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Coyotes Clear To Bid On Land In Phoenix For New Arena

Mar 15, 2024 12:55 AM

The Arizona Coyotes have the green light to bid on a tract of land in north Phoenix in their yearslong effort to build a new arena.

The Arizona State Land Department board of appeals unanimously approved the $68.5 million appraisal of the 95 acres Thursday. The decision sets the stage for the department to sell the land at auction with a starting price of $68.5 million. The next step is to set an auction date, which must be publicly advertised for 10 weeks.

Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo looked at various potential arena sites around the valley before zeroing in on the tract of land near Scottsdale.

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Blackhawks' Corey Perry's Termination Reaches Settlement

Mar 15, 2024 12:53 AM

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have reached an undisclosed settlement to resolve Corey Perry's situation with the Chicago Blackhawks in which they terminated his contract, according to multiple reports Thursday.

A grievance was threatened but never filed, and the league and union agreed to extend the window to consider it beyond the 60-day deadline specified by the collective bargaining agreement.

"The timeline ran out, so we wanted to make sure we had time to continue forward," NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh said Feb. 2 at All-Star Weekend in Toronto.

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Coyotes Place Adam Ruzicka On Waivers After Apparent Cocaine Video

Feb 23, 2024 2:48 PM

The Arizona Coyotes have put forward Adam Ruzicka on unconditional waivers to terminate his contract.

The move comes after Ruzicka posted to his Instagram stories a video of himself with a white powder appearing to be cocaine and a credit card on a counter.

The Coyotes announced Friday that Ruzicka was going on waivers for termination purposes and said they would have no further comment at this time.

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Domestic Violence Charge Against Milan Lucic Dropped

Feb 16, 2024 3:12 PM

Prosecutors dropped a domestic violence charge against Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic on Friday, saying the decision by his wife to invoke marital privilege made it impossible for them to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt.

After his wife opted not to testify, the motion by prosecutors to admit 911 call information into evidence was denied, effectively ending their court case, they said.

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Marty Walsh: Coyotes' Arena Limbo 'Not A Way To Run A Business'

Feb 2, 2024 6:02 PM

NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh believes the Arizona Coyotes should relocate if there isn't a suitable arena plan in place by the end of the 2023-24 NHL season.

"If there's no plan in Arizona, I would encourage a move to another location, absolutely," said Walsh, speaking at NHL All-Star Weekend on Friday. "I think the league feels that Arizona is a good market and I can understand that. The issue I have, and the players have, is how long do you wait to get a home? They're playing in a college arena and they're the second tenant in that arena. This is not the way to run a business."

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NHL Won't Interfere With Hockey Canada Probe

Feb 2, 2024 6:00 PM

The NHL will not release its finding from a yearlong investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman by multiple players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team until ongoing judicial proceedings have been completed by London, Ontario, police.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters Friday the NHL had concluded its investigatory process and was prepared to share information with the NHL Players' Association when news came down last week that police in London -- where the alleged assault took place in June 2018 -- were charging five current or former NHL players with involvement in the case.

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Four NHL Players Charged With Sexual Assault

Jan 30, 2024 6:41 PM

Four NHL players were charged with sexual assault in London, Ontario, on Tuesday, their respective legal teams confirmed to ESPN.

Lawyers for Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube, and New Jersey Devils center Michael McLeod and defenseman Cal Foote, all members of Canada's 2018 World Junior Championships team, addressed the situation later Tuesday. All four players had previously been granted leaves of absence from their NHL teams.

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Five NHL Players On Leave Amid Sexual Assault Inquiry

Jan 24, 2024 2:58 PM

Five players from Canada's 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current clubs in recent days amid a report that five members of that team have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges.

Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames and former NHL player Alex Formenton, who is now playing in Europe, all have been granted indefinite leave, with the absences announced in the past four days.

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Shane Pinto Signs $775K Deal Prior To Gambling Ban Return

Jan 19, 2024 1:50 PM

Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto is prepared for a fresh start -- and he's got a new contract to go with it.

The club announced Friday a one-year, $775,000 deal for Pinto that kicks in right before he is eligible to return from a 41-game suspension for violating the NHL's sports wagering rules. Pinto can make his season debut Sunday in Philadelphia and will earn a prorated salary of just under $360,000 for the remainder of this season.

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Corey Perry Meets With NHL Commissioner

Jan 11, 2024 1:07 AM

Corey Perry met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman this week and remains eligible to sign with any team, according to multiple reports.

The private meeting did not have anything to do with Perry's eligibility, a person with knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press on Wednesday on the condition of anonymity.

Perry requested the meeting, roughly six weeks after the Chicago Blackhawks terminated his contract, citing inappropriate conduct. He was never banned or unable to sign with any of the league's other 31 teams since becoming a free agent.

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Wild Took 'Appropriate Steps' To Address Possible Violations

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NHL Salary Cap Likely To Raise To $87.7M

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Milan Lucic Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Wife

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Milan Lucic To Be Arraigned On Assault Charge

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Bruins' Milan Lucic Taking Leave Of Absence After 'Incident'

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Blackhawks Sued Again For Ignoring Assaults

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Canadiens Minority Stake Sold At Record $2.5B Valuation

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Ex-NHL Player Adam Johnson, 29, Dies After 'Freak Accident'

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Senators' Shane Pinto Suspended 41-Games For Sports Wagering

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NHL Clarifies Stance On Speciality Initiatives

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Flames Exec Chris Snow Dies At Age 42 After ALS Battle

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Former Ducks Player Nicolas Kerdiles Dies In Motorcycle Crash

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Blue Jackets Coach Mike Babcock, Players Deny Invasion Of Privacy

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DA Drops Case Against Coyotes Minority Owner Andrew Barroway

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Former NHL All-Star Brad Maxwell Dies At Age 66

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Owner Terry Pegula Dissolves Sabres', Bills' Parent Company

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Maple Leafs Prospect Rodion Amirov, 21, Dies From Brain Tumor

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Coyotes Intend To Buy Land In NW Mesa For Potential Arena

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Kraken Remove BookTok Content After Controversy

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Blackhawks Owner Rocky Wirtz Dies At Age 70

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