I voted for Arizona’s own Dusty Collins!
I am here … in Canmore Canada
June 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
My first time through Customs was so cool, I got a stamp in my passport book with Calgary on it. The agent was talking to me about playing hockey and said “good luck in the tournament.”
It took about an hour to get from Calgary to Canmore. The mountains still have snow on the peaks. WOW! It is amazing. We went this afternoon to the Canmore Recreational Center to get our uniforms and 
I was able to get on the ice for a while and skate. The TNW jacket is really awesome!
I am off now to bed, long day. Very Exciting. My first team practice is tomorrow afternoon. I am looking forward to meeting my Coaches and the rest of my teammates. GO TNW!
Daily Training … getting ready for Canada!
June 10, 2009 By 1 Comment
I am back at it! Wearing my Yotes beanie and shooting pucks daily, I’m getting ready for my first trip to Canada! When I get really good at knocking the targets off, I move them around to make it harder. I put about 150 pucks in the net today.
Playing in the Stampede Challenge is the highlight of my summer, and I am taking my family with me!
I spent some time on Monday, working with my old Coach (Dominic) and he taught me so many awesome moves. He totally ROCKS … he’s not so bad at NHL09 either:)
I love being back on my roller blades and shooting pucks, my neighbor has been playing goalie for me (Thanks Ethan)!
I cannot wait until Friday, final NHL game of the Stanley Cup Finals, GO WINGS and the Moose are looking for a WIN in Game 6 of the AHL Calder Cup!! Dusty Collins from Gilbert, AZ is playing!
I am looking forward to the 2009-10 hockey season! Phoenix Coyotes Fans … we have a NHL team in AZ … don’t let them go!
Let’s be heard: www.savethecoyotes.com & www.fanster.com!
I am a BIG fan of Hockey! I am a Phoenix Coyotes FAN!
May 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
My name is Patrick Murphy, my hockey friends call me Murph. I am a Phoenix Coyotes FAN! I am a BIG fan of hockey! I have been playing hockey in Arizona since I was three years old. I started in the Kids First Hockey Program sponsored by the Phoenix Coyotes.
I have big dreams just like the Coyotes players did, when they were young. My goal is to play in the NHL for the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, AZ, when I get older.
Who ever said there is no hockey in the desert, is mistaking! I am entering my 4th season of travel hockey, and Arizona’s youth hockey program is thriving in the desert. Last season, I played on the Jr. Coyotes Travel hockey team. I have skated at rinks in Scottsdale, Flagstaff, Tempe, Phoenix, Tucson, Chandler, Gilbert and in Glendale during intermission at the Phoenix Coyotes game at Jobing.com Arena. The Phoenix Coyotes players are an inspiration to youth hockey players, we need them to remain here and continue to support the youth hockey programs. Some of the NHL players themselves have kids playing hockey here.
The local rinks are full of ex-NHL players lending their talents as Coaches. Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe has the likes of Mark Ciaccio (Coyotes Power Skating Coach), Wayne McBean (NY Islanders), Sean Whyte (LA Kings), Alex Hicks (Florida Panthers), Derek King (St. Louis Blues) John Kosabud (ECHL). Gilbert, Arizona’s own Dusty Collins (AHL) who is currently playing in the Calder Cup Finals with the Manitoba Moose. Collins runs the Collins Hockey Camp at Oceanside in the summer. My current Coach, Ed Kastelic played for the Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers.
I was 4 when my parents took me to my first Coyotes game. Jobing.com Arena is the most awesome place to watch a hockey game! My family was a few rows off the ice and I knew that this was where I wanted to be, in an ice rink and playing for the NHL. Since then, I continue to catch home games as my travel schedule allows. I even took the day off from school to come out and support the Phoenix Coyotes Rookies as they took on the LA Kings Rookies. What great talent our Phoenix Coyotes Organization has!
The Phoenix Coyotes have always been very good to their fans 
and I will continue to support them here in the desert! I believe Howler will continue to HOWL in the desert for all to hear! I have had the most incredible experiences playing hockey and it all started with the Phoenix Coyotes! www.murphhockey.com
Summer Hockey Camps/Clinics
May 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There is so much to do this summer, especially if you want to play hockey. I will be attending the Collins Hockey Camp in July at Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe. Oceanside has some great things going on this summer, Mark Ciaccio Power Skating Skill Development Camp is June 1-5th and Brock Ballard’s Evolution of Hockey Day Camp. Mark Ciaccio will also be at the Alltel Ice Den in Scottsdale, June 8-12th
I also recommend, Kurt Goar’s Big City Summer Hockey Camp at Polar Ice Gilbert, I have attend Big City and Kurt is a awesome Coach.
