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NHL expansion update: Is it a three-team race?

Bill Daly discusses the Valley's bid, referendums and the potential rollout plans for new teams

'Heavy lifting': Ben Robert has big plans for Phoenix's USHL franchise

Those plans include building a mid-sized arena that the team will call home

Arizona hockey notebook: Tom Galvin met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman earlier this summer

Among the topics discussed were ownership, local support and land options for an arena

Eleven years into his NHL journey, one truth remains: Jordan Martinook never cheats the game

Hurricanes forward has carved out a career based on hard work, penalty killing prowess, leadership

AZ Hockey Insider monthly mailbag: You asked, I tried to answer

I have accepted the fact that my backyard will always look like the depicted cities in “The Last of Us,” one year after the fungus won.

Vetting Valley venues 2.0: Where might the expansion Arizona Coyotes play home games?

It’s arena season, Coyotes fans!

NHL notebook: Thoughts on an eventful summer of offer sheets, forced trades and expansion talk

Also inside: Is it the Utah Mammoth's time to shine?

Keith Tkachuk's Hall of Fame selection capped off a memorable Father's Day weekend for the family

Big Walt's call came a day after Brady's trade to Florida and a wild Olympic gold medal party

On The Couch With Craig: Nate Covert

Congratulations to the inaugural AZ Hockey Insider Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge winner

What the USHL's westward expansion means for Arizona's hockey community, including ASU

Prescott Valley, Phoenix franchises scheduled to begin play in the 2027-28 season

AZ Hockey Insider monthly mailbag: You asked, I tried to answer

The Brady Tkachuk drama, the JJ Peterka trade, NHL expansion and the junior hockey hotbed of Arizona were among the topics in the June edition

An AZ Hockey Insider travel blog from Ireland

This trip has included more hockey conversations than I expected

Jason Demers Inc.: Media personality, entrepreneur, real estate agent, Substack writer

Former Coyotes defenseman plans to write once a week at new site: The Bite

A Q&A with Shane Doan on his free agency and the efforts to bring the NHL back to Arizona

Former Coyotes captain discusses his time in Toronto, his friendship with Brad Treliving, Josh Doan's season in Buffalo and what the future holds for the Valley icon

Northern exposure: Canada's hockey woes a mix of market realities, self-sabotage

Meanwhile, Sunbelt teams are winning more than their share of Cups

AZ Hockey Insider monthly mailbag: You asked, I tried to answer

No, Canada, NHL expansion, the Bruce Cassidy flap and aliens in the crowd

On The Couch With Craig: Matt Smith

Catchup up with Mr. Positive, a guy I have known for three decades

Catching up with former NAU Lumberjacks and Coyotes forward Greg Adams

Topics: Flagstaff, old-time hockey, the Arizona hockey market, building an NAU arena

Ice, ice, baby: Arizona finally adding badly needed rinks in Valley, Tucson, maybe Flagstaff

Six new sheets in various stages of development with first set to open in September

Stanley Cup Playoffs musings: Did Buffalo win the Josh Doan & Michael Kesselring for JJ Peterka trade?

Also inside: A near miss and an update on the AZ Hockey Insider playoff brackets