NHL moves into Kansas City [EHM:2007]

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Kelowna wins Memorial Cup

The Erie Otters nearly made it; the team surprised Mississauga in the Semi-Final and ended the second period of the Final with a 2-2 tie, but the Kelowna Rockets were finally too strong. Tyler Myers scored the game winning goal as the Kelowna Rockets defeated the Otters 5-3 to win the second Memorial Cup in their history.

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Vancouver repeats Stanley Cup glory

Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks were just too strong. The Canadian goaltender allowed only 6 goals as the Canucks won their second cup in a row in 4 games against the Buffalo Sabres. Although Michael Nylander would have deserved a mention with his 11 goals and 26 points, the Conn Smythe trophy winner for Playoffs MVP was without surprise goaltender Roberto Luongo. In 20 games, he had a 16-4-0 record with a 1.91 goals against average, 92.9% save percentage and 1 shutout.

G Roberto Luongo
G Mike Smith
D Richard Matvitchuk
D Willie Mitchell
D Mattias Öhlund
D Colin White
D Philippe Boucher
D Alexander Edler
D Sami Salo
F Alex Burrows
F Ladislav Nagy
F Taylor Pyatt
F Daniel Sedin
F Pavol Demitra
F Ryan Kesler
F Viktor Kozlov
F Michael Nylander
F Mike Knuble
F Ian Laperrière
F Jamal Mayers
F Chris Neil
F Miroslav Satan

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ISS releases 2011 NHL Draft Preview

Windsor's Taylor Hall remains number one prospect in the final rankings by ISS. American defenseman Cam Fowler rose to number two. Russian defenseman Aleksei Marchenko, who rose constantly through the season, finds himself in the top 10.

1 (1-1) Taylor Hall - C - 6'1/165 - Windsor Spitfires (OHL) - CAN
Offensive centre who should fill out at around 6'2/180. He is a very good skater with good hands, a good shot repertoire and good all-around ability. He is not the strongest at the moment, so don't be surprised if he takes the Steven Stamkos development path as the Thrashers' forward is just starting to turn into his own. Once he fills out, he could be a smaller version of Ryan Getzlaf.

2 (4-7) Cam Fowler - LD - 6'0/180 - Maine Black Bears (NCAA) - USA
A skilled defenseman, the Maine freshman impressed in his first year with his poise in the back end. He may not be a star, but he is a solid, strong defenseman who can make a great first pass and who can quarterback the powerplay with his poise and hockey sense. At the moment, his shot is somewhat deficient and he lacks confidence in his abilities, taking very few chances even when he has the chance to make things happen.

3 (2-9) Artem Gareev - LW - 6'0/222 - Salavat Yulajev (RSL) - RUS
A speedy goal-scoring winger à la Simon Gagné. Gareev is strong and hard to knock off the puck. He has the ability to get in open zones to recieve pass and release one of his great wristshots. He won't make jaw dropping moves, but he will undoubtfully become a constant 30-goals scorer in the NHL.

4 (3-10) Kirill Kabanov - LW - 6'2/171 - Spartak Moscow (RSL) - RUS
Kabanov is a higher risk/higher reward version of his russian compatriot. A great skater, Kabanov uses his speed to blow by defenders and release his excellent wrist shot. He also has jaw-dropping deking ability and can stickhandle like few players in the world. He has scout worried because he doesn't seem to use his excellent frame and has been rather invisible against the North American teams in international play.

5 (5-4) Brandon Gormley - LD - 6'0/187 - Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) - CAN
Gormley promises to be a mobile two-way defender who uses his excellent skating ability to keep the other team on their toes. He can log in big minutes and is already one of the strongest players in his age group. His work ethic and determinations are top notch, but at the moment his top-end offensive skills are questionnable.

6 (6-3) Erik Gudbranson - RD - 6'4/189 - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) - CAN
Gudbranson is a big, defensive minded defenseman who skates well, makes smart plays with the puck and is extremely poised in making a great play out of his blueline. He has a solid shot from the point and can be used in any situation.

7 (8-5) Maksim Kitsyn - LW - 6'1/198 - Mettalurg Novokuznetsk (RSL) - RUS
Not quite as highly skilled as his two fellow russians, Kitsyn compensates with a great work ethic and excellent skating ability. He has a good selection of shots and soft hands that makes him a constant threat in the offensive zone. Doesn't seem to possess first star talent.

8 (9-2) Teemu Pulkkinen - RW - 5'10/176 - Jokerit Helsinki (FIN) - FIN
Fell greatly following an uninspired performance at the World Junior Championships. Technically, with Kabanov and Hall, Pulkkinen is at the top of this draft class in terms of pure talent. He possesses great hands, a good shot, excellent vision and an ability to be at the right place at the right time to bury chances like few others. He is a solid, although not spectacular skater, but is rather small so he will need to get quicker to make up for it. When he is trying, he can also be a solid defensive player. Consistency, strenght and hard work will be the key to either make Pulkkinen a star or a forgotten player.

9 (10-6) Joey Hishon - C - 5'11/167 - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - CAN
Hishon is the player that comes around every year that does everything well, but nothing fantastic. He has great work ethics and comes to play every night, bringing his solid two-way play and leadership ability. He is an average skater but has a good first step, he has solid hands and a good shot. He can also hit and play a high-tempo style.

10 (32-71) Aleksei Marchenko - LD - 6'2/180 - CSKA Moscow (RSL) - RUS
May not go that high, but his amazing rise up the charts and great potential lead ISS to rank him in their top 10. He is strong, has a big frame to bulk up, he is a great skater, can log in top minutes and is incredibly consistent. He is a defensive minded defender who impressed with his poise despite his age; he looks like a ten year veteran sometimes out there.

11 (12-8) John McFarland - C - 6'1/194 - Sudbury Wolves (OHL) - CAN
Style: Offensive forward
Comparison: Peter Mueller

12 (7-12) Ryan Spooner - C - 5'10/168 - Peterborough Petes (OHL) - CAN
Style: Skilled offensive forward
Comparison: Mike Ribeiro

13 (13-23) Vladimir Tarasenko - RW - 6'1/189 - Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL) - RUS
Style: Skilled offensive forward
Comparison: Petr Sykora

14 (16-29) Zak MacDonald-Miller - RD - 6'4/220 - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) - CAN
Style: Two-way defenseman
Comparison: Braydon Coburn

15 (15-28) Kevin Sundher - C - 5'7/147 - Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) - CAN
Style: Skilled offensive forward
Comparison: Daniel Brière

16 (17-34) Austin Clancy - LD - 5'11/176 - Vancouver Giants (WHL) - CAN
Style: Two-way defenseman
Comparison: Jeff Woywitka

17 (14-11) Alex Cotnoir - RW - 5'10/200 - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) - CAN
Style: Two-way forward
Comparison: P.J. Axelsson

18 (29-22) Markus Kinisjärvi - C - 6'0/185 - Västeras HK (SEL) - SWE
Style: Skilled offensive forward
Comparison: Saku Koivu

19 (18-16) Jared Knight - C - 6'0/186 - London Knights (OHL) - USA
Style: Two-way forward
Comparison: Radek Bonk

20 (24-13) Cleve Keating - LD - 6'0/209 - Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) - CAN
Style: Two-way defenseman
Comparison: Trevor Daley

21 (21-39) Davis Muller - RW - 6'0/205 - Peterborough Petes (OHL) - CAN
Style: Offensive forward
Comparison: Martin Erat

22 (19-14) Clay Lenardon - C - 6'0/205 - Cornell Big Red (NCAA) - USA
Style: Two-way forward
Comparison: Wayne Primeau

23 (22-19) Wade Poulin - G - 6'2/207 - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) - CAN
Style: Hybrid
Comparison: Mike Smith

24 (23-21) Jimmy Dias - RD - 6'1/213 - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) - CAN
Style: Two-way defenseman
Comparison: Yannick Tremblay

25 (20-26) Carl Mulock - LW - 6'2/229 - Brampton Battalion (OHL) - CAN
Style: Two-way forward
Comparison: Loui Eriksson

26 (26-35) Darrell Hoyer - LD - 5'7/187 - Ottawa 67's (OHL) - CAN
Style: Two-way defenseman
Comparison: Francis Bouillon

27 (27-18) Aleksandr Ataev - RD - 5'10/191 - Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) - RUS
Style: Skilled defensive defenseman
Comparison: Daniil Markov

28 (54-UR) Peter Sisovsky - LW - 6'2/167 - HC Martin (SVK) - SVK
Style: Two-way forward
Comparison: Fredrik Sjöström

29 (28-20) Myles Lambert - RW - 5'10/198 - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) - CAN
Style: Two-way forward
Comparison: Adam Mair

30 (36-60) Stephen Silas - LD - 6'1/178 - Belleville Bulls (OHL) - CAN
Style: Mobile defenseman
Comparison: Shane O'Brien

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Crosby beats Ovechkin at Awards ceremony


Erik Johnson (Calder), Dion Phaneuf (Norris), Sidney Crosby (Hart), Miikka Kiprusoff (Vezina) & Alexander Ovechkin (Art Ross)

Art Ross (most regular season points): LW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Bill Masterton (perseverence and sportsmanship): D Pavel Kubina, Toronto Maple Leafs
Calder Memorial (rookie of the year): D Erik Johnson, St. Louis Blues
Frank J. Selke (defensive forward): LW Jere Lehtinen, Detroit Red Wings
Jack Adams (coach of the year): Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks
James Norris Memorial (defenseman of the year): D Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames
Hart Memorial (most valuable player): C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
King Clancy Memorial (leadership and humanitarian contribution): C Mats Sundin, New York Islanders
Lady Bing Memorial (gentlemanly conduct): LW Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
Lester B. Pearson (MVP selected by NHLPA): C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard (most regular season goals): LW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Vezina (goaltender of the year): G Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames

First All-Star Team

Ilya Kovalchuk (ATL) - Sidney Crosby (PIT) - Alexander Ovechkin (WAS)
Dion Phaneuf (CGY) - Mattias Öhlund (VAN)
Miikka Kiprusoff (VAN)

Second All-Star Team

Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) - Vincent Lecavalier (LA) - Jarome Iginla (CGY)
Michal Rozsival (NYR) - Ryan Whitney (MTL)
Ryan Miller (BUF)

All-Rookie Team

Colin Wilson (DAL) - Perttu Lindgren (DAL) - Hugh Jessiman (NAS)
Erik Johnson (STL) - Victor Hedman (KC)
Alvaro Montoya (DAL)

[TurnerONU22]

Duff, when you did the "expansion draft", did you come up with a manual list of players that you considered eligible? If so, would you be willing to share that? I'm thinking about getting back into this game and I think it would be an interesting challenge to start from scratch and/or have some budget constraints. Thanks!

Also: what happened to the Jackets to go from making the playoffs last year to sell, sell, sell at this year's deadline?

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Originally Posted by TurnerONU22

Duff, when you did the "expansion draft", did you come up with a manual list of players that you considered eligible? If so, would you be willing to share that? I'm thinking about getting back into this game and I think it would be an interesting challenge to start from scratch and/or have some budget constraints. Thanks!

Also: what happened to the Jackets to go from making the playoffs last year to sell, sell, sell at this year's deadline?

Turner, I'm afraid I didn't do a list per say. I simply went from team to team and determined who would be available, but didn't take them in note because it was less time consuming to immediately select one of those players. It's a long process, but I would recommend going from team-to-team in the pre-game editor and using the filters to select only players below a certain current ability (and with NHL experience).

About the Blue Jackets... let's see, they started the year with the following lines:

Rick Nash - Olli Jokinen - Dainius Zubrus
Fredrik Modin - Jiri Novotny - Bill Guerin
Kristian Huselius - R.J. Umberger - Raffi Torres
Josh Green - Steve Kelly - Scott Parker

Fedor Tyutin - Rostislav Klesla
Christian Bäckman - Mike Commodore
Toni Lydman - Kris Russel

Pascal Leclaire
Brian Boucher

That lineup included Josh Green, Scott Parker and Bill Guerin as replacements for the off-season losses of Manny Malhotra, Michael Peca, Michael Nylander and Mike York. The team had also lost Patrice Brisebois.

Obviously every season is different, but the Jackets were killed by a lack of depth. Raffi Torres was injured for most of the season before being traded to Philadelphia for a draft pick. The top two lines were producing, but the bottom two lines were horribly down in minus. The team was third after around 20 games, but they went into an horrible stretch when the best players stopped producing. I personally think the losses of Nylander and Peca hurt horribly because they had nobody to replace these guys.

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Tavares too good for juniors

June 18th 2009 - John Tavares, who was surprisingly returned to the OHL by the Atlanta Thrashers despite scoring 9 points in 5 pre-season games, was named the CHL Player of the Year again today. He finished the season with 72 goals and 81 assists for 153 points in 60 games. Here are the different awards in the various leagues around the world:

QMJHL Regular Season Championship: Saint John Sea Dogs (70GP - 49W - 20L - 0OTL 1SOL - 99PTS)
QMJHL Jean Béliveau Trophy (Leading scorer): C Kelsey Tessier, Quebec Remparts (56GP - 51-85-136)
QMJHL Offensive Player of the Year: C Kelsey Tessier, Quebec Remparts (56GP - 51-85-136)
QMJHL Emile Bouchard Trophy (Best defenseman): D Dennis Reul, Lewiston MAINEiacs (68GP - 31-94-125)
QMJHL Jacques Plante Trophy (Best goaltender): G Olivier Roy, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (54GP - 31W - 1.99GAA - 93.3SAV% - 7SO)
QMJHL Offensive rookie of the year: RW David Cabana, Val d'Or Foreurs (70GP - 26-35-61)
QMJHL Defensive rookie of the year: D Cleve Keating, Drummondville Voltigeurs (70GP - 19-20-39)
QMJHL Michel Brière Trophy (Player of the year): D Dennis Reul, Lewiston MAINEiacs (68GP - 31-94-125)
QMJHL Presiden't Cup Championship: Lewiston MAINEiacs (4-2 win over Quebec)

Top 10 QMJHL Scorers:
1. C Kelsey Tessier, Quebec Remparts (56GP - 51-85-136)
2. LW Mikhail Stefanovich, Quebec Remparts (66GP - 66-69-135)
3. C Paul Byron, Gatineau Olympiques (67GP - 60-73-133)
4. C Maxime Macenauer, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (66GP - 64-63-127)
5. D Dennis Reul, Lewiston MAINEiacs (68GP - 31-94-125)
6. C Nicolas Deschamps, Chicoutimi Saguenéens (66GP - 60-64-124)
7. D T.J. Brennan, Montreal Junior (67GP - 28-96-124)
8. C Maxime Savué, Val d'Or Foreurs (67GP - 53-70-123)
9. D Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs (63GP - 34-84-118)
10. LW Luca Cunti, Rimouski Oceanics (67GP - 53-64-117)

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OHL Regular Season Championship: Ottawa 67's (68GP - 46W - 17L - 3OTL - 2SOL)
OHL Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Leading scorer): C John Tavares, Oshawa Generals (60GP - 72-11-153)
OHL Max Kaminsky Trophy (Best defenseman): D Tyler Cuma, Ottawa 67's (68GP - 27-86-113)
OHL Goaltender of the year: G Thomas McCollum, Guelph Storm (61GP - 27W - 2.32GAA - 92.8SAV% - 3SO)
OHL Emms Family Trophy (Rookie of the year): G Gord Harris, Owen Sound Attack (59GP - 38W - 2.62GAA - 90.5SAV% - 5SO)
OHL Red Tilson Trophy (Player of the year): C John Tavares, Oshawa Generals (60GP - 72-11-153)
OHL J. Ross Robertson Cup Championship: Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (4-3 win over London)

Top 10 OHL Scorers:
1. C John Tavares, Oshawa Generals (60GP - 72-11-153)
2. C Cody Hodgson, Brampton Battalion (63GP - 58-82-140)
3. C Scott Timmins, Kitchener Rangers (67GP - 59-80-139)
4. C Eric O'Dell, Sudbury Wolves (67GP - 49-76-125)
5. C Nazem Kadri, London Knights (61GP - 61-58-119)
6. C Mike Pelech, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (66GP - 55-59-114)
7. LW Chris MacKinnon, Kitchener Rangers (63GP - 56-59-113)
8. D Tyler Cuma, Ottawa 67's (68GP - 27-86-113)
9. C Matt Duchene, Brampton Battalion (67GP - 60-51-111)
10. C Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires (61GP - 55-56-111)

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WHL Regular Season Championship: Kelowna Rockets (72GP - 51W - 18L - 1OTL - 2SOL - 105PTS)
WHL Bob Clarke Trophy (Leading scorer): C Evander Kane, Vancouver Giants (66GP - 81-70-151)
WHL Bill Hunter Trophy (Best defenseman): D Luke Schenn, Kelowna Rockets (71GP - 31-97-128)
WHL Del Wilson Trophy (Best goaltender): G Jamie Tucker, Vancouver Giants (64GP - 42W - 2.56GAA - 91.2SAV% - 6SO)
WHL Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year): LW Jerome Flaake, Prince George Cougars (67GP - 60-61-121)
WHL Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the year): D Luke Schenn, Kelowna Rockets (71GP - 31-97-128)
WHL President's Cup Final Championship: Kelowna Rockets (4-1 win over Saskatoon)

Top 10 WHL Scorers:
1. C Evander Kane, Vancouver Giants (66GP - 81-70-151)
2. C Mitch Wahl, Spokane Chiefs (62GP - 55-92-147)
3. C Lance Bouma, Vancouver Giants (71GP - 63-82-145)
4. C Milan Kytnar, Saskatoon Blades (71GP - 69-69-138)
5. LW Matt Calvert, Brandon Wheat Kings (71GP - 53-76-129)
6. C Dana Tyrell, Prince George Cougars (72GP - 36-93-129)
7. D Luke Schenn, Kelowna Rockets (71GP - 31-97-128)
8. LW Jerome Flaake, Prince George Cougars (67GP - 60-61-121)
9. C Jordan Eberle, Regina Pats (71GP - 52-59-111)
10. C Kevin Sundher, Chilliwack Bruins (72GP - 46-64-110)

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CHL Memorial Cup Champions: Kelowna Rockets
CHL All-Star Team:

LW Evander Kane (VAN) - C John Tavares (OSH) - RW Cody Hodgson (BRA)
D Dennis Reul (LEW) - D Luke Schenn (KEL)
G Olivier Roy (CAP)

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NCAA Championship: Denver Pioneers
NCAA Hobey Baker Trophy (Player of the year): LW James Van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire Wildcats [HE] (50GP - 35-36-71)

NCAA Top 10 Scorers
1. LW James Van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire Wildcats [HE] (50GP - 35-36-71)
2. C Brett Wilson, Princenton Tigers [ECAC] (50GP - 21-36-57)
3. C Jeric Agosta, Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks [CCHA] (50GP - 20-34-54)
4. LW Evan Barlow, Cornell Big Red [ECAC] (50GP - 18-35-53)
5. LW Evan Trupp, North Dakota Fighting Sioux [WCHA] (50GP - 17-31-48)
6. RW Andreas Vlassopoulos, Colorado College Eagles [WCHA] (49GP - 16-31-47)
7. C Ryan Stoa, Minnesota Golden Gophers [WCHA] (50GP - 30-17-47)
8. RW Erik Condra, Notre Dame Fighting Irish [CCHA] (50GP - 23-23-46)
9. C Troy Schwab, Lake Superior Lakers [CCHA] (50GP - 21-25-46)
10. RW Tyler Ruegsegger, Denver Pioneers [WCHA] (50GP - 19-26-46)

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AHL John B. Sollenberger Trophy (Leading scorer): LW Colin Murphy, Portland Pirates (73GP - 34-50-84)
AHL Willie Marshall Award (Top goalscorer): C Toby Petersen, Grand Rapids Griffins (76GP - 37G - 37A - 74PTS)
AHL Best Forward: C Joel Lundqvist, Hartford Wolfpack (80GP - 34-47-81)
AHL Eddie Shore Plaque (Defenseman of the year): D Matt Lashoff, Providence Bruins (80GP - 6G - 57A - 63PTS)
AHL Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy (Goaltender of the year): G Jonas Enroth (64GP - 45W - 2.03GAA - 92.6SAV% - 10SO)
AHL Red Garrett Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year): LW Mike Hoeffel, Lowell Devils (80GP - 28-45-73)
AHL Les Cunningham Plaque (Most Valuable Player): C Joel Lundqvist, Hartford Wolfpack (80GP - 34-47-81)
AHL Calder Cup Champions: Albany River Rats

AHL Top 10 Scorers
1. LW Colin Murphy, Portland Pirates (73GP - 34-50-84)
2. LW Linus Klasen, Binghampton Senators (80GP - 33-50-83)
3. C Steve Downie, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (81GP - 33-50-83)
4. C Tyler Redenbach, Peoria Riverkings (80GP - 31-51-82)
5. C Mikael Johansson, Hamilton Bulldogs (75GP - 26-56-82)
6. C Joel Lundqvist, Hartford Wolfpack (80GP - 34-47-81)
7. C Corey Locke, Houston Aeros (80GP - 30-50-80)
8. LW Dan LaCouture, Worcester Sharks (79GP - 35-42-77)
9. LW Liam Reddox, Springfield Falcons (80GP - 30-47-77)
10. LW Oskar Osala, Houston Aeros (67GP - 32-44-76)

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ECHL Champions: South Carolina Stingrays
ECHL MVP: C Mike Stathopoulos, South Carolina Stingrays (70GP - 43-41-84)

ECHL Top 5 Scorers
1. C Mike Stathopoulos, South Carolina Stingrays (70GP - 43-41-84)
2. C Thatcher Bell, Dayton Bombers (70GP - 41-41-82)
3. D Patrik Hersley, Mississippi Sea Wolves (70GP - 30-48-78)
4. C Rob Hennigar, Utah Grizzlies (66GP - 28-43-71)
5. C Brad Schell, Gwinnett Gladiators (62GP - 27-36-63)
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Czech Elite League Championship: HC Pardubice
Czech Elite League MVP: G Jiri Trvaj, HC Pardubice (44GP - 37W - 1.60GAA - 93.7SAV% - 3SO)

Czech Elite League Top 5 Scorers
1. C Tomas Vlasak, HC Sparta Praha (50GP - 41-41-82)
2. C Marek Melenovsky, HC Karlovy Vary (50GP - 32-43-75)
3. LW Zdenek Blatny, HC Liberec (50GP - 25-40-65)
4. RW Petr Sachl, HC Slavia Praha (50GP - 31-31-62)
5. RW David Vyborny, HC Sparta Praha (46GP - 21-35-56)
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Slovakian T-Com Extraliga Championship: HK Kosice
Slovakian T-Com Extraliga MVP: LW Zigmund Palffy, HK 36 Skalica (45GP - 36-46-82)

Slovakian T-Com Extraliga Top 5 Scorers
1. LW Zigmund Palffy, HK 36 Skalica (45GP - 36-46-82)
2. C Jimmy Kilpatrick, HK 36 Skalica (49GP - 36-43-79)
3. C Martin Cibak, HK Zvolen (47GP - 27-38-65)
4. C Jaroslav Kmit, HK Kosice (47GP - 22-38-60)
5. RW Miroslav Zalesak, HK Kosice (50GP - 20-34-54)

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DEL Championship: Adler Mannheim
DEL MVP: G Mika Noronen, Adler Mannheim (44GP - 31W - 1.80GAA - 93.2SAV% - 8SO)

DEL Top 5 Scorers
1. LW Klaus Kathan, Adler Mannheim (46GP - 38-33-71)
2. RW Michael Wolf, Adler Mannheim (46GP - 33-37-70)
3. LW Tyler Beechey, Augsburger Panther (50GP - 19-50-69)
4. C Joey Tenute, Hamburg Freezers (50GP - 27-36-63)
5. RW Brad Leeb, Augsburger Panther (50GP - 28-33-61)

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Swiss National League Championship: ZSC Lions
Swiss National League MVP: C Martin Plüss, SC Bern (46GP - 25-33-58)

Swiss National League Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Patrick Thoresen, Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (47GP - 32-37-69)
2. LW Reto von Arx, HC Davos (50GP - 26-41-67)
3. C Eric Himelfarb, HC Ambri-Piotta (50GP - 27-36-63)
4. C Romano Lemm, HC Lugano (45GP - 20-41-61)
5. RW Juraj Kolnik, SC Bern (46GP - 35-23-58)

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Swedish Elitserien Championship: HV71
Swedish Elitserien MVP: C Yared Hagos, HV71 (50GP - 20-42-62)

Swedish Elitserien Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Niklas Sundström, MODO (50GP - 30-33-63)
2. C Yared Hagos, HV71 (50GP - 20-42-62)
3. D Lars Jonsson, Frölunda Indians (46GP - 17-35-52)
4. LW Andreas Dackell, Frölunda Indians (50GP - 23-29-52)
5. RW Mathias Tjärnqvist, Rögle BK (50GP - 27-24-51)

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Finnish SM-League Championship: JYP Jyväskylä
Finnish SM-League MVP: C Jarkko Immonen, JYP Jyväskylä (46GP - 25-40-65)

Finnish SM-League Top 5 Scorers
1. LW Tuomas Pihlman, JYP Jyväskylä (49GP - 36-35-71)
2. C Jarkko Immonen, JYP Jyväskylä (46GP - 25-40-65)
3. LW Antti Laaksonen, Tampereen Ilves (50GP - 32-33-65)
4. RW Marko Jantunen, Porin Ässät (50GP - 28-37-65)
5. RW Kristian Kuusela, Tampereen Ilves (48GP - 31-32-63)

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Russian Superleague Championship: Severstal Cherepovets
Russian Superleague MVP: C Aleksandr Skugarev, Sibir Novosibirsk (50GP - 30-18-48)

Russian Superleague Top 5 Scorers
1. C Yuri Trubachev, Severstal Cherepovets (50GP - 25-25-50)
2. C Aleksandr Skugarev, Sibir Novosibirsk (50GP - 30-18-48)
3. RW Pavel Vorobiev, Severstal Cherepovets (50GP - 29-19-48)
4. LW Alexei Mikhnov, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (50GP - 27-20-47)
5. RW Alexander Radulov, Salavat Yulajev (50GP - 19-28-47)

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Yearly World Rankings
1 (1) Canada
2 (3) Finland
3 (4) Czech Republic
4 (2) Sweden
5 (5) Russia
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6 (6) USA
7 (7) Slovakia
8 (8) Germany
9 (11) Denmark
10 (9) Switzerland
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11 (17) Austria
12 (10) Belarus
13 (13) Norway
14 (18) Slovenia
15 (12) Latvia
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16 (14) Italy
17 (16) Kazakhstan
18 (15) Ukraine
19 (19) France
20 (21) Hungary
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21 (20) Poland
22 (22) Netherlands
23 (24) Estonia
24 (28) Great Britain
25 (26) Romania
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26 (23) Japan
27 (25) Lithuania
28 (29) Croatia
29 (27) China
30 (30) Serbia
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31 (32) South Korea
32 (31) Bulgaria
33 (33) Belgium
34 (34) Israel
35 (36) Spain
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36 (35) Australia
37 (37) North Korea
38 (38) South Africa
39 (39) Iceland
40 (40) New Zealand
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41 (41) Turkey
42 (42) Mexico
43 (46) Bosnia-Herzegovina
44 (43) Luxembourg
45 (47) Thailand
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46 (48) Singapore
47 (44) Ireland
48 (49) Mongolia
49 (45) Armenia
50 (50) Malaysia
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51 (51) Greece
52 (52) Andorra

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Coyotes re-sign some players

June 15th 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes signed new 1 year deals with James Sanford, Rosario ruggeri, Louis-Philippe Martin, Brett Sterling, Sami Lepistö, Reid Cashman, Jamie Lundmark and Nathan Saunders. The team also signed 2 years deals Eric Hunter, Ondrej Pavelec and Matthew Lombardi.

Marc Denis, Chris Mason, Todd Ford, Staffan Kronwall and Tomas Kopecky remain unsigned.

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Dallas wins draft lottery, Coyotes fall back one spot

June 15th 2010 - The Dallas Stars have won the 2010 NHL Draft Lottery and will go up to select second overall. The Kansas City Coyotes therefore fall one spot and will be picking fourth. The draft will be held in one week at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.

1. Chicago Blackhawks
2. Dallas Stars
3. Minnesota Wild
4. Kansas City Coyotes
5. Boston Bruins

Other Coyotes picks:
2nd round, 33rd overall
3rd round, 87th overall (BUF)
4th round, 93rd overall
4th round, 114th overall (DET)
6th round, 153rd overall

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Kaspar and Hävelid recieve honors

Lukas Kaspar lead the Coyotes with 77 points in 82 games

June 18th 2009 - Lukas Kaspar has won for the second time the Sprint Cup given to the best players as voted by the media for the 2009-10 season. Kaspar ended the year as team leader with 35 goals and 42 assists for 77 points in 82 games. Kaspar also won the Star Trophy as fans player of the year.

Niclas Hävelid won the Gold Stick as biggest contributor without earning praise for his hard work. The swedish defenseman scored 8 goals and 25 points in 79 games, playing a key role on the PK as well as playing the role of mentor for some of the team's young defensemen.

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Denis re-signs

June 20th 2010 - Marc Denis has signed a new two-years deal worth 6M$ that will keep him with the Kansas City Coyotes until June 30th 2012. The 32-years-old goaltender has been a key element of the Coyotes and the team hopes he can continue on his great work for the seasons to come. It is still unknown if Chris Mason will come back or if Ondrej Pavelec will get a chance as backup.

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Hall goes to Chicago


Taylor Hall was the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

*Round 1, 13th overall: Originally held by Nashville
**Round 1, 22nd overall: Originally held by San Jose

TRADE: Philadelphia trades D Kimmo Timonen to Atlanta for D Tobias Enström
TRADE: Montreal trades F Richard Zednik to Atlanta for the 55th overall pick
TRADE: Dallas trades picks 76 and 126 to Montreal for the 54th overall pick

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Coyotes draft review

Round 1 - 4th overall - LW Kirill Kabanov - 6'2/171 - Spartak Moscow (RSL) - 7/16/1992 - Moscow, Russia
2008-09 - Spartak Moscow (RSL) - 15GP - 1G - 0A - 1PTS - Ranked 4th overall by ISS
Kabanov is a dynamic offensive winger who uses his game breaking speed and stickhandling abilities to be a scoring force. He is a dangerous scorer with a powerful wrist shot, excellent poise and an ability to get open. He is a hard working player who is ready to work in the dirty areas to score. His defensive game is lacking at this point and he will need to add some meat to his big frame to be a dangerous player at the NHL level. Don't be surprised if he is signed to come to North America and suit up either for the Coyotes, the Rampage or an eventual CHL team that would pick him in the Import Draft. Some call him, along with finnish winger Teemu Pulkkinen, the player with the highest offensive ceiling in the 2010 crop.

Round 2 - 33rd overall - LW Peter Sisovsky - 6'2/167 - HC Martin (SVK) - 8/15/1991 - Dubnica, Slovakia
2008-09 - Martin (SVK) - 48GP - 11G - 13A - 24PTS - Ranked 28th overall by ISS
At this point, Sisovsky is all about potential. A solid two-way player with an interesting frame, Sisovsky is a good skater who plays a smart game at both ends of the ice. Sisovsky is strong physically and has the size to add more weight. He is a creative player with the puck, but will need to improve his stickhandling and his scoring abilities. Sisovsky's junior rights belong to the Red Deer Rebels.

Round 3 - 87th overall - RW Johan Larsson - 6'0/194 - Brynäs IF (SWE) - 7/25/1992 - Visby, Sweden
2008-09 - Brynäs (SWE) - 46GP - 7G - 4A - 11PTS - Ranked 157th overall by ISS
Larsson is a checking winger who plays a game based on speed and hard work. He is a strong player on both ends of the ice who plays hard every shift. He is also a gifted skater, although he is easy to push off the puck. He sees the game well and has good playmaking ability. He is also able to play center, where he is very good on faceoffs. Most of all, Larsson is a team player and the kind of guy the coach likes to have on his team. His junior rights are held by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Round 4 - 93rd overall - C Gregg McKegg - 6'0/189 - Saginaw Spirit (OHL) - 6/17/1992 - St. Thomas, Ontario
2008-09 - Saginaw (OHL) - 68GP - 14G - 18A - 32PTS - Ranked 71st overall by ISS
McKegg is another player who is a coach's dream; he is aware of what he does on the ice and will play any role to win. He is a good two-way talent who displays a high fitness level. He is a solid skater who plays an aggressive high-tempo style. He is smart with the puck and works hard in the corners and in front of the net. McKegg also excells in the faceoff circle and has solid technical abilities. He should be one of the go-to-guys on a strong Saginaw team next year.

Round 4 - 114th overall - C Mikael Granlund - 5'10/176 - Tampereen Ilves (FIN) - 2/26/1992 - Oulu, Finland
2008-09 - Ilves (FIN) - 19GP - 0G - 7A - 7PTS - Ranked 115th overall by ISS
Once a highly touted prospect for the 2010 draft, Granlund fell on the rankings after a disappointing season last year in the Finnish 3rd division followed by a subpar year where he played for half the season with the senior team in Ilves. The Coyotes scouts may have seen him enough while watching last year's fourth round pick Erik Haula with whom Granlund played in Ilves. Granlund is a superb skater with top-end speed who sees the ice well and who has the ability to make incredible plays look easy. He is smart with the puck, has superb vision and can pass the puck better than most. He also has a solid slection of shots. Although described by coaches as determined, loyal and ambitious, Granlund lacks aggressiveness and often looks shy on the ice. He is also weak and easy to knock off the puck.

Round 6 - 153rd overall - LD Bjorn Krupp - 6'3/202 - Brampton Battalion (OHL) - 3/6/1991 - Buffalo, New York
2008-09 - Belleville (OHL) - 45GP - 7G - 32A - 39PTS - Ranked 175th overall by ISS
After surprisingly going undrafted after a very good rookie season with Belleville last year that ended with a Memorial Cup participation, Krupp started the year on a bad note by suffering a broken collarbone early in the season. He was traded after the end of a solid season to the Brampton Battalion. A solid two way defenseman, Krupp is an intimidating player who leaves everything on the ice and who will make the ultimate sacrifice for his team. His deficient skating technique and poor technical skills will limit his future, but his combination of size, strenght, leadership and work rate could one day make him a good bottom pairing defender.

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Just recieved a PM from Fenney, but I prefer answering those questions here in case anyone else is interested. Don't hesitate to ask anything you want on this thread; I'll gladly answer.

Originally Posted by Fenney22

What do the Bruin's look like in your dynasty and who did they select with the 5th pick????Great story,enjoy reading it and look forward to updates!

The Bruins had a tough season, but things are looking up. Guillaume Latendresse should become a force for them, already showing talent at the end of the year with 34 points in 43 games, and he's only starting to develop into a power forward at the age of 23. They also added Chris Campoli, Ryan Suter, Patrick Sharp and Tuomo Ruutu who are all solid players. They have Bergeron and Kessel who are becoming great players up front and they have Pitkanen and Meszaros to give them a strong blue line. Unless they get another goaltender in the summer, they'll have to rely on young Tuukka Rask who has tons of talent but who should take some time to get comfortable.

The Bruins also had seven picks in this year's top 56, even though it was a relatively weak draft class. I'm not a fan of MacFarland, I think they should have taken either one of the defensemen at fifth overall. He is somewhat big and a good skater, but I can't see him developping into much at the NHL level. Cotnoir at 22nd overall was a good pick for his time, but he is another low reward pick as I don't see him becoming more than a 3rd liner, if he ever makes it. I think their best pick was big defenseman Steve Chaffin at 31st ovreall. Big, solid defensively, works hard, skates well and is very strong. But overall, according to my vision of things, they had a rather average draft compared to last year where they got three excellent players in Brayden Schenn, William Wallén and Tristin Llewellyn.

I could see them competing for a playoffs spot next year.

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Gagnon, Sigouin, Brine and Lindblad picked first

June 28th 2009 - The QMJHL, OHL, WHL and CHL Import Draft have all been completed. In the QMJHL, the Shawinigan Cataractes picked defenseman Alexandre Gagnon first overall. In the OHL, Peterborough selected local winger Darren Sigouin with the first pick. The Moose Jaw Warriors picked 14-years old center Gene Brine first in the WHL Bantam Draft. Finally, swedish center André Lindblad, who is one of the high profile players eligible for the 2011 NHL Draft, was the first selection in the CHL Import Draft by Moose Jaw.

QMJHL Draft Top 5:
1. Shawinigan Cataractes - LD Alexandre Gagnon - 6'0/187 - Seminaire St. François - Laval, Quebec
2. Acadie-Bathurst Titan - RD Sebastien Côté - 5'10/156 - Shawville - Shawville, Quebec
3. P.E.I. Rocket - RW Stéphane Aubin - 6'4/187 - Orford/St-François - Laval, Quebec
4. Victoriaville Tigres - C Tom Fournier - 6'1/163 - Antoine-Girouard - Blainville, Quebec
5. Halifax Mooseheads - RD Rémy Friesen - 6'0/164 - Antigonish - Antigonish, Nova Scotia

OHL Draft Top 5:
1. Peterborough Petes - RW Darren Sigouin - 6'1/163 - Peterborough - Orangeville, Ontario
2. Belleville Bulls - LW Josh Cameron - 5'7/189 - CharLan - Thunder Bay, Ontario
3. Erie Otters - LW Armand Hull - 5'11/158 - Markham - Scarborough, Ontario
4. Sarnia Sting - G Spiros Houghton - 5'11/191 - Wexford - Scarborough, Ontario
5. Kingston Frontenacs - LW Yiorgo Ewanchuk - 6'0/154 - Ottawa West - Ottawa, Ontario

WHL Draft Top 5:
1. Moose Jaw Warriors - C Gene Brine - 6'1/165 - Grandview - Vancouver, British Columbia
2. Prince Albert Raiders - G Murray Hackett - 6'2/146 - Saskatoon Quakers - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
3. Medicine Hat Tigers - G Robbie Beatti - 5'9/130 - Comox Valley - North Vancouver, British Columbia
4. Portland Winterhawks - C Mitch Currie - 5'9/147 - Sicamous - North Delta, British Columbia
5. Kamloops Blazers - RW Quinten Flood - 5'11/158 - Thompson - Kamloops, British Columbia

CHL Import Draft Top 5 (and other important picks):
1. Moose Jaw Warriors - C André Lindblad - 6'1/169 - Sweden - Eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
2. Peterborough Petes - LW Gérard Laraque - 5'10/165 - France - Eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
3. Acadie-Bathurst Titan - G Ulrik Bork - 5'11/178 - Denmark - Eligible for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft
4. Prince Albert Raiders - LD Owe Söderberg - 5'10/163 - Sweden - Eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
5. Belleville Bulls - C Andrei Glotov - 5'7/136 - Kazakhstan - Eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
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72. Kingston Frontenacs - RD Aleksandr Ataev - 5'10/194 - Russia - 15th overall pick by Anaheim in 2010
73. Halifax Mooseheads - LD Aleksei Marchenko - 6'2/180 - Russia - 29th overall pick by the Rangers in 2010
76. Moncton Wildcats - RD Nikita Donets - 5'11/189 - Russia - 20th overall pick by Colorado in 2010
89. Regina Pats - C Nikita Gusev - 5'8/185 - Russia - 34th overall pick by Dallas in 2010

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Free-agent frenzy starts

July 1st 2009 - After two straight cups with the Vancouver Canucks, Canadian goaltender Roberto Luongo will test the free agents market. A return to Vancouver is not out of question, but there are already quite a few team who have shown interest, including Portland, Minnesota, Columbus and Boston. 40 years old defenseman Nicklas Lidström is also a free agent, although he is said to consider going back to Sweden to play one final season. If he does come back to the NHL, he has not taken out the possibility of signing with a different NHL team after playing his whole career in Detroit. Up front, Ilya Kovalchuk will be one of the hottest free agent commodities. The Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild have reportedly already approached the 27 years old russian winger who has 356 goals and 293 assists for 649 points in 622 career games.

Forwards
Tyler Arnason - C - 31yo - 5'11/202 - USA - Colorado Avalanche (73GP - 12G - 26A - 38PTS)
Pavol Demitra - C - 35yo - 6'0/205 - Slovakia - Vancouver Canucks (80GP - 32G - 60A - 92PTS)
Milan Hejduk - RW - 34yo - 5'11/183 - Czech Republic - Colorado Avalanche (57GP - 35G - 31A - 66PTS)
Tomas Holmström - LW - 37yo - 6'0/209 - Sweden - Detroit Red Wings/Ottawa Senators (68GP - 22G - 21A - 43PTS)
Jaromir Jagr - RW - 38yo - 6'3/240 - Czech Republic - Avangard Omsk [RUS] (50GP - 21G - 24A - 45PTS)
Olli Jokinen - C - 31yo - 6'3/213 - Finland - Columbus Blue Jackets/Nashville Predators (74GP - 29G - 50A - 79PTS)
Paul Kariya - LW - 35yo - 5'10/174 - Canada - St. Louis Blues (82GP - 31G - 40A - 71PTS)
Mike Knuble - RW - 37yo - 6'2/231 - Canada - Vancouver Canucks (33GP - 8G - 17A - 25PTS)
Saku Koivu - C - 35yo - 5'10/178 - Finland - Montreal Canadiens (70GP - 21G - 45A - 66PTS)
Ilya Kovalchuk - LW - 27yo - 6'2/218 - Russia - Atlanta Thrashers (82GP - 49G - 46A - 95PTS)
Patrick Marleau - C - 30yo - 6'2/218 - Canada - San Jose Sharks (78GP - 26G - 50A - 76PTS)
Jamal Mayers - RW - 35yo - 6'1/216 - Canada - Vancouver Canucks (67GP - 7G - 18A - 25PTS)
Taylor Pyatt - LW - 28yo - 6'4/218 - Canada - Vancouver Canucks (75GP - 9G - 11A - 20PTS)
Marc Savard - C - 32yo - 5'10/194 - Canada - Boston Bruins/Chicago Blackhawks (70GP - 25G - 42A - 67PTS)
Dave Scatchard - C - 34yo - 6'2/222 - Canada - Buffalo Sabres (71GP - 12G - 27A - 39PTS)
Teemu Selänne - RW - 39yo - 6'0/202 - Finland - Anaheim Ducks (69GP - 35G - 48A - 83PTS)
Raffi Torres - LW - 28yo - 6'0/200 - Canada - Columbus Blue Jackets/Philadelphia Flyers (63GP - 14G - 22A - 36PTS)
Darcy Tucker - RW - 35yo - 5'10/176 - Canada - Colorado Avalanche/Atlanta Thrashers (75GP - 18G - 34A - 52PTS)
Josef Vasicek - LW - 29yo - 6'4/198 - Czech Republic - Atlanta Thrashers (74GP - 16G - 19A - 35PTS)
Scott Walker - LW - 36yo - 5'10/194 - Canada - Carolina Hurricanes/Nashville Predators (79GP - 23G - 28A - 51PTS)

Defensemen
Philippe Boucher - RD - 37yo - 6'2/220 - Canada - Vancouver Canucks (62GP - 3G - 7A - 10PTS)
Brett Clark - RD - 33yo - 6'1/194 - Canada - Colorado Avalanche (66GP - 8G - 30A - 38PTS)
Joe Corvo - LD - 33yo - 6'1/202 - USA - Carolina Hurricanes/Washington Capitals (80GP - 9G - 25A - 34PTS)
Greg de Vries - RD - 37yo - 6'3/213 - Canada - Kansas City Coyotes/New York Rangers (81GP - 1G - 8A - 9PTS)
Sergei Gonchar - RD - 36yo - 6'2/213 - Russia - Pittsburgh Penguins (82GP - 10G - 32A - 42PTS)
Kim Johnsson - RD - 34yo - 6'1/191 - Sweden - Minnesota Wild (82GP - 5G - 22A - 27PTS)
Frantisek Kaberle - LD - 36yo - 6'1/189 - Czech Republic - Portland Titans (73GP - 5G - 26A - 31PTS)
Rostislav Klesla - RD - 28yo - 6'3/213 - Czech Republic - Columbus Blue Jackets/Detroit Red Wings (81GP - 6G- 40A - 46PTS)
Pavel Kubina - RD - 33yo - 6'4/229 - Czech Republic - Toronto Maple Leafs (82GP - 10G - 31A - 41PTS)
Nicklas Lidström - LD - 40yo - 6'2/189 - Sweden - Detroit Red Wings (76GP - 7G - 21A - 28PTS)
Jay McKee - LD - 32yo - 6'4/200 - Canada - New Jersey Devils (62GP - 0G - 13A - 13PTS)
Willie Mitchell - LD - 33yo - 6'3/209 - Canada - Vancouver Canucks (59GP - 0G - 6A - 6PTS)
Scott Niedermayer - RD - 36yo - 6'1/198 - Canada - Atlanta Thrashers (71GP - 6G - 27A - 33PTS)
Chris Pronger - RD - 35yo - 6'6/218 - Canada - Anaheim Ducks (66GP - 11G - 29A - 40PTS)
Stéphane Robidas - RD - 33yo - 5'11/187 - Canada - Dallas Stars/Atlanta Thrashers (76GP - 4G - 16A - 20PTS)
Jaroslav Spacek - LD - 36yo - 5'11/202 - Czech Republic - Atlanta Thrashers/Buffalo Sabres (85GP - 4G - 22A - 26PTS)
Andy Sutton - LD - 35yo - 6'6/244 - Canada - Minnesota Wild/Calgary Flames (66GP - 3G - 7A - 10PTS)
Henrik Tallinder - LD - 31yo - 6'3/209 - Sweden - Buffalo SabreS/Atlanta Thrashers (79GP - 5G - 22A - 27PTS)
Mike Van Ryn - RD - 31yo - 6'1/200 - Canada - Toronto Maple Leafs (68GP - 5G - 29A - 34PTS)
Vitaly Vishnevski - LD - 30yo - 6'2/202 - Russia - New Jersey Devils (44GP - 4G - 10A - 14PTS)
Anton Volchenkov - LD - 28yo - 6'1/224 - Russia - Ottawa Senators/Anaheim Ducks (69GP - 2G - 9A - 11PTS)

Goaltenders
Niklas Bäckström - G - 32yo - 6'2/194 - Finland - Minnesota Wild (21GP - 10W - 2.87GAA - 90.2SAV% - 1SO)
Manny Legace - G - 37yo - 5'9/163 - Canada - St. Louis Blues (49GP - 18W - 3.21GAA - 90.0SAV% - 1SO)
Roberto Luongo - G - 31yo - 6'3/202 - Canada - Vancouver Canucks (30GP - 22W - 2.09GAA - 92.2SAV% - 3SO)
Evgeni Nabokov - G - 34yo - 6'0/194 - Russia - San Jose Sharks (51GP- 31W - 2.70GAA - 91.0SAV% - 3SO)
José Théodore - G - 33yo - 5'11/178 - Canada - Washington Capitals (45GP - 18W - 3.42GAA - 89.4SAV% - 1SO)
Marty Turco - G - 34yo - 5'11/180 - Canada - Dallas Stars (64GP - 28W - 3.01GAA - 90.3SAV% - 1SO)

[Travis]

I'm assuming you're not going to wade into the bidding war for Luongo? Not sure where you're at cap space wise, but any temptation to try and land a premier type player in free agency this offseason?

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Originally Posted by Travis

I'm assuming you're not going to wade into the bidding war for Luongo? Not sure where you're at cap space wise, but any temptation to try and land a premier type player in free agency this offseason?

I'm afraid Luongo has no interest in joining the Coyotes, so I won't waste my offer space on him. I'd like to add a couple of forwards and a defensive defenseman, also hopefully a core player up front. That said, it doesn't seem like Kansas City is a popular destination.

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UFA Tracker

Atlanta re-signs D Scott Niedermayer - 2 years ; 10.5M$
Calgary signs D Andrew Ference - 2 years ; 1.3M$
New York I sign D Mike Van Ryn - 3 years ; 6M$
St. Louis signs D Chris Pronger - 1 year ; 4.5M$
Vancouver re-signs G Roberto Luongo - 3 years ; 16.75M$
Chicago signs C Olli Jokinen - 3 years ; 16.25M$
Toronto signs D Sergei Gonchar - 2 years ; 9.25M$

[Travis]

Originally Posted by duff88

I'm afraid Luongo has no interest in joining the Coyotes, so I won't waste my offer space on him. I'd like to add a couple of forwards and a defensive defenseman, also hopefully a core player up front. That said, it doesn't seem like Kansas City is a popular destination.

Ah, so might have to go the trade route more than free agency eh? Sounds a bit like the Oilers last two offseasons.

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Kronwall fills for arbitration

July 6th 2010 - Restricted free agent Staffan Kronwall has filed for salary arbitration. His hearing will be held on July 25th. Meanwhile, the Coyotes have confirmed they will not try and re-sign recently released free agents Tomas Kopecky and Todd Ford. The team is currently on the market for wingers and defensemen.

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UFA Tracker

Dallas re-signs G Marty Turco - 2 years ; 9M$
Atlanta signs D Jaroslav Spacek - 1 year ; 1M$
Ottawa signs D Brett Clark - 3 years ; 4.4M$
Vancouver re-signs D Philippe Boucher - 1 year ; 900K$
Boston signs LW Raffi Torres - 2 years ; 3.2M$
Montreal re-signs C Saku Koivu - 1 year ; 5M$

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Coyotes sign Pyatt

July 7th 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes signed 28-years-old winger Taylor Pyatt to a two-year contract worth 1.85M$. Pyatt, although still young, will bring the experience of two consecutive Stanley Cups with the Vancouver Canucks. Although he had a more silent year last season with only 20 points in 75 games, he had been dominant in 2008-09 with 24 goals and 48 points in 77 games as well as finishing +23. Pyatt is a great skater who works hard and who can play a very physical game.

#24 Taylor Pyatt - LW/RW - 6'4/218 - 28 years old

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UFA Tracker

Chicago signs LW Ilya Kovalchuk - 2 years ; 13.25M$
Anaheim signs LW Martin Straka - 2 years ; 3.1M$
Anaheim signs C Dave Scatchard - 3 years ; 4.7M$
Colorado re-signs RW Milan Hejduk - 1 year ; 4.7M$
Anaheim signs RW Mike Knuble - 1 year ; 1.4M$
New York I sign D Joe Corvo - 3 years ; 8.75M$
Nashville signs LW Scott Walker - 2 years ; 2.8M$
St. Louis signs D Kim Johnsson - 2 years ; 5.25M$

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Coyotes sign prospects Kabanov, Cundari, Bennett and Kozek

July 9th 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes signed four prospects to entry-level deals today. 17-years-old russian winger Kirill Kabanov, who was the fourth overall pick of the last NHL Draft, was amongst those players and is expected to start the year in the AHL with San Antonio. The other signings were goaltender Brett Bennett, defenseman Mark Cundari and winger Andrew Kozek.

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UFA Tracker

Vancouver signs D Greg de Vries - 2 years ; 2.6M$
Atlanta signs D Frantisek Kaberle - 1 year ; 900K$
Portland signs G Evgeni Nabokov - 3 years ; 12M$
Atlanta signs RW Teemu Selänne - 2 years ; 7M$
Carolina signs LW Adam Hall - 2 years ; 1.5M$
Toronto re-signs D Pavel Kubina - 3 years ; 12M$

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Hävelid won't come back

July 12th 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes suffered a major blow today when swedish defenseman Niclas Hävelid, a key player on defense for the team, announced his retirement from professional hockey. At 37 years old, Hävelid stated he didn't have the fire necessary to keep on level with the rest of the league during the off-season and that it was time to hang the skates.

"Obviously we approve the decision; we have to think about the man before thinking about the player." said GM Nicolas Fillion "Still, we just lost a complete dimension on our defense."

Asked if he would be looking to add another defenseman to his team, Fillion didn't hide his interest.

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UFA Tracker

Dallas signs C Shawn Bates - 1 year ; 1.7M$
Columbus signs RW Jamal Mayers - 1 year ; 1.4M$
Anaheim signs D Rostislav Klesla - 2 years ; 4.4M$
Atlanta signs C Pavol Demitra - 1 year ; 5.25M$
Portland signs D Andy Sutton - 1 year ; 1M$
New York I sign D Jason Smith - 2 years ; 2.1M$
San Jose re-signs C Patrick Marleau - 3 years ; 16M$
Atlanta signs D Willie Mitchell - 2 years ; 1.8M$
Atlanta signs D Adam Foote - 2 years ; 3.8M$
Atlanta signs C Marc Savard - 3 years - 15.75M$
Ottawa signs RW Tomas Holmström - 2 years ; 3.6M$

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Coyotes sign Jay McKee

July 16th 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes have come to an agreement on a one year contract with unrestricted free agent defenseman Jay McKee. The big defenseman has suffered some injuries and hasn't been dominant since his days in Buffalo; the Coyotes will hope he can come back to his great defensive days that he never showed in St. Louis, Portland or New Jersey.

#74 Jay McKee - LD - 6'4/200 - 32 years old

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UFA Tracker

Washington signs G José Theodore - 3 years ; 8.25M$
Philadelphia signs G Niklas Bäckström - 3 years ; 7M$
Philadelphia signs D Aaron Ward - 2 years ; 3.1M$
Portland signs D Henrik Tallinder - 3 years ; 5.75M$
Chicago signs D Vitaly Vishnevski - 3 years ; 3.7M$
Detroit signs LW Vyacheslav Kozlov - 2 years ; 2.1M$
Detroit signs D Nicklas Lidström - 2 years ; 6.25M$

TRADE: New York R trades C Brian Rolston to Vancouver for a 1st round pick in 2011
TRADE: Buffalo trades LW Jochen Hecht to Portland for a 2nd round pick in 2011
TRADE: Los Angeles trades C Michal Handzus to Philadelphia for a 2nd round pick in 2011
TRADE: Florida trades RW Jason Blake to Dallas for a 3rd round pick in 2011
TRADE: Buffalo trades D Roman Hamrlik to Montreal for C Trevor Letowski and a 2nd round pick in 2011

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Kronwall recieves arbitrator decision

July 25th 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes have accepted the contract awarded by an independent arbitrator to restricted free agent defenseman Staffan Kronwall. Kronwall will stay in Kansas City for one year, earning 696,000$.

The Coyotes also signed Slovak prospect Peter Sisovsky. He will report to the team for training camp, but is expected to be sent down to the Red Deer Rebels who hold his CHL rights.

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Coyotes make two trades

August 11th 2010 - In a matter of a few hours today, general manager Nicolas Fillion announced two important acquisitions for the Kansas City Coyotes via transaction. The first place took place with the Philadelphia Flyers as the Coyotes acquired 38-years-old winger Keith Tkachuk for a 4th round pick in 2011. Then, later in the same day, the Coyotes offloaded a 5th round pick in 2011 to Ottawa for forward Chris Kelly.

In 74 games with the Philadelphia Flyers last season, Tkachuk scored only 13 goals and 26 assists for 39 points. Chris Kelly also had a subpar season with the Senators, scoring 12 times and adding 15 assists for 27 points while finishing the year a dysmal -21.

#7 Keith Tkachuk - LW - 6'2/229 - 38 years old
#14 Chris Kelly - C/Rw - 6'0/189 - 29 years old

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4 Coyotes at World Cup

August 20th 2010 - Four Coyotes have been chosen on their respective country's roster for the upcoming World Cup. Czech goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, Swedish defenseman Victor Hedman, Russian defenseman Alexei Semenov and newly acquired American forward Keith Tkachuk will participate in the event that was last won by Canada in 2004. Two particular players' non-selection were caracterized as puzzeling by general manager Nicolas Fillion: Czech forward Lukas Kaspar and Russian defenseman Denis Kulyash.

EUROPEAN GROUP
Sweden (G Henrik Lundqvist - D Nicklas Lidström - D Mattias Öhlund - F Henrik Zetterberg - F Daniel Alfredsson [C] - F Mats Sundin)
Czech Republic (G Tomas Vokoun - D Rostislav Klesla - D Tomas Kaberle [C] - F Patrik Elias - F Milan Hejduk - F Martin Havlat)
Finland (G Miikka Kiprusoff - D Kimmo Timonen - D Joni Pitkänen - F Olli Jokinen - F Saku Koivu [C] - F Teemu Selänne)
Germany (G Dmitri Pätzold - D Christian Ehrhoff - D Dennis Seidenberg - F Jochen Hecht - F Marco Sturm - F F Daniel Kreutzer [C])

NORTH AMERICAN GROUP
Canada (G Martin Brodeur - D Dion Phaneuf - D Scott Niedermayer - F Sidney Crosby - F Vincent Lecavalier - F Jarome Iginla [C])
Russia (G Evgeni Nabokov - D Sergei Gonchar - D Andrei Markov - F Ilya Kovalchuk - F Pavel Datsyuk [C] - F Alexander Ovechkin)
USA (G Ryan Miller - D Erik Johnson - D Ryan Whitney - F Scott Gomez - F Patrick O'Sullivan - F Chris Drury [C])
Slovakia (G Petr Budaj - D Zdeno Chara [C] - D Andrej Meszaros - F Pavol Demitra - F Marian Gaborik - F Marian Hossa)

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World Cup Quarter Finals set

European Group:
1. Czech Republic (3-0-0-0-0)
2. Sweden (2-1-0-0-0)
3. Finland (1-2-0-0-0)
4. Germany (0-3-0-0-0)

North American Group:
1. Canada (3-0-0-0-0)
2. Slovakia (2-1-0-0)
3. USA (1-2-0-0-0)
4. Russia (0-3-0-0-0)

Quarter Final Matchups:
Czech Republic vs Germany
Finland vs Sweden
Canada vs Russia
Slovakia vs USA

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Czechs, Canadians, Slovaks and Swedes to Semi Finals

Quarter Final Results:
Czech Republic defeat Germany 7-2 (F Ales Kotalik scored 3 goals and 1 assist for 4 points)
Sweden defeat Finland 3-0 (F Daniel Sedin had 2 assists)
Canada defeat Russia 5-3 (F Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist)
Slovakia defeat USA 3-1 (F Richard Zednik scored twice)

Semi Final Matchups:
Sweden vs Czech Republic
Canada vs Slovakia

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Sweden and Canada set to face in World Cup finals

Semi Final Results:
Sweden defeats Czech Republic 7-3 (F Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals and an assist for three points)
Canada defeats Slovakia 5-0 (F Vincent Lecavalier scored a goal and added an assist)

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Canada wins World Cup

September 16th 2010 - Martin St. Louis scored twice while Dany Heatley added two assists today as Canada defeated Sweden 6-2 in the finals of the World Cup. Brad Richards, Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay and Brian Campbell also scored for Canada.

Best forward: C Henrik Sedin, Sweden (6GP - 2G - 7A - 9PTS)
Best defenseman: D Dion Phaneuf, Canada (6GP - 2G - 3A - 5PTS)
Best goaltender: G Martin Brodeur, Canada (6GP - 6W - 2.01GAA - 90.5SAV% - 1SO)
MVP: D Dion Phaneuf, Canada (6GP - 2G - 3A - 5PTS)

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Training camp opens with 47 players

September 14th 2010 - 4 goaltenders, 15 defensemen and 28 forwards will be present at the Kansas City Coyotes training camp that opens in a few days. Two roster spots should be open to young defensemen or forwards who hope to make the team. Defensemen Maxim Goncharov, Chris Summers, Reid Cashman and Rosario Ruggeri as well as forwards Eric Hunter, Alexandre Picard-Hooper, Logan MacMillan and Jack Combs will hope to impress th team to start the year in Kansas City.

The following players' rights belong to the Coyotes but aren't under contract or werent invited to training camp:

G Scott Darling - 6'7/207 - 21 years old - Western Michigan Broncos (WCHA)
C Dmitri Pestunov - 5'9/198 - 25 years old - Avangard Omsk (RSL)
C Ben Ferriero - 5'10/183 - 23 years old - Boston College Eagles (HE)
C Jeremy Morin - 5'11/160 - 19 years old - Harvard Crimson (ECAC)
C Pat Brosnihan - 6'4/213 - 24 years old - Yale Bulldogs (ECAC)
C Mikael Granlund - 5'10/187 - 18 years old - Tampereen Ilves (FIN)
RW Erik Haula - 5'11/169 - 19 years old - Tampereen Ilves (FIN)
RW Johan Larsson - 6'0/196 - 18 years old - Brynäs (SWE)
RW Matt Bourdeau - 6'2/207 - 21 years old - Denver Pioneers (WCHA)

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Carter named captain

Anson Carter succeeds Greg de Vries in this role

September 26th 2010 - Kansas City Coyotes head coach Kevin Dineen has announced that forward Anson Carter will serve as team captain. Jay McKee and Denis Kulyash will serve as home assistants while Rob Schremp and Keith Tkachuk will serve as road assistants.

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No surprises in Coyotes pre-season

Denis Kulyash will be a key player on defense

September 28th 2010 - There were pretty much no surprises in the final roster of the Kansas City Coyotes after an uneventful pre-season. Reid Cashman and Jack Combs, who have the most NHL experience of all skaters who were fighting for roster spots, will respectively be the seventh defenseman and fourteenth forward. Dan Fritsche will miss the first game of the season with a groin strain. The line on opening night when the Coyotes recieve the Calgary Flames should be as follows, with head coach Kevin Dineen rolling lines equally:

76 Evgeni Artyukhin - 44 Rob Schremp - 83 Anton Krysanov
22 Lukas Kaspar - 18 Matthew Lombardi - 10 Jamie Lundmark
12 Brett Sterling - 57 Blake Comeau - 77 Anson Carter
7 Keith Tkachuk - 14 Chris Kelly - 24 Taylor Pyatt

8 Denis Kulyash - 3 Alexei Semenov
74 Jay McKee - 27 Sami Lepistö
6 Victor Hedman - 2 Staffan Kronwall

31 Marc Denis
50 Chris Mason

Scratches - D Reid Cashman, RW Jack Combs, C Dan Fritsche (day-to-day, groin)

Defenseman Mark Cundari put on a solid performance in training camp, but the 20-years-old was still sent down to the San Antonio Rampage.

Pre-Season: September 14th 2010: Kansas City vs. Chicago, 11-2 L, (Karamnov, Cundari), Pavelec [L] (34/39) & Bennett (11/17)
Pre-Season: September 16th 2010: Coyotes at St. Louis, 6-1 L, (Karamnov), Pavelec [L] (32/38)
Pre-Season: September 18th 2010: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 4-2 W, (Krysanov, Pyatt, Lundmark, Kelly), Mason [W] (23/25)
Pre-Season: September 20th 2010: Coyotes at Boston, 3-2S L, (Pyatt, Krysanov), Denis [OTL] (21/23)
Pre-Season: September 21st 2010: Kansas City vs. Carolina, 4-3 W, (Krysanov, Lundmark [2], Sterling), Denis (12/14) & Mason [W] (11/12)

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Markov and Denisov headlines draft rankings

Anton Markov tops the ISS preliminary rankings for the 2011 NHL Draft

October 2nd 2010 - ISS released its preliminary rankings for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and although dynamic russian wingers Anton Markov and Boris Denisov deserve mention as the top prospects, it's the lack of North American prospects, most notably Canadians, that is shocking. Only 8 North Americans are featured in the first round, with barely three of them in the top 15.

1. Anton Markov - RW - 5'10/174 - CSKA Moscow (RSL) - RUS
2. Denis Borisov - RW - 6'0/171 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
3. Teppo Inkilä - C - 6'0/180 - Oulun Kärpät (FIN) - FIN
4. Owe Söderberg - LD - 5'10/167 - Frölunda Indians (SEL) - SWE
5. Luigi Gilbert - C - 6'1/211 - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) - CAN
6. Pavel Misko - LW - 6'4/169 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
7. André Lindblad - C - 6'1/169 - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) - SWE
8. Maxim Lazarev - RD - 6'3/202 - Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) - RUS
9. Marc-André Hay - C - 5'11/202 - PEI Rocket (QMJHL) - CAN
10. Gérard Laraque - LW - 5'10/165 - Chamonix (FRA) - FRA
11. Ruslan Maltsev - LD - 6'4/187 - Salavat Yulajev (RSL) - RUS
12. Per-Anton Holm - C - 6'0/160 - Pitea HC (SWE) - SWE
13. Milos Falter - LW - 5'10/149 - Sparta Praha (CZE) - CZE
14. Billy Rogers - C - 5'11/189 - Omaha Lancers (USHL) - USA
15. Valerij Zakharov - RW - 5'9/169 - Avangard Omsk (RSL) - RUS
16. Jens Ring - RD - 6'6/194 - Västeras HK (SEL) - SWE
17. David Pulliainen - RD - 6'1/163 - Jokerit Helsinki (FIN) - FIN
18. Ruslan Nosov - C - 6'1/174 - Avangard Omsk (RSL) - RUS
19. Gord Harris - G - 6'1/202 - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - CAN
20. Jacob Karlberg - LD - 6'1/174 - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) - SWE
21. Adam Niemelä - C - 5'11/183 - Skelleftea (SEL) - SWE
22. Scooter Coleman - RW - 5'9/185 - Northern Michigan Wildcats (CCHA) - USA
23. Marco Jarl - G - 5'11/160 - Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) - SWE
24. Sven-Ake Blomberg - C - 6'1/176 - Nyköping (SEL) - SWE
25. Aidar Safonov - LD - 5'10/160 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
26. Artem Mikriukov - LW - 6'1/169 - Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) - RUS
27. Austin Timmins - LW - 5'8/189 - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - CAN
28. Kam Hunter - LD - 5'9/216 - Alexandria Blizzard (NAHL) - USA
29. Sergej Kurenkov - RD - 6'5/222 - Avangard Omsk (RSL) - RUS
30. Morgan Stephens - C - 6'0/213 - Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA) - USA

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Coyotes start season on wrong foot

October 8th 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes were competitive in both games, but the team came out on the losing end of their first two games of the season. After being beaten by Daymond Langkow and the Calgary Flames in the inaugural game at the Sprint Center, the team was defeated by the New York Rangers who came back from a two goals deficit to win 3-2. All of the team's goals have been scored on the powerplay during these two games.

Dan Fritsche will be back in the lineup on Saturday as the Coyotes will recieve the undefeated Colorado Avalanche. He will take Blake Comeau's spot between Brett Sterling and Anson Carter.

October 5th 2010: Kansas City vs. Calgary, 4-1 L, (Tkachuk 1), Denis [L] (25/29)
October 7th 2010: Coyotes at New York R, 3-2 L, (Tkachuk 2, Schremp 1), Denis [L] (28/31)

Kansas City Coyotes (2GP, 0-2-0)

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Kelly scores hat-trick


Chris Kelly scored three goals and an assist in his third game with the Coyotes

October 11th 2010 - Chris Kelly scored a natural hat-trick today, leading the Coyotes to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Kelly added an assist to complete his first career four-point night. The line of new guys he forms with Keith Tkachuk and Taylor Pyatt combined for 9 points in the game. Sami Lepistö had opened the scoring while Rob Schremp completed it in the third period.

Anton Krysanov left the game with anterior knee pain. He is expected to miss around a week and will be replaced in the lineup by Blake Comeau.

October 11th 2010: Kansas City vs. Colorado, 5-2 W, (Lepistö 1, Kelly 1-2-3, Schremp 2), Denis [W] (26/28)

Kansas City Coyotes (3GP, 1-2-0, 2 points)

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Tkachuk NHL Offensive Player of the Week

October 14th 2010 - With 3 goals and 4 assists in 3 games last week, the Coyotes new star forward Keith Tkachuk was named the NHL Offensive Player of the Week. Tkachuk now leads the team with 8 points in 4 games while being a +4. He has, from all acounts, been the best player on the Coyotes so far this season. He sits second in NHL scoring behing Ilya Kovalchuk.

October 13th 2010: Kansas City vs. Toronto, 4-2 L, (Tkachuk 3-4), Denis [L] (8/11) & Mason (23/24)

Kansas City Coyotes (4GP, 1-3-0, 2 points)

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New guys helping Coyotes survive


Even at 38 years old, Keith Tkachuk has been a force for the Coyotes

November 1st 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes have barely escaped what could have been a disastrous start to their season, thanks to the team's new forwards acquisitions. The line of Chris Kelly, Keith Tkachuk and Taylor Pyatt have combined for 37 points, which accounts for nearly half the team's production. Meanwhile, Matthew Lombardi and Lukas Kaspar have been shades of their former selves, although the later has somewhat come back into old form towards the end of the month.

Keith Tkachuk was the recipient of the October segment of the Sprint Cup. His 17 points, 9 goals and 8 assists, place him 11th in NHL scoring. He also has the highest shooting percentage of anyone with more than 4 goals with 34.6%, in barely 14minutes of average ice time.

NHL Offensive Player of the Month: RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames (13-8-13-21)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks (10-2-7-9)
NHL Rookie of the Month: C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues (10-2-6-8)
NHL Goals Leader: 11 - RW Brian Gionta, Los Angeles Kings
NHL Assists Leader: 13 - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Points Leader: 21 - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 12 - D Dan Hamhuis, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 8 - C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues

October 16th 2010: Coyotes at Anaheim, 5-1 L, (Semenov 1), Mason [L] (7/11) & Denis (24/25)
October 18th 2010: Coyotes at Los Angeles, 5-2 L, (Tkachuk 5, Carter 1), Denis [L] (29/34)
October 19th 2010: Coyotes at Dallas, 4-2 W, (Pyatt 1-2, Tkachuk 6-7), Denis [W] (33/35)
October 21st 2010: Coyotes at Portland, 3-2 L, (Kaspar 1-2), Denis [L] (26/29)
October 25th 2010: Kansas City vs. Dallas, 3-1 W, (Lombardi 1, Kulyash 1, Artyukhin 1), Denis [W] (24/25)
October 27th 2010: Coyotes at San Jose, 4-2 W, (Lombardi 2, Tkachuk 8, Carter 2, Pyatt 3), Denis [W] (31/33)
October 28th 2010: Coyotes at Chicago, 6-2 L, (Artyukhin 2, Tkachuk 9), Mason [L] (35/41)

Kansas City Coyotes (11GP, 4-7-0, 8 points, 13th in the West)

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Coyotes lose three in a row, Dineen asks for change

November 9th 2010 - After suffering three straight losses, coach Kevin Dineen has had enough:

"We will need to work harder. I have done everything in my power to make this work as a team, but there are some individuals who don't seem to be interested. They know who they are, let's see if they can wake up." he stated with a sound of discouragement, before continuing in a more dramatic fashion. "These guys have to look at themselves in the mirror. Some guys on this team are busting their asses of every night, but they can't do everything alone. I'm not asking for much, I just want some fucking intensity."

Although their names were not mentionned, the main players directed by this criticism could be centers Matthew Lombardi and Dan Fritsche, wingers Blake Comeau, Jamie Lundmark and Brett Sterling as well as defenseman Sami Lepistö.

In response to this call, general manager Nicolas Fillion has sent down fowards Jack Combs and Anton Krysanov to San Antonio while recalling Logan MacMillan and the team's first pick in the last NHL Entry Draft, winger Kirill Kabanov. Combs had not played a game this season with the Coyotes and should be back to the Coyotes soon. Krysanov had only scored an assist in 9 regular season games. With San Antonio, MacMillan had scored two goals and 5 assists for 7 points while Kabanov had scored 5 goals and an assist in 12 games.

LINE FOR TOMMOROW'S GAME AGAINST ST. LOUIS

Tkachuk - Kelly - Pyatt
Kabanov - Schremp - Artyukhin
Kaspar - Lombardi - Carter
Fritsche - Comeau - MacMillan

Hedman - Semenov
McKee - Kulyash
Lepistö - Kronwall

Denis
Mason

November 1st 2010: Kansas City vs. Edmonton, 4-2 W, (Tkachuk 10, Lombardi 3, Carter 3, Kaspar 3), Denis [W] (27/29)
November 2nd 2010: Coyotes at Columbus, 5-2 L, (Artyukhin 3, Carter 4), Denis [L] (34/39)
November 4th 2010: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 2-0 L, Denis [L] (24/26)
November 8th 2010: Kansas City vs. Portland, 4-1 L, (Tkachuk 11), Denis [L] (36/40)

Kansas City Coyotes (15GP, 5-10-0, 10 points, 14th in the West)

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Ferriero tears ACL

November 10th 2010 - Boston College Eagles forward Ben Ferriero, who belongs to the Kansas City Coyotes, will miss the reminder of the season after suffering a torn ACL today in a game against Maine. The 23-years-old senior forward had scored 12 points in 13 games so far in his last season in the college ranks as captain of the Eagles. The Vermont native will stay in the team's entourage as he will be behind the bench of the team for the games until the end of the season.

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Kabanov wins one in shootouts

Kirill Kabanov was playing his second career game against Calgary

November 14th 2010 - Kirill Kabanov was held pointless in his first two career NHL games, but he came big at the most unexpected moment. After Carter and Schremp missed their shootout attempts, with Marc Denis having saved all three Flames shooters, Kabanov was surprisingly sent in. The 18-years-old russian made a nice fake on goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff to score the game winner.

"It is nice to help the team win" said the young russian with surprisingly good english.

November 10th 2010: Kansas City vs. St. Luis, 4-3 L, (Lombardi 4, Kaspar 4, Tkachuk 12), Denis [L] (30/34)
November 14th 2010: Coyotes at Calgary, 2-1S W, (Kulyash 2), Denis [W] (35/36)

Kansas City Coyotes (17GP, 6-11-0, 12 points, 15th in the West)

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Lepistö asks for a trade

November 15th 2010 - In a story that was published in a newspaper in Espoo, Coyotes defenseman Sami Lepistö stated that he wants to leave Kansas City. The 26-years-old blueliner has been one of the most criticised players this year with the Coyotes, and he commented that although he has appreciated the time he spent with the Coyotes, he doesn't want to be put in the media spotlight.

"We're going to study our options" said GM Nicolas Fillion

A well reputed national television analyst commented on the story by asking "is there a place in the league where there's less media spotlight than in Kansas City?".

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Lepistö and Fritsche traded


P.J. Axelsson will be a welcomed replacement on the penalty kill

November 16th 2010 - The Kansas City Coyotes have completed two trades today. First, defenseman Sami Lepistö was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 5th round pick. Less than an hour later, forward Dan Fritsche was traded, along with a 4th round pick in 2012, to the Portland Titans for forward Per-Johan Axelsson and defenseman Ryan Parent.

In 16 games with the Coyotes, Lepistö had scored a goal and 4 assists for 5 points while keeping a -8 rating. Although GM Nicolas Fillion assured the deals were not related, Lepistö was the roomate of Dan Fritsche, who was traded to Portland only a few minutes later. Fritsche had been held pointless in 15 games; the 25-years-old's production had dropped from 41 points in 2008-09 to 20 points in 2009-10 to this year's awful season.

In his second season with the Titans, P.J. Axelsson was having a great start with 5 goals and 8 points in 17 games. He had finished the last season with 20 pointsin 77 games. Ryan Parent had scored a goal and 8 assists for 15 points with Norfolk in the AHL. The 23 years old had only played 6 and 19 games in the last two season following a torn ACL, playing in two NHL games with the Flyers. He will be sent down to San Antonio but is expected to be back in Kansas City in the next week.

#15 Per-Johan Axelsson - LW - 6'1/183 - 35 years old - Kungälv, Sweden
#40 Ryan Parent - D - 6'2/189 - 23 years old - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan