SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 07/07/17 Arizona Coyotes Los Angeles Kings 1070689 Reports: Arizona Coyotes target Rick Tocchet for next 1070721 Kings re-sign center Nick Shore to a one-year, $925,000 head coach contract 1070690 Could Rick Tocchet be the next head coach of the Arizona 1070722 STOLL JOINS DEVELOPMENT AS PART TIME Coyotes? CONSULTANT 1070723 SHORE SIGNS ONE YEAR, $925K EXTENSION Boston Bruins 1070691 Ryan Donato insists he’s in no hurry to reach NHL Minnesota Wild 1070692 Jakub Zboril brings new attitude into Bruins caMp 1070724 Get ready, hockey fans: Da Beauty League returns next 1070693 Bruins notebook: Jesse Gabrielle has sights set on top week to Edina club spot 1070694 Harris: Harvard’s Ryan Donato showing Bruins Made Montreal Canadiens smart pick 1070725 'We want to get to the top,' Canadiens' Alex Galchenyuk 1070695 SPOONER FILES FOR ARBITRATION, LOOKS FOR says RAISE FROM BRUINS 1070726 Centre or wing? 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Winnipeg Jets 1070755 Jets Move ECHL farM teaM to Florida SPORT-SCAN, INC. 941-284-4129 1070689 Arizona Coyotes Reports: Arizona Coyotes target Rick Tocchet for next head coach The Republic | azcentral.com Published 5:47 p.M. MT July 6, 2017 | Updated 0 Minutes ago The Coyotes' search for a new head coach could end by reuniting the teaM with a face froM its past. ForMer player and assistant coach Rick Tocchet May be returning to the organization as its next coach, according to Multiple reports, with Sportsnet's Elliotte FriedMan reporting the two sides are working on a four-year contract. A replaceMent for Dave Tippett, who parted ways with the team last month, has not been finalized, General Manager John Chayka said, but the teaM hopes to make an announceMent on a hire next week. It's also believed the Coyotes had interest in Todd Nelson (coach of Detroit's AMerican Hockey League affiliate) and Dallas Eakins (coach of AnaheiM's AHL affiliate); the Detroit Free Press reported the Red Wings granted the Coyotes perMission to interview Nelson, while a source told azcentral sports the Ducks gave Arizona perMission to interview Eakins. Sheldon Keefe, the Maple Leafs' AHL coach, and Ralph Krueger, who previously coached the Oilers and is the chairMan of Southampton Football Club, have also been Mentioned as possibilities by TSN. Tocchet played parts of three seasons for the Coyotes, racking up 64 goals and 130 points in 213 games from 1997-2000. He resurfaced as an assistant on Wayne Gretzky's staff in 2005 before getting charged in February 2006 for financing a gambling ring. In 2007, Tocchet pleaded guilty to promoting gambling and conspiracy to promote gambling and was sentenced to probation. While he dealt with his legal issues, Tocchet took a leave of absence and was suspended by the league but he was back behind the Coyotes' bench in 2008 before joining Tampa Bay's staff later that year as an assistant. Tocchet soon took over when head coach Barry Melrose was fired in NoveMber 2008 and eventually had the interim tag reMoved after the season. Tocchet was at the helM of the Lightning for one More season before getting disMissed after TaMpa Bay went 34-36-12 in 2009-10 and Missed out on the playoffs for a second straight year under Tocchet. In 2014, he becaMe an assistant with the Penguins and has been at that post ever since. During that tiMe, Tocchet's emerged as a candidate to receive another opportunity at a head coaching job and has been linked to recent coaching searches around the league. His track record with the Penguins has been iMpressive, as he's helped the teaM win the past two Stanley Cups, and he's garnered a reputation as someone players admire and respect – perhaps because of his own playing career, which includes More than 1,100 games and 440 goals. Tocchet's ability to relate to players would seem to satisfy part of Arizona's search criteria, which is targeting a strong coMMunicator and a coach players love to play for. The Coyotes also want a bench boss who will spearhead a speedy style and slot their young up-and-coMers in roles they'll be able to thrive in as the teaM continues to rebuild. This task doesn't seeM too dissimilar to what Tocchet encountered with the Lightning, as the teaM was eMbarking on a new era with Steven StaMkos as the face of its revival. And Tocchet has had a front-row view to the Penguins' fast-paced approach led by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin in recent years. But the Coyotes aren't a perennial Stanley Cup contender like the Penguins. They're in the Midst of a five-year playoff drought and finished tied for the third-fewest points in the NHL last season. Although the teaM has actively reMade its roster this suMMer, Making a few key upgrades, it is still looking for a growth spurt that pushes it back to the coMpetitive ranks of the league and keeps it there. Directing that progress will be the challenge for the Coyotes' next head coach, whomever that will be.