For paid subscribers: The first AZ Hockey Insider Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge is here.
Details, including the winner's prizes, can be found at the link below.
Deadline for submitting entries: Saturday at noon Pacific.
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Thank you once again, Sheryl.
AZ Hockey Insider paid subscribers: Dream a little dream with me.
Let's build the perfect arena for the Coyotes' return to Arizona.
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It has been more than a year since Tom Galvin formed an advisory panel to bring the NHL back to AZ. Where do things stand with:
👉The search for an ownership group?
👉The search for an arena site?
👉Talks w/the NHL?
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AZ Hockey Insider is back with a new content approach: All AZ hockey, all the time.
Will you join me on this latest venture?
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As the 4 Nations Face-Off steams toward a conclusion, I spoke to NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly about an improved relationship with the NHLPA, the future of international competitions involving NHL players, and the hurdles that remain.
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As Sun Devil hockey entered its 1st season of NCHC play, coach Greg Powers & his staff decided they needed more players w/conference experience.
It was clearly the right call. A win vs. Denver on Saturday kept ASU in contention for the conference title.
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I caught up with Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chair Tom Galvin late last week to discuss his efforts to bring the NHL back to the Valley.
Read the Q&A here:
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A deeper dive on the Sun Devil hockey team, which has won 12 of its past 13 games (including exhibition wins vs. the USNTDP) and is poised to earn its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2019.
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Short story (check back for updates):
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BREAKING: Newly elected Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chair Tom Galvin announces the formation of a committee of political & business leaders to bring the NHL back to Arizona.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that he met with Galvin before Christmas via Zoom.
Thank you.
Maybe so.
Thank you.
Thank you, Justin.
Stay tuned for what's next.
Thank you!
Sorry, man.
Many thanks.
As I’ve told many of you, the best part of this job is the relationships I’ve built: with executives, managers, coaches, players, their families, my co-workers & you.
I plan to build more relationships & get back to genuine (not transactional) community building.
See you soon.
I have kept my Substack open throughout my time at PHNX, thinking I might use it for alternate forms of writing.
Now I am free to write whatever moves me from sports to travel to parenting.
More on that soon. In the meantime, thank you for continuing to read.
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What’s next? TBD. I am pursuing several potential options. In all honesty, I’ve been mulling a change ever since the Coyotes relocated… for several reasons.
That said, I will continue to write. I have to write. It’s in my DNA & I genuinely love the art of storytelling.
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Thread 1/4: Apologies for my radio silence Wednesday.
It was my daughter’s 20th birthday & my dog’s 18th birthday. They deserved the spotlight.
I was one of many casualties in the week-before-Christmas ALLCITY layoffs. No more Cardinals, ASU or Utah HC coverage for me.
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Utah Hockey Club center Logan Cooley has taken a major step forward in his second NHL season.
The 200-foot game that coach André Tourigny has been preaching has taken hold for Cooley & his entire line.
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It’s official: A three-year extension for Budda Baker.
Thanks.
A look at how ASU Football built a College Football Playoff team in just two seasons via:
👉The transfer portal
👉Recruiting
👉NIL money
👉Player retention
👉Coaching staff hiring & retention
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Inside the PHNX Cardinals Monday Morning QB:
🏈 Jonah Williams' one shining moment
🏈 Budda Baker is going great in Year 8
🏈 Trey McBride's value
🏈 James Conner is back on track
🏈 Chad Ryland's redemption
🏈 Stats, notes, injuries & up next
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Kyler Murray on the Cardinals offense in a 30-17 win vs. the Patriots: "I didn't think it was unbelievable, but I thought it was efficient."
It certainly wasn't pretty at times, but maybe this win can be a building block, just like the Chargers game in October.
Column: gophnx.com/cardinals-wi...