John De Groote
Staff writer
I am currently a student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and hope to use my degree to acquire a career in sports journalism. I was born in New York City but moved to the Big Island of Hawaii before reaching the age of one. I graduated from Kealakehe High School in 2007 and made the move to Phoenix to attend ASU. I've been asked too many times why I made the move from paradise, especially during the summer months, but spend a few years as a sports fan on an island with none and you may see where I am coming from. I played football and rugby in high school but the sport that has stuck with me throughout my life has been hockey. There are a surprising amount of displaced Canadians in Hawaii that were more than willing to spread the knowledge of the game. Growing up in Hawaii made it hard to have teams to call my own and lead me to become more attached to individual athletes rather than teams. Since moving to Phoenix in 2008 I have felt spoiled with the NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB franchises in town, as well as spring training baseball and have even found a way to attend an Arena Bowl championship game. I like to see all the local teams and ASU sports doing well, but still remain a hopeless optimist for Hawaii Warrior (not rainbow) football.
Shane Doan Resigning Brings Stability To Phoenix Coyotes
It's hard to imagine a Phoenix Coyotes team without Shane Doan, simply because there hasn't been one. Doan was drafted fifth-overall by the then Winnipeg Jets in 1995 and made the move to the...
The Shane Doan Chronicles: Are The Phoenix Coyotes Still In The Running?
The latest report on the Shane Doan front is that the leagues' most star-studded team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, have offered Doan a contract that would put him alongside former MVP's Sidney Crosby...
Phoenix Coyotes Sign Sean Burke To Extension, Smith Next?
Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have signed Sean Burke to a multi-year contract extension to serve as Assistant to the General Manager/Goaltender Coach....
Gary Bettman Reduces Raffi Torres' Suspension To 21 Games
Remember the circus that was the Raffi Torres suspension during the Phoenix Coyotes first-round series with the Chicago Blackhawks? Torres' name was back in the news Monday as NHL Commissioner Gary...
Remembering Ray Whitney's Time With The Phoenix Coyotes
Remembering Ray Whitney's time with the Phoenix Coyotes. Whitney signed a two-year deal Sunday with the Dallas Stars.
NHL Free Agency 2012: Aucoin Signs With Columbus, Coyotes Ink David Moss
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Adrian Aucoin to a one-year, $2 million deal.The Coyotes have now lost two players to free agency who have a combined age of 78 (Aucoin, 38, Whitney, 40). The...
NHL Free Agency: Ray Whitney Signs With Dallas Stars
The Phoenix Coyotes leading point getter from a year ago will not be returning to the team. Ray Whitney signed a two-year, $9 million deal with the Dallas Stars Saturday. The 40-year-old Whitney...
NHL Free Agency 2012: Shane Doan To Test The Market
Coyotes general manager Don Maloney has said that resigning captain Shane Doan is their number one priority this offseason, but now he will have some competition. Maloney confirmed on the NHL Live...
NHL Draft 2012: Grading The Phoenix Coyotes Picks
Don Maloney is one of the great evaluators of talent in the NHL today. This becomes even more obvious when you look back at the 2011-2012 season. Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mikkel Boedker, two former...
Top 5 Things The Phoenix Coyotes Need To Do This Offseason
The Phoenix Coyotes surprised everyone during the 2011-2012 season, making a deep playoff run and proving that they belong among the elite teams in the Western Conference. It is no secret that...
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