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 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 ...