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Video: Off The Record : January 14, 2009 : Next Question:...
Original at AOL Video
• Sun, May 10
Sean Burke talks about coaching, working with Wayne Gretzky and whether or not the Coyotes will survive. video.aol.com
Video: I hate the Phoenix Coyotes coming out of the vistors tunnel.Original at YouTube
• Mon, Apr 6
By rss@youtube.com (drnugget1) None Author: drnugget1 Keywords: Wayne Gretzky Phoenix Coyotes Added: April 6, 2009
Video: 10-23-08 Morning Skate: Phoenix
Original at AOL Video
• Wed, Mar 4
Coyotes head coach Wayne Gretzky and Caps head coach Bruce Boudreau both spoke with the media after Thursday's morning skate. video.aol.com
Video: Wayne Gretzky's "State of the Coyotes" Part 4
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• Thu, Feb 26
Wayne Gretzky talks about the veteran leadership, work ethic and a bright future for the Coyotes. video.aol.com
Video: Wayne Gretzky's "State of the Coyotes" Part 2
Original at AOL Video
• Thu, Feb 26
Wayne Gretzky talks about Shane Doan's injury, playing with pain and a tough upcoming test against the Dallas Stars video.aol.com
Video: Wayne Gretzky TributeOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Jan 27
By rss@youtube.com (hockeyisasport) Author: hockeyisasport Keywords: Hockeyisasport Boygenius88 Collab video Wayne Gretzky Tribute Music Record holder Intrests Brantford Ontario Canada Pond Edmonton Oilers Los Angles Kings St. Louis New York Rangers Phoenix Coyotes ice Added: January 27, 2009
Video: Wayne Gretzky - Head Coach of the Phoenix Coyotes InterviewOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Jan 25
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By rss@youtube.com (virtupointtv) Phoenix Coyotes Win 6-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on March 14th, 2006 Author: virtupointtv Keywords: Wayne Gretzky Phoenix Coyotes Los Angeles Kings NHL Added: January 25, 2009
Video: Phoenix Coyotes TributeOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Dec 23
By rss@youtube.com (19shanedoan19) A tribute to my favorite hockey team Author: 19shanedoan19 Keywords: Phoenix Coyotes Hockey NHL Gretzky Doan Jokinen Morris Michalek Added: December 23, 2008
Video: Phoenix Coyotes Checking LineOriginal at Google Video
• Thu, Sep 25
Unknown length - 2008-09-25 Pierre the Fanatic Hockey Snowman has some suggestions for Wayne Gretzky.
Video: Gretzky as Mad CoachOriginal at Google Video
• Mon, Sep 1
3 min - 2008-09-01 In case you don't know what happened to The Great One after he stopped playing, he became head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes and he gets hopping mad about a call against his team at the end of this clip. - NHL - Phoenix Coyotes - Wayne Gretzky
Video: Carcillo vs. Barch - 4/3/2008Original at YouTube
• Fri, Apr 4
By rss@youtube.com (rdpryde) Daniel Carcillo drops Krys Barch with one punch and the Jobing.com Arena goes nuts. I apologize for the shaky camera work, i was losing my mind. Author: rdpryde Keywords: Hockey Phoenix Coyotes Dallas Stars Carcillo Barch Fight Knockout Gretzky Added: April 4, 2008
Puck Headlines: Kessel's debut tonight; Ovechkin talks injuryOriginal at Yahoo! Sports
• Tue, Nov 3
By Greg Wyshynski • Damien Cox still believes Phoenix Coyotes fans were buying tickets to watch Wayne Gretzky make angry faces. [The Spin] • Lowetide on the Edmonton Oilers turning into the wrecked car from "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." [Lowetide]
What We Learned: It's a moral conundrum about star injuriesOriginal at Yahoo! Sports
• Mon, Nov 2
By Ryan Lambert Phoenix Coyotes: Paola Boivin argues that because of who Wayne Gretzky is, he should be able to come out of this whole Phoenix fiasco just as deified as he was when he entered into it. Yeah, that makes sense. Pittsburgh Penguins: Another Green Man sighting. To NJD: Derek Roy
Wayne Gretzky raises no objection to Phoenix Coyotes sale
Original at AZ Central.com
• Fri, Oct 30
By Carrie Watters National Hockey League's $140 million acquisition of the Glendale team is likely next week.
Boivin: Gretzky deserves better from NHL
Original at AZ Central.com
• Thu, Oct 29
By Paola Boivin Wayne Gretzky made mistakes during his Phoenix Coyotes reign but he doesn't deserve the shoddy treatment he's receiving from the NHL.
Puck Headlines: LA lands 2010 draft; which players need trade?
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Tue, Oct 27
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By Greg Wyshynski • The sale the Phoenix Coyotes to the NHL is inching along, but Wayne Gretzky is reportedly miffed his debts aren't being addressed. [Dreger] • Shane Doan(notes) said the dire predictions for the Coyotes and the summer in court to decide the team's fate "galvanized the room," leading to th...
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Puck Headlines: LA lands 2010 draft; which players need trade?
Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Tue, Oct 27
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By Greg Wyshynski • The sale the Phoenix Coyotes to the NHL is inching along, but Wayne Gretzky is reportedly miffed his debts aren't being addressed. [Dreger] • Shane Doan(notes) said the dire predictions for the Coyotes and the summer in court to decide the team's fate "galvanized the room," leading to th...
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Phoenix Coyotes: Dave Tippett's Start Shows That Wayne Gretzky's Not So Great
Original at topix.com
• Fri, Oct 23
No one can deny the skill and domination by Wayne Gretzky on the ice, but behind the bench as head coach in Phoenix he was a bit of a joke.
Puck Headlines: Bettman reaches out to Gretzky; Zombie hockeyOriginal at Yahoo! Sports
• Tue, Oct 20
By Greg Wyshynski • Former NHLer Bob Sirois's new book "Quebec bodychecked: discrimination against Quebeckers in the NHL" has stirred the hornets' nest and Calgary Flames Coach Brent Sutter is steamed about the claims. [Sun Media] • Finally, Rick Rypien(notes) throws about 10,000 punches in this empha...
Puck Headlines: Bettman reaches out to Gretzky; Zombie hockeyOriginal at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Tue, Oct 20
By Greg Wyshynski • Former NHLer Bob Sirois's new book "Quebec bodychecked: discrimination against Quebeckers in the NHL" has stirred the hornets' nest and Calgary Flames Coach Brent Sutter is steamed about the claims. [Sun Media] • Finally, Rick Rypien(notes) throws about 10,000 punches in this empha...
What We Learned: Contraction talk? Must be that time of yearOriginal at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Mon, Oct 12
By Ryan Lambert Edmonton Oilers: Not that you can go around believing everything Peter Pocklington says, but now he's claiming that the Leafs and Oilers almost flip-flopped franchises in the mid-80s, bringing Gretzky and Messier to Toronto and sending ... I dunno, whoever the Leafs had, to Edmonton. All i...
Live from the Arena: Sabres vs. 'Yotes
Original at FOXSports.com News for Coyotes
• Fri, Oct 9
Greetings from HSBC Arena as the Sabres face the Hamilton Steelheads in their first ever visit to Buffalo since moving from .... oops. Didn't happen. Still the Phoenix Coyotes in town. Never mind. But they are the unbeaten and now-Wayne Gretzky-less Coyotes as new coach Dave Tippett has them off t...
#Kings Coyotes are trying to prove they're not a dead team skating (LA Times)
Original at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum
• Tue, Oct 6
By rinkrat Although the franchise's future in Phoenix is uncertain and Coach Wayne Gretzky is gone, the Coyotes opened by routing the Kings. New Coach Dave Tippett and the holdover assistants deserve credit. Although the franchise's future in Phoenix is uncertain and Coach Wayne Gretzky is gone, t...
Judge rejects both NHL, Balsillie bids for Coyotes
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Wed, Sep 30
By Greg Wyshynski The NHL's $140 million bid was rejected, but Baum indicated that there were fixable problems within the bid; namely, the picking and choosing of creditors who are compensated, such in the case of former Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes and former coach Wayne Gretzky.
Judge rejects both NHL, Balsillie bids for Coyotes
Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Wed, Sep 30
By Greg Wyshynski The NHL's $140 million bid was rejected, but Baum indicated that there were fixable problems within the bid; namely, the picking and choosing of creditors who are compensated, such in the case of former Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes and former coach Wayne Gretzky.
Podcast: #Kings Gretz minds think alike (Life in Hockeywood)Original at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum
• Tue, Sep 29
By Mateo Last week, when Wayne Gretzky stepped down as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, I mused that the Kings should bring Wayne back to Los Angeles, in a public relations capacity. After all, the Wayner has the jersey on the wall and the statue in front of Staples, and is generally considered the G.O.A.T. i...
Puck Headlines: Calgary cuts Theo; who has the best goal horn?Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Fri, Sep 25
By Greg Wyshynski • The mysterious "other" candidate GM Don Maloney was considering for the Phoenix Coyotes coaching gig? Mr. Peter Laviolette. [AZ Central] • Phoenix Coyotes blog Five For Howling, meanwhile, thinks Gretzky did the franchise a favor in going out like he did. [FFH]
Seven reasons why Wayne Gretzky failed as Coyotes coach
Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Fri, Sep 25
By Greg Wyshynski Momentary cartoon nostalgia aside, former Coyotes defenseman Derek Morris(notes) said the team was "changing systems every single day" under Gretzky. Highly-touted prospects saw their progress slowed or the potential never realized on his watch. In 2007, Gretzky told the New York Ti...
#Kings Wayne Gretzky resigns as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes (LA Times)
Original at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum
• Fri, Sep 25
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#Kings Wayne Gretzky resigns as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes (LA Times)
Original at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum
• Thu, Sep 24
By rinkrat The Great One" decides to step down following four years behind the bench. The Great One" decides to step down following four years behind the bench.Image:...
Phoenix should be thrilled Tippett chose Coyotes over Oprah
Original at Yahoo! Sports
• Thu, Sep 24
By Greg Wyshynski Guess which category Dave Tippett's introduction as Wayne Gretzky's replacement for the Phoenix Coyotes falls into? Is it too late to have the Coyotes skate out to Brass Bonanza every game? Maloney recalled Gretzky telling him early in his tenure, "I'll know when it's time to move on."
Phoenix should be thrilled Tippett chose Coyotes over Oprah
Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Thu, Sep 24
By Greg Wyshynski Guess which category Dave Tippett's introduction as Wayne Gretzky's replacement for the Phoenix Coyotes falls into? Is it too late to have the Coyotes skate out to Brass Bonanza every game? Maloney recalled Gretzky telling him early in his tenure, "I'll know when it's time to move on."
#Kings Bring Wayne back to Los Angeles (Life in Hockeywood)
Original at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum
• Thu, Sep 24
By Mateo It was reported earlier today that the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, is stepping down from his position as head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. Yahoo's Greg Wyshynski has a blog up about The Wayner stepping down. That is why it's time to bring Wayne back into the fold as part of the Los Angeles Kings.
Gretzky out in Phoenix
Original at Ducks
• Thu, Sep 24
By Mark Whicker, ocregister.com Wayne Gretzky hadn’t made an appearance behind the Phoenix bench, so his resignation as the Coyotes’ coach today was no surprise. Apparently none of the bidders for the Coyotes are interested in keeping The Great One, who had Phoenix in position for a playoff run at the All-Star break last...
Player suspended for hit on Ducks’ Donally
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• Thu, Sep 24
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By Curtis Zupke, Staff writer Phoenix Coyotes forward Francis Lessard was suspended for the first three games of the regular season for his hit on the Ducks’ Ryan Donally last Friday. In other bad news for Phoenix, coach Wayne Gretzky announced that he is stepping down amid the turmoil surrouding the franchise.
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Gretzky finally puts himself, Coyotes out of coaching misery
Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Thu, Sep 24
By Greg Wyshynski Wayne Gretzky has stepped down as head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, which proves that at least something positive can come out of this bankruptcy/relocation mess in the desert. He didn't have a discernable system for success, and he failed to bring along many of the Coyotes' top prospect...
Bashing The Great One: Has Gretzky abandoned his players?
Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports
• Fri, Sep 18
By Greg Wyshynski Ulf Samuelsson is currently the acting head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, which is exciting for a few reasons. Third is that Wayne Gretzky is not currently the acting head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. From Ryan Kennedy at The Hockey News: From Dan Bickley of the Arizona Republic:
Coyotes’ mess unlikely to effect Ducks
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• Thu, Sep 17
By Curtis Zupke, Staff writer Coach Wayne Gretzky. Because the Ducks and Coyotes share the same AHL affiliate, some of the players who played against each other Wednesday and again on Friday, when the Ducks play at Phoenix, will be teammates in a couple of weeks. Post from: Ducks blog
Puck Headlines: At this rate, Gretzky will soon own GlendaleOriginal at Yahoo! Sports
• Wed, Feb 25
By Greg Wyshynski • After yesterday's news that the City of Glendale was letting the Phoenix Coyotes play virtually rent-free comes this nugget from Sportsnet: "Sources tell Sportsnet that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and the city of Glendale have come to terms on an agreement that will see Glendale co...
Opinion: Economic cross check
Original at icingonthepond (WordPress)
• Wed, Jan 7
By icingonthepond Phoenix - The Coyotes have an astute management team led by GM Don Maloney and Coach Wayne Gretzky. They have a new building, which although somewhat out of the way, could be a big cash generator in the future, and they have a wealth of young talent. The Coyotes need to make the playoffs this sea...
Doug Weight Hits 1000 Points
Original at Kuklas Korner
• Sat, Jan 3
By Paul The Phoenix organization stopped the game to recognize Weight’s achievement, and the crowd gave him a sustained ovation. With a nod to Coyotes coach and managing partner Wayne Gretzky, Weight said, “That’s very nice. Anything run by Wayne Gretzky is first- class.”
Do You Know Jack?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Jan 1
By Venom Last year, Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau was the runaway winner of the Jack Adams Trophy as the best head coach in the NHL, as voted by the National Hockey League Broadcasters' Association. Wayne Gretzky: for helping the Coyotes get back into playoff contention.
20 Minutes Isn't Enough: Kings Outworked By Coyotes, 2-1
Original at frozenroyalty.net
• Sat, Dec 27
By Gann Matsuda Right wing Shane Doan gave the Coyotes a 2-0 lead on the power play, deflecting a point shot past Kings rookie goaltender Jonathan Quick at 17:43 of the second period. Kings Center Anze Kopitar Kings Goaltender Jonathan Quick Kings Head Coach Terry Murray Coyotes Head Coach Wayne Gretzky
Phoenix Coyotes Team Report
Original at usatoday.com
• Tue, Nov 18
The math just doesn't work. There are 12 forwards, and if only four are playing well, something bad is bound to happen. Coach Wayne Gretzky was not happy with the overall play of his four lines in the loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday, and that's an area that will need to begin clicking on all c...
Help the Phoenix Coyotes give the gift of Hockey to children in need
Original at AZ Vibe
• Thu, Oct 23
The Phoenix Coyotes ‘Tickets for Kids’ campaign gives everyone the chance to donate tickets and suites to numerous Valley non-profit organizations. Why not give the gift of Hockey to kids who just might become life long fans? Who knows, perhaps that child will become the next Sidney Crosby or Wayne Gretzky? It all starts with you and your gift of a ticket to a Coyotes game! Tickets are distributed to non-profit organizations that apply each year to the Coyotes front office. Among the organizations that have benefited from Coyotes Fans Generosity are: The Arizona Lost Boys Center Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona Chicanos Por La Causa The Single Parents Association The Sojourner Center [read the full post]
Gretzky changes lines
Original at Sportsnet.ca
• Wed, Oct 8
The lines, according to the Arizona Republic, will be these: Boedker-Jokinen-Mueller/ Doan-Turris-Carcillo/ Tikhonov-Hanzal-Winnik/ Lisin-Reinprecht-Fedoruk. Doan was originally slated to begin the year with Jokinen-Mueller.
Gretzky, Maloney Lead Coyotes Resurgence
Original at Kuklas Korner
• Wed, Sep 24
By Mike Chen - Mike Chen's Hockey Blog Perhaps it’s appropriate that the Winnipeg/Phoenix franchise has had both jets and coyotes as their mascot. After all, the Winnipeg Jets flew down to Arizona, springing back to life – like a phoenix, of course – with Jeremy Roenick and ...
Coyotes counting on playoff contention
Original at Ducks
• Wed, Sep 17
By DAN WOOD, OCREGISTER.COM It wasn’t that long ago that it was easy to feel sorry for Wayne Gretzky, below left. The greatest player in hockey history had seemingly been “sentenced” to coach the Phoenix Coyotes. Look again. The young and talented Coyotes made ...
Fanfiction: I Like It, I Love It. Chapter Four, Part Two.
Original at vyvolat-hokej (Livejournal)
• Thu, May 15
By The Last Line of Defence. Written by: lady_lilith and lady_death. Title: I Like It, I Love It. Chapter Four, Part Two. Fandom: NHL: Phoenix Coyotes. Characters: Sean Burke, Keith Gretzky. Word Count: 8,029. [This part: 4,001.] Rating: PG. Summary: A first date. Author's Notes: This is set a few weeks after Chapter One. Dam...
From Shooting Pucks to Popping Corks - Wayne Gretzky Wines
Original at The Bachelor Guy
• Thu, Dec 20
Part owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, he also owns a vineyard in the Niagara Peninsula of Canada. (Prompting one writer to comment, "The Great One has become The Grape One.") One of his wines, Wayne Gretzky Estates No. ...
NHL Preview from The Sports Network - SLAM! Sports
Original at SLAM! Sports
• Sun, Dec 16
NHL Preview from The Sports Network Canada - Dec 16, 2007 Sports Network) - Wayne Gretzky will make his first stop at Madison Square Garden as a head coach when he leads the Phoenix Coyotes in today's battle with ...
A Great Day to Read About Gretzky
Original at Blueshirt Bulletin
• Fri, Dec 14
By Dubi Wayne Gretzky coaches for the first time at Madison Square Garden tomorrow, so naturally a lot of extra attention is being paid to him as the game approaches -- see reports today in the Daily News, Journal News, and Times. His Coyotes play in New Jersey this afternoon, their second of three g...
Podcast: Gretzky happy with Coyotes' new pool of talent
Original at AZ Central.com
• Sat, Jun 23
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With the wheeling and dealing over, Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky is happy with how the team emerged from the NHL entry draft.
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Podcast: Gretzky, Coyotes want decisive GM
Original at AZ Central.com
• Sat, May 12
Wayne Gretzky made it clear to the Coyotes seven general manager candidates who interviewed this week about who will call the shots.
Podcast: Mueller ready for NHL, Coyotes - Arizona Republic
Original at azcentral.com
• Fri, May 4
Mueller ready for NHL, Coyotes Arizona Republic, AZ - I think it's a great organization and a great place to play," he said. "With a new GM and coach (Wayne Gretzky) wanting to make a new direction, ...
Podcast: Gretzky must adjust priorities
Original at AZ Central.com
• Wed, Apr 18
Wayne Gretzkys commitment and misguided priorities are a large reason why the Coyotes are in this mess.
Podcast: Tocchet could return to Coyotes
Original at AZ Central.com
• Wed, Apr 11
By David Vest Embattled Rick Tocchet could return as a Coyotes assistant coach if he can shed possible legal troubles. Wayne Gretzky said he will wait to name Barry Smith's replacement until the Tocchet situation becomes clearer.
Podcast: Joseph gets last 2 starts
Original at AZ Central.com
• Sat, Apr 7
Goalie Curtis Joseph needs two wins to tie Terry Sawchuk for fourth place on the NHLs alltime victories list, and the Coyotes have two games left this season. Coach Wayne Gretzky isnt going to stand in Josephs way.
Podcast: Roenick shows old form in win - Arizona Republic
Original at azcentral.com
• Fri, Apr 6
Roenick shows old form in win Arizona Republic, AZ - Apr 6, 2007 and, with the Coyotes switching to a youth movement, he most likely won't be re-signed. "They'll play Saturday," Gretzky said with a smile after being ...
Podcast: Gretzky: Crosby, Luongo for MVP
Original at AZ Central.com
• Thu, Apr 5
Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky spoke at length Wednesday on the topic of which NHL player most deserves this seasons Hart Trophy. Sidney Crosby is a fan favorite league wide.
Podcast: Gretzky hopes assistant opts to return
Original at AZ Central.com
• Wed, Mar 28
Coach Wayne Gretzky said Tuesday that he hopes associate coach Barry Smith does not pursue becoming the head coach of a Russian Elite League team and stays with the Coyotes.
Podcast: Gretzky says he won't quit coaching
Original at AZ Central.com
• Tue, Mar 13
Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky said Monday that he is not considering giving up as coach once his second nonplayoff season ends April 8.
Podcast: Gretzky offers Simon insight
Original at Arizona Republic
• Fri, Mar 9
By Jim Gintonio Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky knows that hockey is a passionate sport, and that emotions get the better of players at times. He has shown that he doesn't hold grudges against players when their exuberance gets out of hand.
Coyotes on brink of signing Doan to multiyear deal - AZ Central.com
Original at azcentral.com
• Wed, Feb 14
Coyotes on brink of signing Doan to multiyear deal AZ Central.com, AZ - TAMPA - The Coyotes and the agent for captain Shane Doan made "significant" progress in contract-extension negotiations on Tuesday and, according to an NHL ... Gretzky: New deal for Doan a 'priority' AZ Central.com
Podcast: Gretzky: New deal for Doan a 'priority'
Original at Arizona Republic
• Mon, Feb 12
By David Vest The Coyotes and the agent for impending unrestricted free agent Shane Doan met face to face on Monday night to continue negotiating what both sides are hoping will be the captain's next multiyear contract with the team.
Yotes Close To A Trade
Original at Kuklas Korner
• Sun, Jan 7
By Paul The Coyotes are being cautious to ensure Boynton doesn’t suffer a setback, ... Phoenix is carrying seven blue-liners on the active roster and would assign a ... only as a last resort, Gretzky indicated, meaning a trade is in the works. ...
Coyotes scratch veteran Ricci again
Original at AZ Central.com
• Fri, Dec 8
AZ - Dec 8, 2006 Asked if he'd be content to stay with the Coyotes if Gretzky continued to scratch him regularly, Ricci said that it didn't sound like much fun. ...