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Keith Yandle News & Rumors

Keith Yandle goes in 11th round of NHL All-Star draft
January 27
Arizona Republic
 
"Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle, who will appear in his second NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, was chosen in the 11th round of the draft Thursday night in Gatineau, Quebec by team captain Daniel Alfredsson of the Senators. Yandle said he was not surprised that he was chosen about midway through the draft. "I knew I wasn't going to get picked first, and being a defenseman, I knew I wasn't going to go last," he said. Yandle will join a team that includes the NHL's leading goal-scorer, Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and one of the league's top defenseman, Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators. The three also were teammates at last season's game. "Playing with them again will be"
Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle's work ethic propels him to elite status
January 16
Arizona Republic
 
"Dave Tippett knows the sacrifice and commitment it takes to string together hundreds of consecutive games. The Coyotes coach played in 417 in a row during one stretch of his NHL career. "I was just too scared of losing my job all the time," he joked. Keith Yandle, selected for the All-Star Game earlier this week, has 199 more to go to reach that mark, but Tippett knows the work ethic involved that has propelled the defenseman to elite status. That number will be cut by one when he takes the ice Monday as the Coyotes host the Colorado Avalanche."
Keith Yandle selected to NHL All-Star Game
January 13
Arizona Republic
 
"The NHL released the roster for this season's All-Star Game, and defenseman Keith Yandle was picked to represent the Coyotes. This will be Yandle's second all-star appearance as he was part of the festivities last year in North Carolina. Yandle was picked as an injury replacement last season despite being sixth in scoring among defensemen at the time. So far this season, Yandle has five goals, 25 points and is a plus-2."
Phoenix Coyotes D Keith Yandle not satisfied with his play so far
October 23
Arizona Republic
 
"Players do not need critics to point out that their performance level needs to be elevated. Most try to be perfectionists and instinctively realize when something in their game is askew, even a minor detail. Most players are their own worst critics, and Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle fits in that category. "I think if I had to rate myself one to 10, I'd say probably a three or a four," Yandle said. "I think I've got a lot better hockey in me, and I just got to get back to that level where I'm confident and playing my game and not thinking about too many things out there, and just trying to make the simple play and not do too much. "I think I got a lot better hockey yet to play." He would"