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Coyotes tab Armstrong as next general manager
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have hired St. Louis assistant GM Bill Armstrong as their next general manager. Armstrong arrives in the desert after spending the past two seasons as the Blues' assistant GM and director of amateur scouting. He replaces John Chayka, who resigned on the eve of...
Hockey's Kevin Bacon: Playoffs are 6 degrees of Rick Bowness
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Rick Bowness looked at the Calgary Flames lineup written on the whiteboard in the Dallas locker room, and a strange thought crossed his mind. “It was one of the few teams in the league that I had never coached any of their players,” Bowness said. Bowness did coach...
NHL strips Coyotes of 2 picks for violating combine policy
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL on Wednesday stripped the Arizona Coyotes of their 2020 second-round pick and 2021 first-round pick for violating the scouting combine policy by conducting physical tests of draft-eligible players. Commissioner Gary Bettman determined the organization broke the rules by physically...
Coyotes looking to build off first playoff run in 8 years
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyote achieved a long-awaited goal by reaching the postseason for the first time in eight years. They won a series, knocking off the higher-seeded Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup qualifiers. Arizona's first-round playoff series against Colorado didn't go quite as...
Avalanche rout Coyotes 7-1 in Game 5 to win 1st-round series
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche spent the first three games of their series against Arizona trying to solve a hot goalie. They put on a show the final two, displaying the flash and depth that makes them one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two...
Lightning, Bruins, Avalanche, Flyers eye clinching series
One victory away from advancing in the NHL playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers feel a sense of urgency to finish the task as soon as possible. It doesn’t matter that the teams, up 3-1 in their respective first-round series, could have up to three...
Avalanche overwhelm Coyotes 7-1 to take 3-1 series lead
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche scored three early goals, revved up their power play and hit Arizona with a barrage of odd-man rushes. Their defense closed in around goalie Philipp Grubauer, shut down the Coyotes' shooting lanes. Dominating in all aspects, the Avalanche are now within one...
Avalanche aiming to distract Coyotes' Kuemper more in Game 4
The Colorado Avalanche had all the numbers in their favor. Odd-man rushes, 51 shots on goal, 92 shot attempts. One hot goalie turned what should have been a win into a loss. Now up 2-1 instead of 3-0 against Arizona, the Avalanche need to figure out how to get in front of Darcy Kuemper more or the series could...
Kuemper stops 49 shots in Coyotes' 4-2 win over Avalanche
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Darcy Kuemper snatched up tipped shots, made saves from prone positions, saw pucks through traffic. One monumental effort by Arizona's goalie and now the Coyotes are back in their series with the Colorado Avalanche. Kuemper stopped 49 shots and the Coyotes held on to beat the...
Burakovsky scores late, Avalanche beat Coyotes 3-2
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche expected a big push from Arizona after the Coyotes spent most of Game 1 on their heels. Colorado withstood the early blows, counter punched with a couple of goals and delivered the late knockout shot to take a commanding lead in the series. Andre Burakovsky...
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