MurphHockey.com» NHL http://murphhockey.com Youth Hockey Player Blogs About his Passion - Ice Hockey Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:15:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Heart of a Canuck … Rick Rypien Tribute http://murphhockey.com/2011/10/19/the-heart-of-a-canuck-rick-rypien-tribute/ http://murphhockey.com/2011/10/19/the-heart-of-a-canuck-rick-rypien-tribute/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:35:53 +0000 murphhockey http://murphhockey.com/?p=2737

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Pavel Datsyuk Bobblehead

So pumped for Friday!  The DYHA Firebirds play our first game vs the Michigan Nationals at 9:15am.  Game score sheet here.  This is my first trip to the Warrior AAA Tournament!

Excited for the tournament, but I am bummed that I will miss opening night for the Phoenix Coyotes.  While in Detroit, I’m going to catch the Red Wings vs Vancouver Canucks game.  It’s Pavel Datsyuk bobblehead night at the Joe!!

Travel hockey has taken me to many great hockey cities!

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NHL12 , a photo by www.murphhockey.com on Flickr.

Waited in line at Game Stop, with some awesome hockey people! Played a little Winter Classic game while waiting and at midnight, they handed me the game!

First NHL12 game, I played as Roenick and scored a couple hattricks. Had a TON of penalties!! Final score 8-6 with Roenick scoring most of those GOALS!!

Graphics are amazing! The hitting is so much better! EA Sports … it’s in the game!!!

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Phoenix Coyotes Game

Last night was the best night of my life! Why you ask? Because, I attended another Phoenix Coyotes game. I love hockey, hockey is my passion, heck, hockey is my life. I cannot imagine my life without MY local hockey team. The Phoenix Coyotes sponsored my career 7 years ago in Kids First Hockey, they provided me with full gear, so that I along with hundreds of other kids could try the sport. I was hooked because of the Phoenix Coyotes generosity. The Phoenix Coyotes are extremely generous, and are always giving back to the community that supports them!

I’m only 10 and I know if I beg my parents enough, I can usually get them to buy me that new hockey stick I want so badly. SO … I am begging you here; because I want he Phoenix Coyotes to say in Arizona, way more than any new, awesome hockey stick. 

The Boys with Derek Morris

PLEASE find a way … any way to allow the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to go through! The Phoenix Coyotes are part of our hockey family, part of our community and we should reachout and help them. PLEASE, please, Please!

Please, don’t let this season be the last time I have the “best night of my life” … please find a way to HELP the Phoenix Coyotes stay in Glendale! Please:) with a smiley face attached!

Sincerely, Patrick W. Murphy (Murph #27)

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NHL Alumni face off vs AZ Hockey Clubs Coaches

Getting to see Coach Chaffee, Coach Whyte & Coach Kastelic in action was really cool.  The NHL Alumni players still have a lot of game left in them and they were so awesome to hang out with.  Tyson Nash is a great skater!

It is a night I will never forget!

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The NHL Alumni Game vs the Arizona Hockey Clubs Coaches was great fun!  Chance scored the first goal of the game and the Alumni had some FUN!  It was great seeing our hockey coaches playing against former NHL players such as Tyson Nash, Steve Bozek, Ed Kastelic, Sean Whyte, Dave Ellett, Cale Hulse, Craig Conroy and goalie Sean Gauthier.

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For those of you who are living under a rock, NHL11 was released last Tuesday. Its Killer! The game is so much better then NHL10. The face offs are pretty cool and you can even break your stick. It has new quick dekes, hip checks and when the home team scores, the scoring player gets a spot light. There is a lot more but you need to see it for yourself. My gamertag is murphhockey.

LOL My Dad can’t figure out how to win a face off yet.

The only thing that isn’t cool is that if you have more then one Live account on your Xbox, EA Sports wants $9.99 for you to play online for each additional account. So my account was free but my Dad had to pay 10 bucks.

It looks like NHL11 will be the only hockey game in town for Xbox and PS3. 2K11 is only for the Wii this year. No big loss!

If your going to buy NHL11, I would appreciate if you pick it up at my store. I have both versions there. Here is the direct Link: NHL11

Murph

]]> http://murphhockey.com/2010/09/10/ea-sports-nhl11-rocks/feed/ 0 Working out with Phoenix Coyotes Mike Bahn http://murphhockey.com/2010/04/20/working-out-with-phoenix-coyotes-mike-bahn/ http://murphhockey.com/2010/04/20/working-out-with-phoenix-coyotes-mike-bahn/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:12:02 +0000 murphhockey http://murphhockey.com/?p=1872 In February, I attend a Phoenix Coyotes Hockey Development Clinic at Jobing.com Arena. We took a tour of the CoyotesMurph working out with the Phoenix Coyotes TrainerAdd New locker room and their incredible fitness facility.

The Coyotes locker room is so awesome.  Across the hall;  I saw where they get their skates sharpened, and Doan’s jerseys were hanging in a dry cleaning bag.  The players sticks are lined up on a long wall and Upshall’s stick had a smiley face on it.Upshall's Hockey Stick :)

The Phoenix Coyotes Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Mike Bahn showed us some of the exercises he does with the Coyotes players.  It was pretty cool that I got to be his partner.  He gave us a good workout before going to the locker room to dress for the ice.

Included in the clinic was tickets to the Coyotes game the next night.  This is a great hockey clinic.

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]]> http://murphhockey.com/2010/04/06/hockey-rocks/feed/ 0 Vote for your Favorite Manitoba Moose Player! http://murphhockey.com/2010/03/19/vote-for-your-favorite-manitoba-moose-player/ http://murphhockey.com/2010/03/19/vote-for-your-favorite-manitoba-moose-player/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:52:12 +0000 murphhockey http://murphhockey.com/?p=1836 I voted for Arizona’s own Dusty Collins!

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