PHNX Hockey Podcast

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman joins the show for the first time to discuss the rumors swirling around the Coyotes, Salt Lake City's bid for a team, NHL expansion, Toronto Maple Leafs’ center Auston Matthews and the surging Edmonton Oilers. 0:00 Intro 3:50 We're finally back in studio after the fire! 5:05 What do we expect from Gary Bettman and the Arena at the All Star Game 7:05 THE Hockey insider...

Petey along with his special guest, the play-by-play voice of Arizona High School Hockey, Dylan Pescatore take a look at all of the quarter final match-ups in the Arizona High School Hockey Tournament. Which will take place at Mullett Arena in Tempe on January 30th and 31st. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKaPEqS_Mc6eGNNBQN1QgQw Website: http://gophnx.com/ PHNX Locker: PHNXLocker.com...

At the NHL All-Star break, the Arizona Coyotes are 23-22-3 and sit 6th in the Central Division standings. How does this season’s performance at this point compare to years one and two of the rebuild? What’s been an improvement and what’s been a disappointment? On today’s PHNX Coyotes Podcast, Petey and Leah take a look at the state of the Coyotes at the break. Plus, the What Chaos! crew joins for...

Connor Ingram stood tall in net but the Arizona Coyotes gave up two goals in the final minute to fall to the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. Ingram made 38 saves on 41 shots and did everything he could to give the Coyotes a chance to win. Logan Cooley scored the Yotes’ lone goal. The Coyotes ended the night outshot 41-12 and head into the All-Star break with a 23-22-3 record. Join Leah, Petey and Craig f...

Salt Lake City’s request for an NHL expansion team earlier this week sparked yet more Arizona Coyotes relocation rumors. Pete Blackburn of What Chaos! joins the PHNX Coyotes Podcast to play a game of Coyotes relocation trivia that covers ALL of the relocation rumors in the franchise’s history. Plus, Leah, Petey and Craig discuss the Coyotes’ predicament as they head into Raleigh to face the red-ho...

The Arizona Coyotes leave Florida 0-2 after losing 6-3 to Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Clayton Keller scored his 20th of the season and Sean Durzi and Lawson Crouse also scored for the Yotes. Connor Ingram didn’t have his best night, allowing six goals on 38 shots to finish the game with a .842 save percentage. Join Leah, Petey and Craig for a pack therapy edition of the PHNX Coyote...

The Arizona Coyotes fell 6-2 to the Florida Panthers, a tough loss to open the three-game road trip out east. Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley each scored for the Coyotes to avoid getting shut out. Karel Vejmelka allowed six goals on 43 shots and ended the night with a .860 save percentage. In other news, Smith Entertainment Group, owners of the Utah Jazz, asked the NHL to “initiate an expansion pr...

Former Coyote Ed Jovanovski joined Petey and Craig to discuss the pressure of being the No. 1 overall pick, his NHL tenures with the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes, playing under Wayne Gretzky and Dave Tippett, and life after hockey as a television analyst for the Panthers. An ALLCITY Network Production SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/phnx_youtube ALL THINGS PHNX:...

Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist in the Arizona Coyotes’ 5-2 win over Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mullett Arena. Juuso Välimäki, Alex Kerfoot and Nick Bjugstad also scored for the Yotes, as did Lawson Crouse… Although that goal was courtesy of an error by Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. Connor Ingram stopped 25 of 27 shots. This is the Coyotes’ first regulation win against the...

Clayton Keller scored two goals in the Arizona Coyotes’ crucial 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators at Mullett Arena. With his two goals, Keller now leads the team in goals and is now tied with Jeremy Roenick for 4th most goals in Coyotes history. Michael Carcone scored the game-winning goal, his 15th of the season and first since December 11. Connor Ingram stood tall in net, stopping 31 of 33 sh...

After a loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night, the Arizona Coyotes find themselves five points out of a Wild Card spot and playoffs are drifting further out of sight. Although the NHL trade deadline isn’t until March 8, it might be time to consider who can fetch a return for the Coyotes in a sell at the deadline scenario. And spoiler alert: Jakob Chychrun is NOT coming back to the Coyote...

You asked, Makayla answers! On this mailbag edition of THE Phoenix Sports Podcast, we discuss all things D-backs, Yotes and Suns. What do the Snakes need to accomplish next season for it to be considered a success? Do the Phoenix Suns have a realistic chance of making the playoffs this season? Who from the Coyotes has surprised us and what's the latest on their arena situation? Is relocation on th...

The Arizona Coyotes fell to Conor Garland, Rick Tocchet and the Vancouver Canucks 2-1, ending their road trip 1-1-1. Travis Dermott scored the Coyotes’ lone goal, his first of the season. Connor Ingram stopped 24 of 26 shots on goal, but the Yotes couldn’t generate offense against one of the top teams in the league. Join Leah, Petey and Craig for a pack therapy edition of the PHNX Coyotes Postgame...

The Arizona Coyotes face Conor Garland and the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday for the first time this season. Garland sat down with Petey and Craig to discuss his season with the Canucks so far, playing for Rick Tocchet, trade rumors and his time with the Arizona Coyotes on this audio-only edition of the PHNX Coyotes Podcast! An ALLCITY Network Production SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/ph...

The Arizona Coyotes blew a two-goal lead and allowed three unanswered goals to fall to the Calgary Flames 3-2 in overtime, their second loss to the Flames in as many weeks. Connor Ingram allowed three goals on 33 shots and Sean Durzi and Logan Cooley scored for the Coyotes. Join Leah, Petey and Craig for a pack therapy edition of the PHNX Coyotes Postgame Show! An ALLCITY Network Production SUBSCR...

Exactly halfway through the NHL season, the Arizona Coyotes are 21-18-2, have 41 points and are active participants in the Wild Card race in the west. 41 games into year three of the rebuild, where do the Coyotes stack up against expectations? What’s realistic for the second half of the season? On today’s PHNX Coyotes Podcast, Craig, Petey and Leah evaluate the Coyotes at the midway point of their...

The Arizona Coyotes bounced back from Thursday’s loss with a dominant 6-0 win over the Minnesota Wild. Nick Bjugstad scored a hat trick in his home state and Connor Ingram earned a shutout with 38 saves. Ingram now leads the NHL in shutouts. Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist, Sean Durzi, Jack McBain and Jason Zucker had three points each, and Alex Kerfoot scored the Coyotes’ other goal. J...

Tucson Roadrunners head coach Steve Potvin sits down with Steve Peters on this audio-only edition of the PHNX Coyotes Podcast for a full catch-up of everything going on Down the I-10. The two dive into Tucson's season so far and the play of Dylan Guenther, Josh Doan, Victor Söderström and Matt Villalta. An ALLCITY Network Production SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/phnx_youtube ALL THINGS...

Almost halfway through the AHL season, the Tucson Roadrunners are 20-10-1-1, sit 2nd in the Pacific Division and 4th in the entire league. Despite currently being up with the Arizona Coyotes, Dylan Guenther leads the team in points with 28, Josh Doan leads the team with goals and goaltender Matt Villalta has 15 wins. On this Down the I-10 edition of the PHNX Coyotes Podcast, Petey, Craig and Leah...

The Arizona Coyotes fell to the Calgary Flames 6-2 in a disappointing loss to end their home stand 1-4. Karel Vejmelka got pulled in the first period after allowing four goals on 12 shots and the Coyotes never came back from the deficit. Lawson Crouse and Clayton Keller scored the Yotes’ lone goals and Connor Ingram stopped 18 of 20 shots in relief. Join Leah, Petey and Craig for a pack therapy ed...

Nick Schmaltz scored the game winning goal in overtime as the Arizona Coyotes snapped their three-game win streak and defeated the Boston Bruins 4-3. Connor Ingram stood on his head in the final minutes of regulation and ended the night with 30 saves on 33 shots. Clayton Keller, Dylan Guenther and Matias Maccelli scored the Coyotes’ other three goals. This is the first time the Coyotes have won tw...

The injury bug has struck the NHL, from Connor Bedard and seemingly the rest of the Chicago Blackhawks to Jack Hughes and seemingly the rest of the New Jersey Devils. In the Western Conference, the Edmonton Oilers are on the rise and the Winnipeg Jets continue to surprise the league with their impressive play. On today’s Around the NHL edition of the PHNX Coyotes Podcast, the What Chaos! crew join...

For the third straight game at Mullett Arena, the Arizona Coyotes lost by three or more goals, this time to the league-leading Winnipeg Jets. Karel Vejmelka stopped 30 of 35 shots in the Coyotes’ 6-2 loss. Nick Schmaltz and Dylan Guenther, fresh off his call-up, scored for the Yotes, but the NHL’s hottest team was too much to overcome. Join Leah, Petey and Craig for a pack therapy edition of the P...

Team USA secured gold over host Sweden in the final game of the IIHF World Junior Championship on Friday in Gothenburg. Arizona Coyotes goalie prospect Michael Hrabal and Team Czechia took home bronze. On today’s Flavoring Friday edition of the PHNX Coyotes Podcast, Craig, Petey and Leah discuss the culmination of the World Juniors, the 32 NHL All-Star selections and notable snubs, the Conor Geeki...

In four straight years as host, Arizona State has never won the Desert Hockey Classic. Coach Greg Powers reminded his players of that fact every day this week, but a tournament title is also critical to the Sun Devils' NCAA Tournament hopes with ASU sitting No. 16 in the current PairWise rankings.  In this special audio-only edition of the PHNX Coyotes Podcast, Craig and Petey caught up with Power...