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The Phoenix Coyotes were founded in 1972 and play in the Western Conference's Pacific Division in the National Hockey League.

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They were first called the Winnipeg Jets from 1972 to 1996. They have been the Coyotes since 1996. The team plays at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Their team colors are brick red, sand, black and white.

As the Winnipeg Jets, they were one of the founding World Hockey Association franchises, and the most successful in the league with three Avco World championship trophies. The team made the finals in 5 of the WHA's 7 seasons. The two rival teams merged in 1979. Since then the team holds no Stanley Cups, Conference or Division Championship titles. As the Jets, the franchise made the playoffs 11 times after the merger, winning but two playoff series.

The team moved to Arizona in 1996. Their record improved as the Coyotes, posting six .500 seasons in a row, making the playoffs in all but one of those years. They became the first team to post 90 points and not make the playoff series that year. The franchise has not seen a playoff series since 1987.

Coyotes News

As the 06-07 season drew to a close, and the Coyotes rued a year in the weeds, Phoenix Coyotes Chief Executive Officer Jeff Shumway announced that three top members of staff had been relieved of their duties. General Manager and Senior Executive Vice President Michael Barnett, Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Cliff Fletcher, and Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager Laurence Gilman all had their employment terminated at the proud club, pending a thorough search for replacements.

Michael Barnett came to Phoenix in August 2001, after 12 years as President of International Management Group's hockey division. "Our entire organization wishes each of them good luck in their future endeavors, and we sincerely thank them for their contributions to this franchise," said Shumway. It is understood that Managing Partner and Head Coach Wayne Gretzky will assume the lead role for the club until further notice.

The Coyotes Czech defenseman Zbynek Michalek and Finnish center Niko Kapanen are to participate in the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Moscow, Russia. Michalek played for the Czech Republic side that earned a silver medal at the 2006 World Championship in Latvia. He scored 3 goals in the tournament, the first time he had appeared at that level. It will be Kapanen's 6th World Championship (2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000). The 5-foot-8, 180-pound forward has also appeared for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games and the 2004 World Cup, as he carves out a great veteran's career on the ice. Phoenix Coyotes tickets should be on sale soon for the coming season, and everybody connected the club will surely be waiting to see how things develop. Seats at the Jobing.com arena are expected to fill with well-wishers and loyal Phoenix fans lucky enough to have hockey tickets come the beginning of the new season.