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Thursday, 31 January 2013

{coyotes} Greg Jamison misses Coyotes deadline; what's next?

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Veteran sports executive Greg Jamison failed to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday, but he and other suitors will continue efforts to buy the National Hockey League team in coming weeks, according to multiple sources. "We will not be able to complete our purchase of the Phoenix Coyotes today in...

[cactuswings 2068] LOG - Phoenix/Mesa (January 2013)

SEA (1/28/2013) -------------- It was dark and hard to see anything. China Airlines Cargo 74Y B18706 …plus an Icelandair 757 and an Emirates 777. PHX (1/28/2013) --------------- United 320 #4615/CO c/s United ...

{coyotes} After 20 years of booing, Gary Bettman still standing

(Reuters) - Gary Bettman will mark 20 years as commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL) on Friday and on YouTube fans have posted a 97 second appraisal of his performance. It is an unflattering montage chronicling two often stormy decades of Bettman awarding the Stanley Cup to the winning team, backed by a soundtrack...

{coyotes} Coyotes-Stars Preview

The Phoenix Coyotes are probably hoping Mike Smith returns to form when he is back on the ice. Smith is expected to play for the visiting Coyotes on Friday night when they try to hand the Dallas Stars a fifth straight loss in the opener of a home-and-home set. Smith will be back for Phoenix (2-4-1) after missing four...

[cactuswings 2068] Re: CRJ-200 moved from TUS to IWA?

As far as I know, the fuselage has been moved inside the Swift Hangar at PHX. Mesa is now doing their crew training there.MikeOn Thursday, January 31, 2013 1:23:47 AM UTC-7, Tobias94 wrote:I saw this aircraft at several points in 2012 and even asked the Mesa staff to dig into their records but with no luck. I did hear a story about Russia much like the one that you wrote, including the detail that its sistership may...

{coyotes} COYOTES LW TORRES TO RETURN FROM SUSPENSION WITH NEW MINDSET

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Raffi Torres' game is based on force and fury, his hard-hitting style fueling his teammates and inspiring fear in opponents. But as he sat out for 21 games, the result of a suspension for hitting Chicago's Marian Hossa in last year's playoffs, the Phoenix Coyotes left wing had to rethink the...

[cactuswings 2067] Re: CRJ-200 moved from TUS to IWA?

I saw this aircraft at several points in 2012 and even asked the Mesa staff to dig into their records but with no luck. I did hear a story about Russia much like the one that you wrote, including the detail that its sistership may have been involved in an incident which prompted it to be repatriated. The airplane is no longer at KIWA as far as I can tell - I visited on 1/29/2013 and it wasn't there, just like on my...

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

{coyotes} Oilers beat Coyotes 2-1 in overtime

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Nail Yakupov scored a power-play goal at 3:52 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers fought back after giving up a goal late in regulation to beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 Wednesday night. The Oilers appeared to be on their way to helping Devan Dubnyk to his fifth career shutout, but put their...

{coyotes} DEAL TO BUY COYOTES UNLIKELY TO FINISH BEFORE THURSDAY DEADLINE

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The prospective owner of the Phoenix Coyotes is unlikely to complete a deal to buy the team from the NHL before a lease agreement with the City of Glendale expires, a league official told The Associated Press on Thursday. Barring a last-minute change, former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison won't have...