SCOTTSDALE – While the outside temperature hit triple digits, competition for a new hockey season was heating up inside the doors of the Ice Den Scottsdale.
The Arizona Coyotes caused a stir when they drafted Dmitri Simashev and Daniil But sixth and 12th, respectively, in the NHL Draft Wednesday. The teammates and friends from Russia were excited about the selection but many experts from around the country questioned why the pair went so high.