Five For Howling

My personal account is carlpavlock.bsky.social. I probably won't discuss hockey as much. I will not be on Twitter

My final post on Five For Howling. www.fiveforhowling.com/a-statement-...

Two people I hadn't spoken to in years texted me after the announcement. The team connected people

Howl!

Yeah, it sucks. When I first started watching and writing about the Coyotes there was a relocation threat and they kept surviving.
Then this year it seemed like things were going good and bam relocation.
The end of a thing I started doing 13 years ago

They're friends!!!!

Per Alex Meruelo, the Roadrunners will be moving to Phoenix. This absolutely sucks for Tucson. They have a thriving hockey culture and some of the most dedicated fans I know. Roadrunners games are unique and special, and it sucks they are losing their team.

If nothing else I will have more time to read moving forward

I am currently reading George L. Jackson's Blood In My Eye, and he has some suggestions for how we should deal with this. I am not about to try them, but they are suggestions

Alex Meruelo owns a casino and did not care about the fanbase. I feel you extend this to all gambling outfits, which is why it is great they are so ingrained in sports right now

Shane Doan gets retirement banner returned at Coyotes final home game Shane Doan was in attendance for the Coyotes finale and he was given a gift from a fan that he probably never expected to see again.

A sweet story. www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

Personal note: The Coyotes existing allowed me to live out a dream of being a paid writer for a while. That also had a tragic ending, but for a while things were going great

On the way back from tonight's game I was wearing a Coyotes shirt behind a guy in an A's cap in line at the gas station. If QT pulls the footage they can get a great 2024 picture

Mother 3 is an amazing game that I only played because fans translated it. Fans are cool and they sometimes do amazing stuff. At the end of the day, it's all about the fans

From gathering signatures outside a library to a projector hooked up to a car in the parking lot, I feel the message from the start of my time covering the Coyotes to the end is the same. Sometimes the fans have to do it themselves.

For a lot of people there will be a little bit less joy in their life when they wake up tomorrow.

Everyone is on the ice. Scratched players, support staff, everyone

The final 16 seconds of the Coyotes game had no commentary. Just the sound of the fans cheer on their team for final time. It was an incredibly bitter sweet moment, and the perfect choice

Durzi hits empty net after blocking a shot from in front of the goal to make it 5-2! He shot it from in front of Ingram! Commanding lead with 4:15 left!

Guenther on the power play!! That kid is going to be someone special!!!!!

Coyotes get another power play and a chance to regain the buffer goal

Lawson Crouse has been excellent the past three years and became a true leader. There is a reason fans thought he should be named Captain. It is great to see him score in the last Mullett game

For a second I thought they were going to surprise us with something. Like it was all a ruse that it was just a fan thing for some gag order stuff but nope

Foegele gets the Oilers back within one with a shot from the center of the ice. 3-2

Lawson Crouse scores and it's 3-1 Coyotes!!!

Right across from Mullett Arena you have the ASU Desert Arboretum Park. It has a seating area and is currently empty. They could have planned out and had something official here

The team didn't organize anything so 150-200 fans showed up to watch the final game together. They were told they couldn't watch by the arena so moved across the street to a parking lot

A car has been added and there is power to the projector again

The projector has died, there are some scrambles to get it charged

Yotes headed to box, McBain to sit for hooking