Dave Tippett To Coach The Coyotes

There's taking a job because you want to work. There's taking a job out of desperation. Then there's taking a job even though it might end up being career suicide. Dave Tippett today chose option number three, and he's now the new coach of the Phoenix Hamilton Phoenix still-to-be-determined Coyotes.

With the NHL season only weeks from starting, the Coyotes today officially found themselves without a coach today as Wayne Gretzky officially did resigned. Gretzky had yet to make any appearances at Coyotes camp, and there had been speculation as to who was really running the franchise. Well now it's official. Tippett is running a team while a bankruptcy judge attempts to determine who is going to own the team and where the team will be located.

It's Official in Dallas: Tippett Out, Crawford In

The Dallas Stars made it official today. Dave Tippett has been fired, and his replacement is Marc Crawford, former coach of the Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, and Los Angeles Kings.

New Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk said he was brought in to making some sweeping changes and move the team in a new direction. Keeping Tippet would have made for an incremental change, at best. And as for why the team refused to confirm the firing yesterday, when it was first reported by TSN, you can blame Tippett. He asked the team to hold off the announcement for a day, and the team honored his request.

Tippett Gone

It is being reported that former Houston Aeros head coach Dave Tippett has been fired by the Dallas Stars. Tippett has coached the Stars for the past six seasons, and he came to the Stars from the Los Angeles Kings, where he was an assistant coach. The Stars missed the playoffs this season for the first time since the team moved to Dallas. Tippett coached the Aeros to the 1999 IHL Turner Cup.