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David Aebischer Heading To Phoenix?

by Paul on 07/19/07 at 06:49 PM ET
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I am hearing a little rumbling today that David Aebischer will be a signing a 1yr deal with the Phoenix Coyotes.
More information as it becomes available.
I should do these rumor things all the time, drawing millions of hits!!! lol

added 6:03pm, Confirmed through DavidAebischer.com...

added 6:41pm, from the Phoenix Coyotes,

“With the signing of David Aebischer we have taken the next step in creating depth at the goaltending position,” said Maloney.

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Yotes Sign Mike York

by Paul on 07/09/07 at 02:59 PM ET
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via the Arizona Republic,

Left wing Mike York has signed one-year, a $1 million contract with the Coyotes for the 2007-08 season.
York, 29, a free agent, played with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders last season, garnering 21 points in 66 games. The 5-foot-9, 160-pounder shoots right-handed.

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Turris Knows How To Play The Game

by Paul on 07/07/07 at 08:09 PM ET
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from the AP via the Santa Barbara News,

‘I want to put in a good first impression,’’ Turris said after the 90-minute skate Saturday at the team’s practice facility. ‘‘I’m working my hardest.’‘
Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky already liked Turris, a 17-year-old player from New Westminster, British Columbia. Gretzky liked him even more in a gray Coyotes practice sweater, with Turris flashing the breathtaking speed that helped make him the draft’s top-ranked North American skater.
‘‘I’m a big fan of his,’’ Gretzky said. ‘‘I think he just plays the game the way the game should be played. He plays with tremendous vision and he’s still only 17 years old. He’s got a lot of great years ahead of him and he just has a tremendous attitude, as do all of the kids we have here….
Turris probably won’t be in Phoenix for a while. He reiterated his decision to play for the University of Wisconsin next season, a move the Coyotes have endorsed. After that, Turris is hoping he won’t have to wait long to make his NHL debut.

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Yotes Thinking Long Term

by Paul on 06/30/07 at 11:25 AM ET
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from the East Valley Tribune,

“Everything we do now is thinking long term,” general manager Don Maloney said Friday. “It’s just good for us. ... It’s going to help us get better in September and December and February rather than just patch and fill and maybe look a little bit better on paper in July.”
So when the free-agency bidding begins Sunday, Phoenix won’t be raising its hand, attempting a big splash by signing the likes of Daniel Briere, Chris Drury or Scott Gomez, players expected to receive in the neighborhood of $7 million a season.
“It doesn’t make sense to add one high-priced centerman or defenseman,” coach and managing partner Wayne Gretzky said.
“We are entering free agency looking for value,” Maloney added.

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Strader Heading To Phoenix

by Paul on 06/28/07 at 10:09 PM ET
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from the East Valley Tribune,

The Coyotes are on the verge of hiring Dave Strader to be their new TV play-by-play announcer, multiple NHL sources have confirmed.
The deal is expected to be announced by the team within the next few days.
Strader will replace Curt Keilback, who had been with the organization for 27 seasons but did not have his contract renewed.

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Scouts Take Center Stage

by Paul on 06/24/07 at 09:57 PM ET
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from the Arizona Republic,

Everybody plays a role on draft day, from General Manager Don Maloney to coach Wayne Gretzky to bird-dog scouts.
Maloney, recently hired after 10 years as assistant general manager with the New York Rangers, was clear about the significance of scouting reports as he prepared for his first Phoenix draft.
“Quite frankly, I’m not the most-important guy in this organization right now,” he said. “It’s Keith Gretzky. He’s the most-important guy because he and his staff are running the draft.
“He’s on the cusp, one of the best young evaluators out there right now. That’s not me. It’s people in the scouting community. It’s a very ruthless community. If somebody is not very good, they’ll weave you out and spit you out.”

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Coyotes Grab Top Draft Spot

by Alanah McGinley on 06/22/07 at 08:33 PM ET
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From Eric Duhatschek at the Globe & Mail,

It looks as if the Phoenix Coyotes will move into the top spot in the 2007 NHL entry draft, by flipping picks with the Chicago Blackhawks in order to draft Kyle Turris of the BCHL’s Burnaby Express. Phoenix was positioned at No. 3 and in theory, Turris could have fallen to them anyway.
But by stepping up, they get the player that they wanted a 6-1, 170-pound play-making centre who finished the year as the top-ranked player in the Central Scouting rankings.
Or as one NHL coach said of the decision made by the Wayne Gretzky-led Coyotes: “He (Turris) probably reminds him (Gretzky) of someone.”

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Update 7:20PM EDT:
So much for that story. Chicago retained it’s #1 pick.

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Hi, I’m Wayne

by Paul on 06/09/07 at 10:43 PM ET
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from the Arizona Republic,

There have been no strong indications on which way the Coyotes, who also have the 21st pick in the first round, are leaning, but a scenario that unfolded at the Calgary Saddledome after Canada won the World Junior Championship might provide some insight.
Defenseman Karl Alzner, 18, of the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen, still was unwinding from that title run when he got a tap on the shoulder from the team trainer.
“He comes up to me and says, ‘Did you talk to Wayne?’ and I’m like, ‘Who?’ And he says, ‘Wayne Gretzky,’ and I said, ‘No, what are you talking about?’ ” Alzner recalled. “The trainer said he was asking for me, and my face went red. I said, ‘Are you serious?’
“He said he was in the hall, so I walk out and I’m thinking, ‘Please don’t let this be a joke, please let this don’t be a joke.’ And all of a sudden, a guy says Wayne wanted to talk to me, congratulate me. Wayne comes over and says, ‘Hi, I’m Wayne Gretzky.’ So I say, ‘Yeah, I’m Karl.’

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Yotes Start Building Again

by Paul on 05/30/07 at 10:28 AM ET
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from the East Valley Tribune,

“I don’t see this as a challenge. I see this as a great opportunity,” said Maloney, who had three years remaining on his contract in New York.
“This organization knows what it wants and it knows what it wants to be. We’re going to be hungry. We’re going to build from the ground up, and that’s the only way for long-term success. It’s going to take a lot of patience, a lot of hard work. For one thing, we won’t get outworked either on the ice and we certainly won’t be outworked off the ice.”
Maloney said his priorities will be to find a No. 1 goalie, preferably one who’s considered among the top 10 in the league, and plug in the many holes up front. Of the players under contract, only Shane Doan and Steven Reinprecht are considered legitimate topsix forwards.
And the Coyotes’ payroll won’t be bumping the salary cap as it did the past two seasons.

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Maloney Gets GM Title In Phoenix

by Paul on 05/28/07 at 06:46 PM ET
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via the Arizona Republic,

The Coyotes will name Don Maloney as their general manager at news conference Tuesday. He will replace Michael Barnett.

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