Ducks Gameday—Calculating the final eleven games
Battle of California — Phoenix Coyotes (whatever) at Anaheim Ducks (whatever) Get Coyotified at Five for Howling Well, with eleven games left I decided to run a quick set of scenarios about how the Ducks might finish out their 08-09 season. I really don't know how many points they'd need to qualify (Mirtle says 16), but here's a look at how many they might get. The first set of tables below breaks down how the Ducks have done against each remaining opponent in the regular season, both since the ...

Sharks Gameday: Hooked on Phoenix Worked For Me
Fear The Fin — ... Antagonists Five For Howling Things got a little mixed at the FTF water cooler, which is why this gameday thread is ...

Dallas Stars @ Phoenix Coyotes gameday open thread
Defending Big D — ... Dallas Stars @ Phoenix Coyotes Monday, Mar 30, 2009, 9:00 PM CDT Jobing.com Arena Television: VERSUS | Radio: WBAP Opposition's Blog: Five For Howling ...

Kings Gameday: More Like The Grate One, Am I Right? Hello?
Battle of California — LA Kings vs. Phoenix Coyotes (Five For Howling wants you as a friend) 7:30 PST, Fox Sports West   I can't hate Wayne Gretzky.  I want to; I mean, he looks like an old lesbian and he never stops complaining during a game, but I can't hate him.  He's Wayne Gretzky!  I watched him growing up and even before I was old enough to know what made him great, I still knew that he was awesome.  It's one of those things where you liked something as a kid ...

SBN Hockey picks NHL award winners
From The Rink — ... Elliott Elliott Alfredsson Phi Broadstreet Hockey Phx Five For Howling Doan Michalek Bryzgalov Boedker Hanzal ...

Pics of Stockton at the NCAA Championship Game
SLC Dunk — ... - Lightning Litter Box Cats - Panthers Bird Watchers Anonymous - Thrashers Western - Northwest Mile High Hockey - Avalanche Nucks Misconduct - Canucks Matchsticks and Gasoline - Flames Hockey Wilderness - Wild Western - Central Second City Hockey - Blackhawks St. Louis Game Time - Blues On the Forecheck - Predators Winging It In Motown - Red Wings Western - Pacific Battle of California Five For Howling - Coyotes Fear The Fin - Sharks Defending Big D - Stars ...

Sharks Gameday: Teal Appreciation Day
Fear The Fin — ... Antagonists Five For Howling It's been a goddamned pleasure to watch this team for 80 games. Patrick Marleau and ...

Ducks Gameday—Last game of the season, time to get a first round opponent
Battle of California — ... Five For Howling, where they could save a lot of time if they came up with an abbreviation for the word "disappointment". ...

Eulogy: Remembering the 2008-09 Montreal Canadiens
Puck Daddy — ... the journey. Gone but not forgotten, we've asked for these losers to be eulogized by the people who knew the teams best: The fans who hated them the most. Here are Toronto Maple Leafs fans PPP and Chemmy of Pension Plan Puppets, fondly recalling the Montreal Canadiens. And they provided their own HTML, too!) (Glove tap to OdinMercer at Five For Howling) The '08-'09 Habs train ...

Eulogy: Montreal Canadiens
Pension Plan Puppets — (Glove tap to OdinMercer at Five For Howling) The '08-'09 Habs train wreck was cleared from the tracks at 9:33 PM ET. The conductor Bob Gainey and 9 passengers are the only known survivors at this time. - Stanley Cup of Chowder Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today not to mourn the passing of the Montreal Canadiens' 2008-2009 season but to celebrate the life of the "Centennial" season which provided so many of us with so much pleasure. Not the kind ...

Game Pics - Game 3
SLC Dunk — ... Western - Northwest Mile High Hockey - Avalanche Nucks Misconduct - Canucks Matchsticks and Gasoline - Flames The Copper & Blue - Oilers Hockey Wilderness - Wild Western - Central Second City Hockey - Blackhawks The Cannon - Blue Jackets St. Louis Game Time - Blues On the Forecheck - Predators Winging It In Motown - Red Wings Western - Pacific Battle of California Five For Howling - Coyotes Fear The Fin - Sharks Defending Big D - Stars General ...

Not afraid of pink
SLC Dunk — ... Western - Northwest Mile High Hockey - Avalanche Nucks Misconduct - Canucks Matchsticks and Gasoline - Flames The Copper & Blue - Oilers Hockey Wilderness - Wild Western - Central Second City Hockey - Blackhawks The Cannon - Blue Jackets St. Louis Game Time - Blues On the Forecheck - Predators Winging It In Motown - Red Wings Western - Pacific Battle of California Five For Howling - Coyotes Fear The Fin - Sharks Defending Big D - Stars General ...

Phoenix Coyotes file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; Balsillie's name in play
Litter Box Cats — ... said in his statement. "A market with devoted hockey fans, a rich hockey history, a growing and diversified economy and a population of more than 7 million people." Tragic. The world knows my position on relocations, but in Phoenix's case, there may simply be no alternative. The franchise is in deep doodoo. I freaked out and lost bodily control several months ago upon seeing a Research in Motion skybox at the BankAtlantic Center. Ugly. Head over to Five for Howling for full coverage. ...

Lock, Stock n Barrel… NOT!
Fanster.com — ... most of us don’t use the services anyway) but what I am going to strongly suggest is that if you love having NHL hockey in the Valley of the sun, you make your presence known. Comment on the sites, sign up for the petitions, Tweet our plight, Facebook the issues, set your myspace page music to play Werewolves of London or the Coyotes goal horn and explain why. Let the world know we’re out there and we are not going quietly. Between Odie, C13 , Brother Q and this humble space, we will try to keep up and keep you ...

Wednesday links
St. Louis Game Time — ... league while he was at his peak. Matt Walker is trying to win a cup with Blackhawks. Who would have guess that he would be a key player on a playoff team? Chris Pronger channels his inner Allen Iverson. Count the times he says legally. Phoenix Coyotes news So the Coyotes filed for Chapter 11 yesterday. Holy shit. Mirtle on the Chapter 11 filing. This is going to be THE story of the offseason. Five For Howling has this whole thing covered. Including the actual bankruptcy paperwork. ...

Phoenix Coyote fans prepare to drop gloves
Bright Side Of The Sun — Phoenix Coyote fans prepare to drop gloves The great folks over at Five for Howling are getting ready to drop gloves and battle to keep their team in Glendale. Honestly, I never thought hockey in the desert made sense but I appreciate and support these ...

Black-buried?
Cycle like the Sedins — ... Odin Mercer from Five for Howling is a great guy and I feel bad for him. Even despite living in Texas and New Jersey all my life, the thought of the Pittsburgh Penguins moving to Kansas City was very hard for me to stomach. Without Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Mario Lemieux, the Penguins could be in the same place as the Coyotes. ...

A note for Coyotes fans
From The Rink — ... and bringing bloggers from all 30 teams together is that I've gotten to know some great fans in every market — including Travis, our Coyotes blogger (who is setting up ...

Unease
The Willful Caboose — ... I feel really terribly for fans of the Coyotes.  Maybe there aren’t enough fans in Arizona to make an NHL team profitable, but no matter how you slice it, for individual fans, this is a heart breaker.  I would be devastated if the Sabres left Buffalo. ...

If it ain't a mess, it'll do till the mess gets here
Bitter Leaf Fan Page — ... and the excellent Coyotes Blog, Five for Howling To that great coverage, I'd add the following commentary: Don't equate the NHL's rejection of Balsillie with the rejection of a seventh team in Canada. Given the richness of the Southern Ontario market, an NHL team is all but certain to eventually call the region home. When the time comes to put a franchise in Preston, Hespeler or Fiddlesticks Ontario, rest assured the NHL will have their pick of prospective owners. Don't equate the animosity and lack of popular support for Betteman with weakness. The commish is one slippery, ...

Bankruptcy Hearing - Kind of a Bust
Fanster.com — ... banded together to mobilize a save the Coyotes coalition. The official website is savethecoyotes.com and is hosted by Fanster. Drop by sign up and voice your opinions (no trolls, doomsdayers or naysayers need bother). The Facebook group Coyotes Forever is also mobilizing. If the NHL is to be successful in keeping the team here, we fans may need to step up and be counted for season ticket sales and rallies and benefits may ensue to show our support C13, OdinMercer, Jordan Low, Fanster staff and the Coyotes Booster Club, have all ...

Saturday Links
St. Louis Game Time — ... Last night's action resulted in wins for the Penguins and the Canes. Ovechkin with a knee-to-knee shot on Gonchar last night. I really can't imagine Ovie would do that on purpose, particularly to a fellow countryman. PensBurgh recaps last night's win for Billy G (there's a Michael Jackson reference in there somewhere) and company. As the Coyotes Turn. Reports of 3 offers to keep the team where they are. Keep checking Five For Howling and Save The Coyotes for continued updates and smart-ass ...

The Phoenix Coyotes need a bailout, or they may just bail
Blueshirt Banter — ... won't use taxpayer money to bail out the team, nor should they. If the NHL truly wants to keep hockey in Phoenix, they are going to have to figure out how to do it without the city's help, they've done enough, and now in the end they may have nothing to show for it. One thing is for sure, May 19th stands to be a watershed moment in Phoenix Coyotes history, and the NHL's. For the latest Coyotes news, be sure to check out SBNation's Five For Howling.   Poll Should ...

Sam and I keep it together for another radio interview
Second City Hockey — ... yesterday.  I'm not sure when Sam and I come on but you should just listen to the whole thing.  Travis from Five for Howling is on the show too and he's been going nuts lately with some awesome stuff about all the Coyotes backruptcy - definitely worth a listen.  ...

The Flyers are boring, but it could be worse
Broad Street Hockey — ... For example, we could be the Phoenix Coyotes. They declared bankruptcy and are in a fight for their lives with potential buyers who would love nothing less than to move them to Canada, thousands of miles away from the desert of Arizona. The Flyers are not struggling financially -- how could they be, recession or not, when they're owned by Comcast -- and are in absolutely no danger of moving out of town. It would take a perfect storm of absolute hell for our team to be taken away, and given that passionate hockey fans (no matter how many of them exist) could be ...

For now, Pronger trade to Kings denied by both parties
Puck Daddy — ... to the acquisition of high-price talent for a playoff push. That could be a harbinger for other moves, with Dany Heatley and Vincent Lecavalier in play. I'm on the road to Jersey right now, so check out the Y! Sports Ducks newsfeed and Hammond's blog for updates on the Pronger front. If something should break on the Phoenix Coyotes front, check out the Y! Sports Coyotes news feed, the SB Nation blog Five for Howling and Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star's Twitter feed. See you at the live ...

Phoenix Coyotes staying in Arizona
Defending Big D — ... fanbase but haven't enjoyed much success lately. That hurts. However, it's good to know that they are staying in Phoenix. As someone who grew up in Texas and came to love and play hockey there, I think it's important to support the game in as many places we can. Hopefully the Coyotes can rebound from this, get some things straightened out inside their organization and become successful once more. For more on this story, be sure to visit SB Nation's Coyotes blog, Five For Howling.

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Islanders Take Tavares
From The Rink — ... Greetings and welcome to the inaugural SB Nation NHL Mock Draft, brought to you live from Blog Central (my couch) in downtown Toronto. Congratulations to PensBurgh and Winging It for their excellent coverage of the Stanley Cup finals, and Five For Howling for keeping it together in trying times. On that last note, we generally try to avoid relocating blogs unless you absolutely have to. We think when a blog is in trouble, you try and fix the problems. That’s what we did with Second City Hockey in the fall. That’s what we did when ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 2: Atlanta goes with Evander
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto 8 Dallas 9 Ottawa 10 Edmonton ...

SBNation NHL Mock Draft: Day 2
Blueshirt Banter — ... Five For Howling  7 Toronto       8 Dallas       9 Ottawa ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Who should the Stars pick?
Defending Big D — ... (OHL) 2. Tampa Bay Lightning (Raw Charge) - Victor Hedman, Modo (Swe) 3. Colorado Avalanche (Mile High Hockey) - Matt Duchene, Brampton (OHL) 4. Atlanta Thrashers (Bird Watchers Anonymous) - Evander Kane, Vancouver (WHL) 5. Los Angeles Kings (Battle of California) - Brayden Schenn, Brandon (WHL) 6. Phoenix Coyotes (Five For Howling) - Jared Cowen, Spokane (WHL) 7. Toronto Maple Leafs 8. ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 3: Maple Leafs select Pääjärvi-Svensson
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

With the 7th selection in the 2009 SBN Mock NHL Draft...
Pension Plan Puppets — ... Five For Howling ...

With the 8th selection in the 2009 SBN Mock NHL Draft...
Defending Big D — ... (Raw Charge) - Victor Hedman, Modo (Swe) 3. Colorado Avalanche (Mile High Hockey) - Matt Duchene, Brampton (OHL) 4. Atlanta Thrashers (Bird Watchers Anonymous) - Evander Kane, Vancouver (WHL) 5. Los Angeles Kings (Battle of California) - Brayden Schenn, Brandon (WHL) 6. Phoenix Coyotes (Five For Howling) - Jared Cowen, Spokane (WHL) 7. Toronto Maple Leafs ...

SBN 2009 NHL Mock Draft: Day 3
Blueshirt Banter — ... Five For Howling  7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the ...

Where should the Blackhawks focus in the 2009 NHL Draft?
Second City Hockey — ... - Victor Hedman, Modo (Swe) 3. Colorado Avalanche (Mile High Hockey) - Matt Duchene, Brampton (OHL) 4. Atlanta Thrashers (Bird Watchers Anonymous) - Evander Kane, Vancouver (WHL) 5. Los Angeles Kings (Battle of California) - Brayden Schenn, Brandon (WHL) 6. Phoenix Coyotes (Five For Howling) - Jared Cowen, Spokane (WHL) 7. Toronto Maple Leafs ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 4: Oilers make Ellis their man
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Narrowing down our choices
Broad Street Hockey — ... (Sweden) 3. Colorado Avalanche (Mile High Hockey) - Matt Duchene, Brampton (OHL) 4. Atlanta Thrashers (Bird Watchers Anonymous) - Evander Kane, Vancouver (WHL) 5. Los Angeles Kings (Battle of California) - Brayden Schenn, Brandon (WHL) 6. Phoenix Coyotes (Five For Howling) - Jared Cowen, Spokane (WHL) 7. Toronto ...

SBNation 2009 NHL Mock Draft: Day 4
Blueshirt Banter — ... Five For Howling  Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have ...

Keeping Everyone Up-to-Date
Lighthouse Hockey — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 5: Buffalo goes big with Kassian
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

With the 13th Selection in the SB Nation Mock Draft, Die by the Blade Selects...
Die By The Blade — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

SBNation 2009 NHL Mock Draft: Day 5
Blueshirt Banter — ... Five For Howling  7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the ...

2009 SBN Mock Draft: Picking a defenseman
Broad Street Hockey — ... (Sweden) 3. Colorado Avalanche (Mile High Hockey) - Matt Duchene, Brampton (OHL) 4. Atlanta Thrashers (Bird Watchers Anonymous) - Evander Kane, Vancouver (WHL) 5. Los Angeles Kings (Battle of California) - Brayden Schenn, Brandon (WHL) 6. Phoenix Coyotes (Five For Howling) - Jared Cowen, Spokane (WHL) 7. Toronto ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 6: Blue Jackets take Rundblad
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

SBNation 2009 NHL Mock Draft: Day 5, Blueshirt Banter on the clock
Blueshirt Banter — ... Five For Howling  7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the ...

2009 SBN Mock Draft: Day 6, Picks 16, 17, 18
Broad Street Hockey — ... 6. Phoenix Coyotes (Five For Howling) - Jared Cowen, Spokane (WHL) ...

Five for Howling presents its Phoenix Coyotes draft thoughts
Cycle like the Sedins — ... Our main source of Coyotes information and opinions is "Five for Howling," the Phoenix Coyotes Sports Blog Nation representative run by Odin Mercer. FfH has been a great source of information and dissenting opinions as the 'Yotes are not necessarily the most heavily covered team in the league. ...

The History of all Other First Round 28th Overall Picks of the NHL Draft
Second City Hockey — ... GMs: 1. New York Islanders (Lighthouse Hockey) - John Tavares, London (OHL) 2. Tampa Bay Lightning (Raw Charge) - Victor Hedman, Modo (Swe) 3. Colorado Avalanche (Mile High Hockey) - Matt Duchene, Brampton (OHL) 4. Atlanta Thrashers (Bird Watchers Anonymous) - Evander Kane, Vancouver (WHL) 5. Los Angeles Kings (Battle of California) - Brayden Schenn, Brandon (WHL) 6. Phoenix Coyotes (Five For Howling) - Jared Cowen, Spokane (WHL) 7. Toronto Maple Leafs ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 7: Flames draft a Rebel in Ferraro's son
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

SBNation 2009 NHL Mock Draft: Day 6
Blueshirt Banter — ... Five For Howling  7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 8: Canucks draft Moore in 22nd spot
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 9: Isles take Erixon with pick No. 2
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

2009 SBN NHL Mock Draft: Day 10: Penguins nab Elliott at 30th
From The Rink — ... Five For Howling 7 Toronto Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Timra IK (Swe) Most of Canada already hates him, so he'll fit in just fine. Plus he provides the high-end Swedish forward that the Leafs have been ...

2009 NHL Draft: Phoenix Coyotes draft Oliver Ekman-Larsson, 6th overall
PensBurgh — With the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, the Phoenix Coyotes selected Oliver Ekman-Larsson.  Five for Howling has more. ...

NHL Draft: League news, Islanders fan reaction to John Tavares
Lighthouse Hockey — ... (Importantly, Wang says he's not a savior, he's another piece of the rebuilding process.) But he is the top player in a very deep 2009 draft. That's not small potatoes. A LOT of Islanders fans exhaled in joy last night. We'll get to them, the video of the moment, and coverage around the league, after the jump. First, non-Tavares and league news: As pledged, the Reinsdorf bid for the Coyotes came in Friday. $148 million. Coyotes reaction at Five for Howling. Chris Pronger to Philly, his ...

2009 NHL Draft Review/Free Agency Link Collossus
Lighthouse Hockey — ... Phoenix - The NHL's forgotten franchise picked Blackberries in the draft. I jest. Their picks are at Five for Howling. ...

2009 NHL Free Agency: What The Toronto Maple Leafs Might Do
Pension Plan Puppets — ... Phoenix Coyotes: A new owner. Zing! Actually, as Godd Till noted in a private e-mail, they need to get a new coach in order to escape from the mad clutches of the Friends of Gretzky out of there. Did you know that the best man from his wedding, Eddie Mio, is the Director of Player Development and his brother Keith is the Head Scout. Failing that they could use some veteran leadership since the average age of that team is about 12. ...

For a Good Time--Visit the HF Leafs Board...
Sports Page Atlanta — ... - 21 comments Around SB Nation Phoenix Coyotes Sign Jason LaBarbera for 2 Year, 2 Million Dollar ...

Jason Krog Returns to Thrashers?
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Sat 04/11 W 6 - 2 Florida [image] Litter-small Litter Box Cats Thu 04/09 L 2 - 3 Washington [image] Japers-sm Japers' Rink Tue 04/07 L 2 - 4 @ Washington [image] Japers-sm Japers' Rink Sun 04/05 L 4 - 6 @ Florida [image] Litter-small Litter Box Cats Fri 04/03 W 3 - 1 Blog Extras NHL Free Agency Coverage Five For Howling Phoenix Coyotes Ink Adrian Aucoin to One Year ...

No Grade Inflation Here: Puck Daddy Rates Free Agent Frenzy
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Sat 04/11 W 6 - 2 Florida [image] Litter-small Litter Box Cats Thu 04/09 L 2 - 3 Washington [image] Japers-sm Japers' Rink Tue 04/07 L 2 - 4 @ Washington [image] Japers-sm Japers' Rink Sun 04/05 L 4 - 6 @ Florida [image] Litter-small Litter Box Cats Fri 04/03 W 3 - 1 Blog Extras NHL Free Agency Coverage Five For Howling Phoenix Coyotes Ink Adrian Aucoin to One Year ...

No Grade Inflation Here PuckDaddy Rates Free Agent Frenzy
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Sat 04/11 W 6 - 2 Florida [image] Litter-small Litter Box Cats Thu 04/09 L 2 - 3 Washington [image] Japers-sm Japers' Rink Tue 04/07 L 2 - 4 @ Washington [image] Japers-sm Japers' Rink Sun 04/05 L 4 - 6 @ Florida [image] Litter-small Litter Box Cats Fri 04/03 W 3 - 1 Blog Extras NHL Free Agency Coverage Five For Howling Phoenix Coyotes Ink Adrian Aucoin to One Year ...

Thrashers Re-sign Joey Crabb
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Sat 04/11 W 6 - 2 Florida [image] Litter-small Litter Box Cats Thu 04/09 L 2 - 3 Washington [image] Japers-sm Japers' Rink Tue 04/07 L 2 - 4 @ Washington [image] Japers-sm Japers' Rink Sun 04/05 L 4 - 6 @ Florida [image] Litter-small Litter Box Cats Fri 04/03 W 3 - 1 Blog Extras NHL Free Agency Coverage Five For Howling Phoenix Coyotes Ink Adrian Aucoin to One Year ...

SB Nation Annouces Mobile Commenting!
Sports Page Atlanta — ... about 21 hours ago 7 comments | 0 recs Five For Howling Phoenix Coyotes Ink Adrian Aucoin to One Year Deal Worth 2.25 ...

Is Nathan Oystrick Back in Atlanta?
Sports Page Atlanta — ... about 22 hours ago 7 comments | 0 recs Five For Howling Phoenix Coyotes Ink Adrian Aucoin to One Year Deal Worth 2.25 ...

Cool "Who Played with Whom" Tool!
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 1 day ago 7 comments | 0 recs Five For Howling Phoenix Coyotes Ink Adrian Aucoin to One Year Deal Worth 2.25 ...

Rejoice! "Thrasher Killer" Nittymaki Departs for KHL!
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 1 day ago 7 comments | 0 recs Five For Howling Phoenix Coyotes Ink Adrian Aucoin to One Year Deal Worth 2.25 ...

Blues Fans Never Saw It Coming
St. Louis Game Time — ... Our friend OdinMercer at Five For Howling said the departure of Pang from Coyote broadcasts has more to do with the financial troubles of the team and the sale issues than the team not wanting the diminutive talker to return. From an e-mail from OdinMercer: ...

Rangers News: Lauri Korpikoski traded to Phoenix for Enver Lisin
Blueshirt Banter — ... I have to admit, don't know much about Lisin, I will see if I can get a little scouting report on him from our friends at Five for Howling ...

You guys are getting one on my favorite prospects. Lisin is one fast little guy. Sometimes too fast...
Blueshirt Banter — ... Odin Mercer, Five for Howling

Phoenix seeking Southeast Division rival
Raw Charge — Phoenix seeking Southeast Division rival SB Nation's Phoenix Coyotes blog, Five for Howling, is having a little off-season fun with readership and trying to make a case for a rivalry with a Southeast ...

Since this probably won't happen again
Cycle like the Sedins — ... who's contributed enough, as well as every blog kind enough to link to us. Please support and follow each re-draft GM's blogs, as well as the ones in our massive sidebar and the ones we carelessly forget to link. Five Hole Fanatics Vancity Canuck Raw Charge Defending Big D All Hawks Hockey Lighthouse Hockey Strange Deadfellows Section 303 Wazzupwitchu Five for Howling Pensburgh Storming the Crease Sacrifice the ...

Howling for Faux-hawks? (Pick #12)
Cycle like the Sedins — ... 12. The Phoenix Coyotes/Odin Mercer from Five for Howling pick Mike Green. Arizona hair product manufacturers scramble to prepare stock for October. ...

Roundtable: Breaking down Roenick's legacy, team by team
Puck Daddy — ... him as a performer on the ice? Were his West Coast excursions with the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks successful in the eyes of those fans? We wanted a deeper look at Roenick's stint with each franchise, we asked some of the top bloggers for each team for their memories, opinions and frank assessments of JR's time wearing their team's sweater: The Committed Indian from Second City Hockey for Chicago; OdinMercer from Five For Howling for Phoenix; Matt P. from The 700 Level for Philadelphia; Matt ...

Monday linkage: Patrick Kane's taxicab confession, get to know the Coyotes (without that bankruptcy stuff)
PensBurgh — ... of fun; Lori from MTFT put together a Patrick Kane blingee expo.  [My Three Favorite Things] Steering away from the Kane drama a bit, In Lou We Trust collaborated with Five for Howling to give us all a bit of insight into the Phoenix Coyotes.  Best part about it - you can actually get to know the team a bit more than what the latest headlines portray.  Good read.  [In Lou We Trust]  You can read the Devils one up on Five for Howling. 30 Days of Mario - ...

Fantasy Hockey Scouts: Blogger's Breakouts - Pacific
Fantasy Hockey Scouts — ... Fact: After 3 years in Hollywood, Kopitar is finally starting to get into acting. Statistics: Last Year: 82 games with 27+39=66 Fearless Forecast: 82 games with 36+50=86… an increase of 20 points.   Written by Five For Howling ...

The Phoenix Issue
Fear The Fin — ... At any rate, Phoenix is a mess. It's a shame the fanbase has taken such a beating, as there are some dedicated folks out there (as Five For Howling will attest to). However, ...

Overlord Election
Pension Plan Puppets — ... your overlords for the coming season.  You'll be making a very important choice as the new overlord will set the tone for the coming season. Just like it was vital to hire Brian Burke it will be vital that you vote for me. You don't want to change horses in mid-stream for a donkey. Or sell out to crazy liberal West Coasters. Or have cutting sessions become part of the community. After the jump you can see the four groups' campaign buttons courtesy of OdinMercer of Five For Howling.   ...

Coyote Auction: when you're not sure what to say, draw a cartoon
Battle of California — ... (hopefully the X-Men didn't copyright that term).  For a 'Yotes-fan perspective, why not serve out your penalty at Five for Howling?  And for sure, feel free to leave your own takes in the comments -- don't worry, I'm still very hazy on what the league's bid actually means (maybe the Coyotes won't get fucked over, who knows?).  I mostly brought it up as an excuse to draw a SleekToon and end another lazy streak. ...

Create your own post-Kings career recovery story
Battle of California — ... , and Five For Howling for also getting THN-recognized (plus 25 non-Pacific non-mentions).  If you're really dying to see it in print, follow ...

09-10 Rivalry Depth Chart
Fear The Fin — ... we see them six times a year. For now, at least. Public Enemy Number One: Matt Lombardi (only because I would kill for him to wear teal). Throw in Zbynek Michalek as well- I would love to see some Cain and Abel shit go down at center ice on October 12th. To Sum It Up: Gotta feel for the fans here. I swear, no more moving jokes, especially with the court date set for tomorrow. PR Groups: Make It Seven, Five For Howling 8. Chicago Blackhawks ...

Off the Post, Sept. 10
Fear The Fin — ... gooch - it's a good conversation starter. See this Sharks training camp roster (w/ Dan Hinote's name included)? Add Mathieu Dandenault's name to the list. Could Patrick Marleau be headed to the New Jersey Devils? (H/T to PuckDaddy) Rudy Kelly offers orgasms in exchange for Torrey Mitchell in a Kings jersey.  Sounds like a fair trade... oh wait, they're HIS orgasms?  Now that's just selfish... The OdinMercer suicide watch revs up today, as the Phoenix Coyotes' fate hangs in ...

Ducks Gameday – Preseason Advice
Battle of California — Phoenix Coyotes (1-1 in preseason) at Anaheim Ducks (preseason debut) Join the environmental movement to save the Coyotes at Five For Howling What are you, kidding?  I don't do gameday posts for preseason games!  Still, I might tune in a bit tonight (radio-only), as it potentially is Dan Wood's radio debut.   Plus I did draw this: Stupid preseason -- the Ducks start a stretch of four games in four nights, which sounds bad until you hear that the Coyotes are ...

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Phoenix Coyotes at Everett, Wa. Game Thread
Raw Charge — ... Stop over at Five for Howling to check out the latest on ice (and off) for the Coyotes.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Phoenix Coyotes, from Loveland, Co game thread
Raw Charge — ... The game will be available over the radio at 970 WFLA.  And of course, if you want a view of what's going on for the opponent, step over to Five for Howling and take it all in.

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Phoenix Coyotes
From The Rink — ... load on players in those situations. Ultimately, the pieces are here for some upward momentum, but the nasty off-ice battle will likely influence how the team performs and potential salary cuts Maloney has to make. If the Coyotes can make the postseason amidst the bankruptcy proceedings and falling attendance, it'll be one of the top stories of this season. The odds are against it. X-factor: Martin Hanzal For a more in-depth Coyotes preview, visit Five For Howling For more NHL analysis, check out the McKeen's Hockey Yearbook ...

PUCKCAST: HOCKEENIGHT Meets FIVE FOR HOWLING
HOCKEE NIGHT - home of FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS and THE HOCKEENIGHT PUCKCAST — This week our guest is OdinMercer from Five For Howling, an oustanding blog on the Phoenix Coyotes. We actually discuss real hockey stuff in between jokes about Block, Jim Balsillie and the possibility of another Chicago Fire. Enjoy.

MYFO-Tastic Season Preview: Phoenix(?) Coyotes
Melt Your Face Off — ... for one man. ( Pause. Cheerfully. ) On the other hand what’s the good of losing heart now, that’s what I say. We should have thought of it a million years ago, in the nineties. TIPPETT: Ah stop blathering and help me off with this bloody thing. That’s pretty much what Coyotes fans can expect, all season long. They seem resigned to this situation, leaving it to teenage Yankees fans cribbing from Fidel Castro to make their case: Now, that’s just sad. There are few dedicated loyalists out there, blogging the Yotes. Throw them a bone.

Sabres Drop Opener in Overtime
Die By The Blade — ... The Buffalo Sabres are off until Thursday when the Phoenix Coyotes come to town.  Make sure to visit Five For Howling to stay up-to-date on all the happenings with the Coyotes. ...

Phoenix Coyotes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins [Open Thread]
PensBurgh — ... IN PITTSBURGH @ 7:30pm ET RADIO FEED ON WXDX.com COYOTES BLOG: FIVE FOR HOWLING NOTES As noted by Hooks' Gameday ...

Buffalo Sabres vs. Phoenix Coyotes [Game Thread]
Die By The Blade — ... Time: 7:00 p.m. ET Arena: HSBC Arena TV: MSG SBN Affiliate/ Blogs Five For Howling Radio:     WGR ...

JabberHockey Show Outline for Sunday, 11 OCT 5.30PM Eastern
the OGA Blog — This Sunday, OGA's weekly hockey talk show, JabberHockey will feature OdinMercer, Editor-in-Chief for the excellent Phoenix Coyotes blog, FiveforHowling.com - one of the featured NHL blogs of the SBNation. We will begin the show with OdinMercer's recap of Saturday's home-opener in Phoenix - where hockey matters. Saturday night's tilt will bring out the wild dogs and OdinMercer will be with us to share his thoughts on Phoenix's first look at new coach, Dave Tippett and this team's forming identity - that of the potentially roaming pack who have nothing ...

Sharks Gameday: Things That Made Me Laugh This Weekend
Fear The Fin — ... Antagonists Five For Howling Evgeni Nabokov shrugging his shoulders, dipping his helmet forward, and ...

Around the Pacific Division - L.A. Kings Claim the Throne
Defending Big D — ... Phoenix Coyotes; 3rd in Pacific Division, 8th in the West - Five For Howling Behind Dave Tippett, the Coyotes exploded to a 3-0-0 record right off the bat and Stars fans everywhere committed a simultaneous facepalm. Yet two straight losses brought the team back down to earth a bit, before a nice 1-0 shootout win over San Jose on Monday night. What's great about this is that the Coyotes HAVE to be competitive to have any chance at all at succeeding in Phoenix. Tippett has done wonders with this team in a very ...

Blues @ Coyotes GDT
St. Louis Game Time — ... never caught on. RIP Naughty By Nature. As Sean and I talked in the afternoon staff meeting, if the Blues don't play well tonight and come away with no points tonight, the sky will be falling faster than a homemade UFO helium balloon (ZING!). Ok. Enough crap. The Blues in recent past have taken teams like Phoenix for granted. This isn't a crappy team. The Blues will have to play well enough to win to get the two points. Don't forget our friend Odin Mercer over at Five For Howling. Even if he does use Blues Clues to represent St. Louis. ...

Friday links: Balloon boy free since 2009
St. Louis Game Time — ... recap (don't everyone click at once).[Associated Press] David Backes speaks! He was on NHL radio. [NHL] Andy Murray has vowed not to over coach. Serious question: Have their been more Murray stories this fall? Is he the "star" of this team? [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] The guy who works at the local funeral parlor explains the Blues/Dish battle. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] For the other sides look at the game, go here.  [Five For Howling] Hockey news What happened last ...

Bruins head to the desert to skate with the Coyotes
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... I'm away for the weekend, so instead of posting an outdated game preview, I figured I would mail it in and just post my usual obligatory embarrassing YouTube fan video. Since the Coyotes only have about a dozen fans, that was a bit of tough task. Sure there were a few videos of a fake jumbotron noise meter, the butt rock stylings of Creed, and a sea of empty seats, but I figured those 12 die-hard 'Yotes fans have suffered enough. One those 12 fans is OdinMercer from Five For Howling, who probably picked up the slack for me and wrote an ...

Public Skate: Bruins @ Coyotes
Stanley Cup of Chowder —     Boston Bruins @ Phoenix Coyotes Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ 9:00 TV: NESN Radio: 98.5 FM "The Sports Hub" SBN Coyotes Blog: Five for Howling Watch the game and discuss it with other B's fans. Remember to always skate in a counter-clockwise direction and no rough-housing. Have at it, Chowdah ...

Looking at the Phoenix Coyotes
Winging It In Motown — ... he is more than capable. He can shut the door on the best of teams on any given night and its helps that the defense around him is limiting the number of shots he has to face. With a good faceoff percentage and a tough defense, the Coyotes present real problems for this Red Wings team.  Players to watch on offense: Shane Doan, Peter Mueller, Petr Prucha Players to watch on defense: Ed Jovanovski, Adrian Aucoin Five For Howling is the SBNation affiliate for the Coyotes. Check 'em out.

Game Day Notes: @ Phoenix
On the Wings — ... in actuality. Their most recent game supposedly had 9,162 fans in attendance, but like the other two numbers, that includes unused season tickets. ...

Kings Gameday: The Youth, the Youth, the Youth is on Fire
Battle of California — ... Check out Five for Howling, where they're fighting an evil billionaire that's trying to move them to TSN.   We don't need no water let the mother fuckers burn!  ...Wait, shit, get the water, get the water! Meat Train Simmonds (21) is going to be lined up alongside Anze Kopitar and Ryan Smyth once again on the top line for the Kings.  In the last game Meat had almost 16 minutes of ice time with almost a minute and a half of penalty kill time.  Simmonds seemed to enjoy the space ...

Peepin' Foes: Phoenix Coyotes
Scotty Hockey — ... What We'll (Hopefully) See: Chris Higgins to come out flying after his benching. Marc Staal not allowing Taylor Pyatt to cause havoc around Hank. Former Isle Adrian Aucoin not getting the time or space to get off that shot of his, and the Rangers not to take stupid penalties. Ilya Bryzgalov to get cold and not be able to stop a beach ball. Also Check Out: The Corner of Section 420 And Glendale, Hip Shot Blog, SBN's Five For Howling and the MSM Ice Chips from Jim Gintonio of The Arizona ...

Petr Prucha enjoying fresh start in Phoenix
Blueshirt Banter — ... I also spoke to Paul (also known as "cityhockeyfever" to our radio show listeners) over at Five for Howling, the SBNation home of the Phoenix Coyotes, and got his thoughts on Prucha so far this season: ...

Rangers Pregame: Scouting the Coyotes
Blueshirt Banter —   Let's take a look at tonight's opponent, the Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes (yes I know it's their old logo, but I'm a sucker for hockey nostalgia) Head Coach: Dave Tippett Record: 6-3, 4th place, Pacific Division Last Year vs. Rangers: 0-1 (Rangers defeated the Coyotes 4-1on November 24th at MSG) SBNation home of the Phoenix Coyotes: Five For Howling Leading Scorer: ...

Rangers vs. Coyotes (Game 12)
The New York Rangers Blog — ... .910 sv%, 0 so. Ilya Bryzgalov - 6-2-0, 1.59 gaa, .933 sv%, 2 so. Opponent Notes: - Former Ranger fan favorite Petr Prucha has 2g, 1a on the season, while another former Blueshirt Lauri Korpikoski is scoreless. - The Coyotes are 3-1 on the road. - Shane Doan is Phoenix's leading scorer with with three goals and six assists. - Bryzgalov is 1-1 with a 2.02 career GAA against the Rangers. Opponent Blog: Five For Howling ...

Phoenix Coyotes at New York Rangers: Open Game Thread
Blueshirt Banter — ... Madison Square Garden TV: MSG Radio: 1050 AM Raising Arizona: Five For Howling Between the Pipes: Ilya Bryzgalov #30 / ...

Around the Pacific Division - The Ducks Are Drowning in Anaheim
Defending Big D — ... Phoenix Coyotes; 4th in Pacific Division, 8th in West - Five For Howling A two game losing streak has set the team back a bit, but they're still playing strong and getting superb goaltending. And they've been sold to the NHL. There finally appears to be a light at the end of this seemingly never ending dark tunnel that is the Coyotes bankruptcy. Today in court the multiple sides seem to have come to some sort of arrangement to see that everyone that's owed get at least something. The ...

Thursday links: After taking out a natural disaster, a desert dog should be no problem edition
St. Louis Game Time — ... game. [Yahoo! Sports] Canes Country has more. [Canes Country] Blues host -Hamilton- Phoenix tonight at home. Here's a lovely preview. [CBSSports] The Blues are being cautious in deciding what to do with Alex Pietrangelo. [Belleville News-Democrat] Speaking of Petro, his junior team has no idea when or if he will return. [St. Catharines Standard] Wanna study up on the Coyotes? Go here. [Five For Howling] Hockey news Good news: Phoenix played last night ...

Ducks Gameday -- Last night's Treat had better not be a Trick
Battle of California — Anaheim Ducks (4-6-1, 9 pts) at Phoenix Coyotes (8-4-0, 16 pts), 6 pm More Halloween festivites at Five For Howling or Anaheim Calling. Nothing today except a good-luck cartoon (seemed to help out yesterday). It's both a cheap shot and a metaphor -- lazy Saturday special. Prediction: Yesterday after the first five minutes, the Ducks finally dressed up as an NHL team -- let's hope they wear the costume one more night at least.  Ducks 4, Coyotes 1.  Goals by Selanne, ...

Game 16 Preview: Coyotes at Avalanche
Mile High Hockey — ... faces on the team as a quick glance at their recent line combos reveals. Paul Bissonette? Lauri Korpuskristi? Not ringing any bells, I'm afraid. I have heard of that Radim Vrbata fellow though. Sadly, another former Av - Kurt Sauer - is on the IR; I don't know what's wrong, but I'm going to assume he dislocated his jaw talking with that fantastic Minnesota accent he has. Don't laugh. It could happen to you too... Coyotes vs Avalanche coverage Five For Howling     ...

Will There Be More People At Whirlaway Than In The Stands?: Hawks at Yotes Preview and Thread
Second City Hockey — ...   vs. GAMETIME:  8pm Central TV/Radio:  CSN, WGN 720 OPPONENT BLOG:  Five For Howling WHERE YOU ARE WATCHING:  At The Whirlaway with us, silly ...

Ducks Gameday -- Under the weather
Battle of California — Phoenix Coyotes (10-6-0, 20 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (5-7-2, 12 pts), 7 pm Get your team's symptoms diagnosed at Anaheim Calling and Five For Howling. Cartoon inspired by my own flu-like symptoms. I had written before about the rarity of Anaheim and Saturday home games -- of the 192 games at the Honda Center over the last four seasons (including playoffs), only 6 had ever occurred on a Saturday night.  That's changing fast, though -- the Ducks will add 6 Saturday home games this ...

Meh, whatever, it's a Coyotes game preview and open thread
Four Habs Fans — ... differ. OK enough with my old man complaining about you kids on my lawn, let's go back to the bullets to set up the game. I'm too meh to do anything else. And it's a game that I'm totally meh about, given that it's Phoenix. Ooh, feel the history. Of bankruptcy court. 9 PM ET start at Jobbom.com Arena. I'll be sleeping by midway through the 2nd; Habs have lost 3 of their last 4, as have the Yotes. This is the only meeting this season between the teams; Five for Howling is a good source for all things Phoenix; There are no hot Habs; ...

Gameday Preview: Dallas Stars @ Phoenix Coyotes (7:00 CST)
Defending Big D — ... Dallas Stars @ Phoenix Coyotes Saturday, Nov 14, 2009, 7:05 PM CST Jobing.com Arena Local TV: FSN+ Radio: KTCK Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket The opposition: Five for Howling Complete Coverage > ...

Game Day Thread: Dallas Stars @ Phoenix Coyotes
Defending Big D — ... Stars vs Coyotes coverage | Five For Howling Over/under on attendance tonight?

NJ Devils & Atlantic Division Weekly Snapshot: 11/15 - 11/21
In Lou We Trust — ...     vs. FLA PHI   vs. NJD   @LA   @SJ @PHX NYI   @BOS ...

Westward ho! Tampa Bay visits Phoenix Coyotes (preview)
Raw Charge — ... That seems like a distant memory though, last summer's hijinx.  the 'Yotes are 3rd in the Pacific division after downing the Dallas Stars last night.  Yes, the Coyotes stand at 11-8-0 this season and have 22 points.  If the season ended today, they'd find themselves the 8th seed in the west (owning the tie breaker with the ...

Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes game thread
Raw Charge — ... Versus Full game coverage on SB Nation Glendale Calling!

Minnesota Wild vs. Phoenix Coyotes: Game 21
Hockey Wilderness —    Minnesota Wild (7-11-2) @ Phoenix Coyotes (11-9-0) Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST Television: KSTC Radio: WCCO 830AM, or online at Wild.com For the Phoenix perspective, check out Five For Howling Wild.com Game Preview ...

Coyotes at Blues GDT
St. Louis Game Time — ... tonight. In case you missed it, these guys are actually pretty good. After dumping the Great One, the Desert Dogs got themselves a real coach and can actually play. They have plenty of young talent and we all know about Ilya Bryzgalov. Now that the NHL owns them ala MLB owning the Expos a few years back, expect the foil hat people to cry conspiracy if the Yotes get a call. Radio feed for the television/stream impaired can be found here. For the other side, Five for Howling is full of good people. Like OdinMercer. And ... that other guy. But ...

Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks game thread
Raw Charge — ... Versus Full game coverage on SB Nation For those staying up for this one... ...

Game 20, Preview and Open Thread: A Trip to the Desert, Philadelphia Flyers at Phoenix Coyotes
Broad Street Hockey — ... Philadelphia Flyers (12-5-1, 25 pts) at Phoenix Coyotes (12-9-1, 25 pts) Jobing.com Arena - 8:00 PM ET - Phoenix, AZ TV: CSN Philly HD Radio: 610 WIP, XM 205 This is the open game thread. Behind Enemy Lines: Five For Howling   ...

Four Questions For Five For Howling
Broad Street Hockey — ... Yeah, that's a tongue-twister.  Anyway, in an attempt to bring back our tradition of inter-conversing, our Travis asked their Travis some questions in preparation for tonight's game.  Thanks to Travis for happily obliging. Head on over to Five For Howling for a full look at the Coyotes. Check after the jump for his thoughts on Scottie Upshall, the bankruptcy fiasco, maintaining a hot start, and his hopes for some playoff hockey in Phoenix. BSH: 1) The Coyotes got off to a great start, but they've fallen back a ...

Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes game thread
Raw Charge — ... Versus Full coverage on SB Nation Hurricane season ends in 10 days.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers game thread
Raw Charge — ... Versus Full coverage from SB Nation No TV?  FAIL. No Flagship radio station broadcast?  FAIL. If they snap Antero ...

Flames Game Day: Cold Desert
Matchsticks and Gasoline — ... Calgary Flames vs. Phoenix Coyotes Pengrowth Saddledome 7:30 PM MT Opposition: Five For Howling TV: TSN The Flames make a pit-stop ...

Gameday Preview: Dallas Stars @ Phoenix Coyotes (8:05p EST)
Defending Big D — ... Dallas Stars (11-6-7, 7th in West) @ Phoenix Coyotes (13-11-1, 9th in West) Friday, Nov 27, 2009, 8:05 PM CST Jobing.com Arena TV: FSSW+ Radio: KTCK 1310 The Ticket Opponent's Blog: Five For Howling Complete Coverage > ...

Game Day Thread: Dallas Stars @ Phoenix Coyotes
Defending Big D — Game 25: Dallas Stars @ Phoenix Coyotes Friday, November 27, 2009 · 8:00 p.m. CT Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, Arizona TV: FSSW+ | Radio: 1310 The Ticket Stars vs Coyotes coverage | Five For Howling  

Angelo Esposito Re-Tears ACL
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Recent Stories Phoenix Coyotes right winger Viktor Tikhonov, of Latvia, celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the shootout period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes won 5-4 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) ...

Trade Pending? Valabik's Return makes 23 Thrashers
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Recent Stories Phoenix Coyotes right winger Viktor Tikhonov, of Latvia, celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the shootout period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes won 5-4 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) ...

Ducks Gameday -- A Christmas Cartoon
Battle of California — Phoenix Coyotes (14-11-1, 8th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (10-11-3, t-14th in west), 5 pm Extra credit reading assignments: Anaheim Calling on the Ducks and Five For Howling on the Coyotes. Well, on the one hand, despite some recent winning, the Ducks are still tied for last place in the western conference.  On the other hand, they do sit only six standings points out of the eighth seed with a chance to close the gap tonight -- seems kind of hopeful.  But yeah, screw it -- the Ducks have played better since I ...

Thrashers and Puck Daddy's Top 10 Stories of 2000s
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Recent Stories Phoenix Coyotes right winger Viktor Tikhonov, of Latvia, celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the shootout period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes won 5-4 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Paul Connors) ...