Phoenix Coyotes

Tough loss for the Coyotes tonight.  That ends their season.  What a season it was though.  They had been struggling struggling mightily on the ice, they had the "Great One" holding them back as head coach and they were on the verge to moving back to Canada.  Then they hired Dave Tippett as head coach.  It's amazing what a difference a real coach can make.  Wayne Gretzky is no doubt the greatest hockey player to ever lace up the skates but he really was a horrendous head coach.  They really seemed to play like they had a purpose under Tippett, that led to wins, that led to an increase in attendance, that led to new local buyers emerging and then the playoffs.  All in all I'd call it a very successful season for the Coyotes.  The future looks bright too, they've got a good young nucleus returning.