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With rumors swirling of Patrick Roy's return to Colorado as the Avs' new head coach, Craig Custance explores the summer coaching market and some of the top candidates at the NHL, AHL, junior and college levels.

Blog | Conversation | May 21, 2013

The Carolina Hurricanes are going Staal in for the home finale.

The Phoenix Coyotes have assigned forward Nick Johnson to their AHL affiliate in Portland, Maine.

The Phoenix Coyotes on Friday recalled forwards Chris Brown and Rob Klinkhammer from their AHL affiliate in Portland, Maine.

During the lockout there was speculation that disciplined, defense-first teams and players competing in Europe would have an advantage when play resumed. That has not been the case so far.

Blog | Conversation | February 06, 2013

Craig Custance reports that the NHL -- lured by financial incentives, fan interest and the city's sizable media market -- might be setting up shop in the Emerald City through expansion rather than relocation.

Blog | Conversation | September 20, 2012

The Phoenix Coyotes have re-signed center Andy Miele to a one-year, two-way contract.

This week got off to quite a start for 22-year-old Washington Capitals goaltending prospect Braden Holtby. After making 34 saves for the AHL's Hershey Bears on Sunday in their 5-1 win over Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Holtby woke up Monday morning to find ...

Dallas Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen will miss at least three weeks with a groin injury, coach Glen Gulutzan said Monday.

Alvin Chang examines how the amount of time a player takes to get to the NHL correlates to player success.

Blog | Conversation | November 23, 2011

Grant Sonier ranks all 30 NHL teams based on the strength and depth of their talent pool, for this year's NHL organizational rankings.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2011

The Phoenix Coyotes have assigned forward Andy Miele to the Portland Pirates of the AHL.

The Phoenix Coyotes have acquired center Cal O'Reilly from the Nashville Predators for a fourth-round pick in next year's NHL draft.

Grant Sonier ranks all 30 NHL teams based on the strength and depth of their talent pool, for this year's NHL organizational rankings.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2011

Winnipeg introduced a new head coach and had the seventh pick in the NHL draft.

Alvin Chang examines why teams hesitate to promote drafted defensemen early in their career and explains why the may want to re-think that practice and bring them to the NHL after just one year of seasoning.

Blog | Conversation | March 09, 2011