Author: James Mackey
Credentialed Writer Covering the Arizona Coyotes
Avoiding 12 Straight: Stories for the Coyotes in Winnipeg
- James Mackey
- February 25, 2024
It’s always heated when the Winnipeg Jets and Arizona Coyotes clash, but Sunday’s matchup will host a different type of heat. The Coyotes are amidst a franchise record-setting 11-game losing skid with rumors floundering around the club about the future of their home in the desert, as well as stories surrounding the team’s conditional release […]
Read MoreStorylines: Toronto Maple Leafs Look to Keep Rolling as Arizona Coyotes Try to Snap Losing Streak
- James Mackey
- February 21, 2024
After dropping their second of a back-to-back to the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, the Arizona Coyotes losing streak eclipsed double digits for the fourth time in franchise history, according to records.nhl.com, and their longest losing streak since their nine-game lull in the 2022-23 season, that snapped when the Coyotes knocked off the Detroit Red Wings […]
Read MoreNHL Game Recap: Arizona Coyotes Vs. Carolina Hurricanes| 02/16/2024
- James Mackey
- February 17, 2024
The Carolina Hurricanes made landfall in Tempe on Friday night to take on the Arizona Coyotes, and from early on, it was all Hurricanes – all night. Carolina began the onslaught less than:20 seconds in when Jordan Martinook netted his ninth of the season due to a puck mishandle by Karel Vejmelka, and the Hurricanes […]
Read MoreCoyotes Look To Snap Seven Game Losing Skid When Hurricanes Come to Town
- James Mackey
- February 15, 2024
Stemming from pre-NHL All-Star break, the Arizona Coyotes have been riding a wave of losses that seems effervescently insurmountable. As the season winds down, teams are going to amp up their level of play and intensity as the playoff races tighten. The Coyotes aren’t out of the race just yet. Sitting with 50 points, they’re […]
Read MoreWhat to Do with Karel Vejmelka
- James Mackey
- January 26, 2024
Goaltending has been an up and down for the entirety of the year. Connor Ingram has shown to be an effective and reliable number one, but it’s his off nights, that make it hard for the Arizona Coyotes to ride the momentum. Karel Vejmelka and Ingram split time evenly last season. This year, Ingram has […]
Read MoreCoyotes Grab Center Adam Ružička
- James Mackey
- January 25, 2024
Adam Ružička was claimed Thursday by the Arizona Coyotes. Ružićka is a big-body center that fits the mold for what Bill Armstrong has been adding to the team – big bodies that can play defensively and, are flexible offensively and able to play more than one position. A guy like Liam O’Brien can stand up […]
Read MoreArizona Coyotes Prospect Check-In
- James Mackey
- January 25, 2024
The Arizona Coyotes prospect pool is arguably one of the deepest pools in the NHL. From Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther to Matias Maccelli and Victor Söderström, an argument comes to light that the future for the Coyotes is bright, and built to be great. Headline story of the 2021 NHL for the Coyotes was […]
Read MoreArizona Coyotes Best the Pittsburgh Penguins At Mullett Arena
- James Mackey
- January 23, 2024
Jason Zucker‘s two point night against his former team helped propel the Arizona Coyotes past the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Zucker opened the scoring 2:23 into the game after starting the rush from behind his own net and breaking into the Coyotes offensive zone, where Logan Cooley chipped a loose puck across the zone […]
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