Dave Tippett Named Head Coach of Phoenix Coyotes - Coyotes Instantly Tied for 1st in Pacific
by Travis Hair on Sep 25, 2009 12:15 AM MST
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Can I just say that I am EXTREMELY!!!1 excited about this hire. I've wanted Wayne Gretzky to step down for a little while, mostly since the middle of last year. Whenever someone asked who I would have replace him I said Dave Tippett. He got fired out of his job with the Dallas Stars after coaching what was basically an AHL team last year with all the injuries they suffered. For the first time in 7 seasons they didn't make the playoffs and someone took the balme. With a new incoming GM, that man was Dave Tippett.
Why do I love this hiring? Mostly because he knows our team already. Does he know all the ins and the outs of our roster? Not necessarily, but he played us enough over the last few years to be familiar with what was already here. Also I love how this happened. He was still getting paid by Dallas since they ended his contract early. What does he do when given the opportunity? Comes back to coaching for an organization under siege and signs a 4 year contract to do it. Mostly I love that he has a real plan. It's the same plan as before most likely, forecheck and control the puck, but it's a real plan!
I think almost every analysis of this signing for the team has said that this brings the team, at least on the ice, some instant credibility. I have to agree when it became official I literally had goosebumps. I was so much more excited about beginning our season and especially for the home opener on October 10th.
A look at Tippett's record over the years:
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
| DAL | 2002–03 | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 111 | 1st in Pacific | Lost in conference semifinals |
| DAL | 2003–04 | 82 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 97 | 2nd in Pacific | Lost in round 1 |
| DAL | 2005–06 | 82 | 53 | 23 | - | 6 | 112 | 1st in Pacific | Lost in round 1 |
| DAL | 2006–07 | 82 | 50 | 25 | - | 7 | 107 | 3rd in Pacific | Lost in round 1 |
| DAL | 2007–08 | 82 | 45 | 30 | - | 7 | 97 | 3rd in Pacific | Lost in conference finals |
| DAL | 2008–09 | 82 | 36 | 35 | - | 11 | 83 | 3rd in Pacific | Missed playoffs |
| Total | 492 | 271 | 156 | 28 | 37 | ||||
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Great hire
Tippett will do a great job in Phoenix, and I sincerely hope I am right about the second part.
Good luck guys, I only bleed Ranger blue, but will always have a soft spot for the Yotes from my time living out there
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 25, 2009 5:41 AM MST reply actions
I hope this really helps.
There is nothing I’d like to see more than a SE team, Carolina Hurricanes of course, and the Yotes in the SCF!
This is after the Yotes played the Stars/Ducks/Sharks (the last four teams to stand in the playoff rounds) for the West and the Canes played the Preds/Lightning/Panthers for the East.
Damn that would make so many of the self appointed “hockey purists” heads explode.
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
Hehe. Gotta stick it to the man I guess :)
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If by "The Man" you mean
those who think that hockey is reserved only for those people who live in areas where the ponds and lakes that naturally freeze in the winter.
Anytime I read anything that says “where hockey belongs because it’s cold” the author gets labeled MORON in my book.
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
Absolutely. :) The argument is thin and displays a lick of thinking ability by those who use it.
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Great signing...
This should be a 5-win improvement from the team almost immediately. How nice will it be to see (1) a consistent lineup game-in, game-out without the weird healthy-scratch days thrown in for good measure, and (2) more importantly, see that same lineup playing in (generally) the same lines! OMG, what a great thing it will be to see these guys develop some real chemistry on the ice. I predict far fewer bench minors for too many men this season…
And maybe for good measure a power play that has a plan to get the puck in the net and a penalty kill that is effective…
Oh my, I am quite excited…if only we couldn’t get this done prior to the preseason so he would’ve had more time to implement these systems…oh well…Dave, you’ve got a week and 2 days…make it happen!
World Ph*cking Champs! That was fun - let's do it again...
best news i've
had in a while…i like what he had to say in his press conference last night on foxaz…he gets it…special teams, faceoffs and consistency….i likes it….
who will rid me of this damn priest?
Congratulations, Coyotes fans!
I think you’ll really like Dave Tippett. I was very sad to see him leave Dallas. I hope he can help y’all out. We Sun Belt teams gotta stick together!
by Patty (in Dallas) on Sep 25, 2009 7:55 PM MST reply actions
Great coach!
I feel thatTippett was unfairly fired by Joe Nieuwendyk. He’s a really good coach.
Coyotes fans, congrats on such a great signing! I think you’ll like Tip, mustache jokes aside :D
by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Sep 26, 2009 7:28 AM MST reply actions
I didn’t get the firing, so I approve heartily of this hiring.
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Wasn’t even a firing, though it’s messy at best. But I think this is an Upgrade.
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I am another extremely pleased Coyote fan thanks to this hiring. I am a little sad to see Gretzky go just because I have so much respect for him and I gave him credit for really making hockey somewhat popular in the west after he was traded to the Kings. Having said that, I am really excited to see how Tippett does with the ’Yotes this year. He had a great track record with the Stars. However, there were some really productive players on some of those teams. I hope he can turn some of our young-guns into star players, and get the most out of the veterans.
by HockeyTownTempe on Sep 27, 2009 11:02 PM MST reply actions
Look forward to the shootout now...
Tip put a lot of emphasis on the SO in Dallas. That’s why the Stars were so good at it.
He might be able to work that same magic with Phoenix and win some games, because I really don’t want the Coyotes to go to Hamilton.
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