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HEAD COACH
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Jim Schoenfeld
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ROSTER
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C - Jeremy Roenick, Bob Corkum, Mike Stapleton, Juha Ylonen,
Daniel Briere. LW - Keith Tkachuk, Greg Adams, Jim Cummins, Mike
Sullivan, Louie DeBrusk. RW - Rick Tocchet, Dallas Drake, Brad
Isbister, Shane Doan. D - Keith Carney, Gerald Diduck, Jyrki Lumme,
Teppo Numminen, Oleg Tverdovsky, Deron Quint. G - Nikolai
Khabibulin, Jimmy Waite.
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INJURIES
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12/17 - Mike Sullivan, lw (broken toe, indefinite).
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TRANSACTIONS
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12/19 - Recalled Louie DeBrusk, lw, from Las Vegas
(IHL); 12/19 - Bryan Helmer, d, claimed off waivers by the St.
Louis Blues.
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GAME RESULTS
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12/09 Montreal W 4-2
12/12 at Ottawa W 2-0
12/14 at Montreal T 2-2
12/16 at Toronto L 5-2
12/17 at St. Louis L 3-2
12/20 NY Islanders W 4-2
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STANDINGS
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Pacific Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
Dallas 30 19 5 6 44 89 62
Phoenix 27 18 5 4 40 78 49
Anaheim 31 12 12 7 31 75 73
San Jose 30 8 15 7 23 62 71
Los Angeles 32 9 20 3 21 70 91
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TEAM NEWS
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by Bob Chebat, Phoenix Correspondents
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Phoenix continues to trudge through the month of December with a
long and grueling road trip that seems to be catching up with them.
Since Nov. 28, the Coyotes have played eight games on the road and
only two at home. During that span they have compiled a record of
5-3-2, with a season high three-game winless streak (0-2-1) over
the last three games. Phoenix enjoyed its one game at home on
Sunday the 20th, with a victory over the New York Islanders, before
heading back to the road against Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles
later this week.
Juha Ylonen grabbed his second goal of the season against the
Islanders, doubling his output of a season ago. Ylonen has been
trading the second-line center position on the Coyotes with Daniel
Briere since Cliff Ronning was traded on Oct. 31. Teaming up with
the suddenly red-hot Greg Adams and Rick Tocchet has been a big
plus for Ylonen so far this season. The Finnish center, now in his
second full season with the team, is one of the hardest working
forwards on the ice, each and every shift.
Left wing Keith Tkachuk re-aggravated his groin in the game against
the Montreal Canadiens on Monday the 14th, and missed two games.
Tkachuk returned to the lineup on Sunday the 20th against the
Islanders and scored the game winner while the Coyotes were on the
power play. Mike Sullivan has been sidelined with a broken toe and
is currently listed as day-to-day. Dallas Drake has been playing on
a fractured ankle.
In other news, the Scottsdale City Council narrowly approved the
formation of a Stadium District on Dec. 17, which will allow the
Coyotes to move forward on plans for a new stadium in south
Scottsdale. The team is not out of the woods yet, though. Local
residents are attempting to block the formation of the district and
remove the council members from office who approved the district,
saying that they are not thinking in the best interests of the
citizens in the area. In May of 1999, the taxpayers will be asked
on the ballot whether or not to allow the parties involved in the
project to recapture state sales taxes to help fund the project. If
the vote goes through, the Coyotes and the Ellman companies will
begin construction immediately on the 20,000 seat facility
surrounded by shopping, parks and movie theaters. This is a plan to
revitalize the south side of Scottsdale as well as give the Coyotes
a permanent hockey home in the Phoenix area.
Happy Holidays to everyone, see you next year. Peace to all.
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