Ever since the Coyotes first started playing here in Phoenix, I've always relied on the newspaper for hockey coverage. At first, that was because I was a funds-impaired college student, then a funds-impaired writer.
By the time I was in a position to start spluring for tickets more, they moved to Glendale. Not the brightest move ever, boys.
Anyway, I've watched The Arizona Republic go through several Coyotes beat writers. First was Bob McMananam. That was a dark time for me. Not only did he not ever seem to really understand or even like hockey, but his writing was brimming with that self-importance and bloat that afflicts many sports writers.
Next came David Vest. A genuinely good hockey reporter - he seemed to know the game well, and worked hard to deliver quality reporting. And he was a lot more down-to-earth than a lot of sports reporters.
Just like that, David seemed to disappear and get replaced by Jim Gintonio. I have to say Jim has also done a really solid job with covering the Coyotes. Both his regular print stories and his blogs regularly give a hockey fan some fun and interesting tidbits. Like David, he comes across as a guy who likes his sports, but doesn't act as if analyzing a trade takes on the same importance as a summit on nuclear weapons proliferation.
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