The past few days have been fairly quiet in terms of hockey news. There are two big questions hanging out there in Coyotes land. Is this the week Shane Doan decides where he's going to spend the rest of his career and is this the week the Jamison Group will close the deal on purchasing the club? We've got a few links for you today and many of them somehow include number #19.

Also, Happy Birthday to The Dude today! We assume he's spending the big day watching The Big Lebowski on a loop.

Links after the jump...

Coyotes News

Brownie Points: Doan key to Coyotes' offseason, future - East Valley Tribune: Sports
Jerry Brown says Doan is the "lynchpin" to the Yotes off-season.

Agent says free agent Shane Doan still has interest in San Jose Sharks - San Jose Mercury News
The Sharks and about a dozen other teams.

Pirates News

Oriskany's John Krouse: A Gem In Coyotes System - Utica, NY - The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York
The story of John Krouse, the equipment manager for the Portland Pirates.

News From Around the Hockey World

Kontinental Hockey League - Official Website - Memorandum of Understanding 2012
Nice photo choice by whoever runs the KHL site.

Las Vegas wants to build an NHL-ready arena | ProHockeyTalk
Cue the "hockey doesn't belong in the desert" comments.

Does Free Agency Build Championship Teams? - The Hockey Writers
A look back at how free agents had an impact (or not) on the Cup winners during the current CBA.

The Final Howl

Sign Doan #coyotes on Twitpic
Coyotes fan Julie Roseland made her feelings known at the WWE event last night.

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