PHNX Hockey Podcast

Adin Hill and the Vegas Golden Knights are Stanley Cup Champions. For the second season in a row, a former Arizona Coyotes goaltender has won the Cup, first Darcy Kuemper and now Adin Hill. Why does this keep happening? Did the Yotes make a mistake letting Hill go or was his performance the result of playing on a great team? Petey and Leah break down Hill’s performance and game 5, go through the l...

Most of the focus on the NHL Draft is in the first round, but the Arizona Coyotes have actually nailed some picks in later rounds. For example, Daniel Winnik was a 9th-round pick in 2004 for the Coyotes and went on to play 798 NHL games. He joins the show to discuss his draft experience and what he’s been up to lately. Who are the other best late-round picks in Coyotes history? Petey and Leah disc...

The Arizona Coyotes outperformed the expectations of many in the 2022-23 season, finishing with 70 points, a 13-point improvement over the season before it. The rebuild is progressing, but does that necessarily mean the Coyotes will be better next season? Can Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse have another career year? Will Mullett Magic still be a thing? How will the goaltending situation evolve? P...

Shane Doan is joining the Toronto Maple Leafs front office as a Special Adviser to new general manager Brad Treliving. He’ll assist on all day-to-day matters of hockey operations as assigned by the GM. Doan had been with the Arizona Coyotes his entire career, 21 years as a player and then the last three seasons as the team’s Chief Hockey Development Officer. He also served as general manager of Te...

There’s been a lot of talk about who the Arizona Coyotes could pick with the 6th overall pick at the 2023 NHL Draft, but what about the 12th pick? The Coyotes are the only team with two top-15 picks in this year’s draft, which they could leverage to move up or back. But if they do pick at #12, what does history say about that pick? Who are the best 12th overall draft picks in NHL history in the lo...

The 2023 NHL Draft is just three weeks away. The Arizona Coyotes own picks #6 and #12, two picks with no consensus choice among draft experts. TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins the PHNX Coyotes Podcast to share his expertise, who he thinks the Coyotes could target, his thoughts on Matvei Michkov, top prospects and more! An ALLCITY Network Production 0:00 Intro 1:10 Welcome to the show! 3...

The NHL Scouting Combine is this week, the last big event before the 2023 Draft. What’s it like to participate in the combine? Former Arizona Coyotes forward Brendan Perlini joins the show to take us behind the scenes in Buffalo and reflect on being a top prospect and draft pick. Petey and Leah discuss just how much weight the Scouting Combine has in scouting players and more on today’s PHNX Coyot...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly addressed the media ahead of game one of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday. When asked about the Arizona Coyotes, Bettman said the team is exploring other arena options in the greater Phoenix area and is “hopeful” that a solution will come to fruition. The commissioner addressed a number of other topics, including expansion, Salt Lake...

It’s a sun belt battle between the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights for the 2023 Stanley Cup. Former Arizona Coyotes Adin Hill, Phil Kessel and Anthony Duclair face off this Saturday in Vegas and one team walks away a first-time Cup winner. Can Matthew Tkachuk and Sergei Bobrovsky keep the Cats rolling on this magical playoff run? Will Adin Hill and Jack Eichel get it done for the Knights...

Brad Treliving has officially been named general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The former Arizona Coyotes assistant general manager and Calgary Flames GM takes over for Kyle Dubas, who the Leafs fired a couple of weeks ago. Is this the right fit for Toronto? What should be his first move as GM? The NHL job carousel goes around and Kyle Dubas is now the president of hockey operations of the P...

Fans and media around North America are quick to chastise the Arizona Coyotes, calling for relocation and saying hockey doesn’t belong in the desert. But what would a world without the Coyotes look like? Would Auston Matthews be playing hockey? Would Arizona State have a D1 hockey program? Petey and Leah explore that the world would like like if the Coyotes never existed in a “It’s a Wonderful Lif...

André Tourigny, Shane Doan, Lawson Crouse, Jack McBain and Michael Carcone are bringing home the gold after Team Canada’s win at the IIHF World Championship. Lawson Crouse had a goal and assist in the gold medal game, while Arizona Coyotes prospect Maksymilian Szuber captured silver with Team Germany. Coach Tourigny can add IIHF Championship to his resume of coaching in international play. After l...

The Florida Panthers await their Stanley Cup Final opponent, a position they’re in against all odds. In fact, a regular season game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks on April 11 is all that stood between the Panthers and a playoff berth, let alone a trip to the final. The ramifications of that single game are felt by at least half a dozen teams. Petey and Leah unravel the butt...

From the moment that Tempe rejected the Arizona Coyotes’ proposed arena and entertainment district, fans all over the world began to propose potential relocation sites in North America. For the past week, Coyotes fans have debated the best locations in the Valley for a new arena. Amidst the debate, Craig and Leah decided to have some fun with what has been a very stressful topic. It’s the ultimate...

The Phoenix Suns are in the market for a new head coach after firing Monty Williams. According to a report, Mat Ishbia has narrowed down the candidate pool to 5 options… so which one is the best for Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns? After an interview with DeAndre Hopkins went viral, many Arizona Cardinals fans are now asking if the wide receiver even wants to play in the valley. Wh...

The Arizona Coyotes aren’t in the NHL playoffs, but there’s still a number of Coyotes players and prospects vying for championships. Dylan Guenther and the Seattle Thunderbirds are in the Memorial Cup along with the Coyotes’s 94th pick in the 2022 Draft, Jérémy Langlois and his Quebec Remparts. Guenther joins the show to dive into his second straight championship run. Plus, 11 Coyotes players, Sha...

The failed Tempe vote leaves the Arizona Coyotes homeless once again. As ownership scrambles to find a solution, there are more questions than answers. One of those is this: how does the Tempe vote impact the future of the Coyotes’ core? In his column, Elliotte Friedman wrote, “Clayton Keller gave the Arizona Coyotes a month or so to provide him with direction about the future.” Logan Cooley alrea...

Former NHL goalie and current Arizona State Sun Devils volunteer coach Eddie Läck joins the PHNX Coyotes Podcast to discuss his current role, the evolution of goaltending, ASU Hockey and the Arizona Coyotes’ history of creating successful goalies. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Welcome to the show! 2:00 Eddie's real estate business! 2:40 Swedish hockey! 4:10 Eddie's role with ASU Hockey 17:30 ASU Goalie TJ Sempt...

Tempe citizens’ decision to reject the Arizona Coyotes’ proposed arena and entertainment district has left the team scrambling to find a long-term solution. While pundits around North America are calling for relocation, finding a permanent home elsewhere in the Valley seems to be the priority. So where can the Yotes call home? Craig and Leah go through the options, from Fiesta Mall to tribal lands...

Arizona Coyotes proposed arena is voted against, what is next for Clayton Keller and the team? Description: On Tuesday the Arizona Coyotes and their fans were hopeful for good news when election results came in for the teams proposed arena and entertainment district. To the shock of many the proposal failed and now the future of the team hangs in the balance as the Coyotes now look for alternative...

The 2023 NHL Draft is just over a month away. Who should the Arizona Coyotes target with the 6th and 12th picks? NHL Draft and prospects analyst Chris Peters joins the PHNX Coyotes Podcast to break down the best prospects in that range. Plus, could Matvei Michkov still be available at #6, and if so, should the Coyotes consider taking him? And does Peters still stand by ranking Logan Cooley #1 over...

NHL player agents Scott and Brian Bartlett join the show to discuss the evolving role of player agents, daily duties, the Arizona Coyotes’ arena predicament, the changing American youth hockey landscape and key client Clayton Keller. 0:00 Intro 1:10 Welcome to the show! 2:00 Checking in with Kells 3:25 Becoming agents 7:50 The life of an agent 22:00 Being an agent in evolving times 23:50 The youth...

Arizona Coyotes fans were left stunned Tuesday night after Tempe citizens voted against propositions 301, 302 and 303. The future of the team now hangs in the balance with a viable permanent home in Tempe officially off the table. Is there a path forward for the Coyotes in Arizona or is relocation the only solution? How did things go wrong? Craig, Petey and Leah sort through the emotions of it all...

The future of the Arizona Coyotes hangs in the balance after propositions 301, 302 and 303 failed to pass. The measures would have allowed the Coyotes to begin the process of cleaning up what is now a dump site at the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway, which would have housed the team’s future arena and entertainment district. Steve Peters and Leah Merrall conduct pack therap...

On Tuesday, Tempe voters will decide the fate of the Arizona Coyotes’ proposed arena and entertainment district. A yes-vote on proposition 301, 302, 303 would grant the Coyotes license to clean up what is now a dump site at the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway. How did we get to this point? What’s at stake? Snd what happens in the event of a no vote? Craig, Leah and Petey l...