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The 2008-09 season was a disappointing one for the Phoenix Coyotes, who ended up in fourth place in the Pacific Division. The 2009-10 season is starting out under a cloud, after the team filed for bankruptcy in May, though that doesn’t mean the players won’t still be giving their all. In fact, expect especially passionate play from a team that’s determined to prove the naysayers wrong (pundits have predicted a last place finish in their division at the end of the season). Besides the ownership drama, there was plenty going on in the offseason: Joakim Lindstrom, Brian McGrattan, Enver Lisin, Todd Fedoruk, Steve Reinprecht, Garth Murray, Ken Klee, Dmitri Kalinin, Nigel Dawes, Steve Goertzen, David Hale and Brandon Prust are out and Radim Vrbata, Sami Lepisto, Jason LaBarbera, Lauri Korpikoski, Adrian Aucoin, Stefan Meyer, Taylor Pyatt, Jim Vandermeer and Vernon Fiddler were added. Head coach Wayne Gretzky stepped down and was immediately replaced with former Stars coach Dave Tippett. All in all, there’s a lot of question marks for the Coyotes, but that hardly means a boring season. See for yourself how it all plays out with tickets to Jobing.com Arena to see the Phoenix Coyotes in action!

The Winnipeg Jets became charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. With former NHL superstar Bobby Hull as one of the team's coaches, the Jets advanced to the WHA Finals in their first season. They went on to win three WHA championships, in 1976, 1978, and 1979. Following the 1978-79 season, the Jets and three other WHA franchises joined the NHL.