The National Hockey League announced Wednesday that Phoenix Coyotes Head Coach Dave Tippett has been named as one of three finalists for the 2009-10 Jack Adams Award, which is presented to the head coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success.”

Because of the eight-year absence of the WhiteOut many fans are unfamiliar with the tradition and how it got started. They might know the WhiteOut was started by the Winnipeg Jets and was inherited by the Valley when the franchise relocated to Phoenix, but that is it.

Watch video highlights from the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators at Jobing.com Arena Thursday night.

The man in charge of the NHL’s best story is the latest Arizona sports celebrity profiled by FOX Sports Arizona’s popular In My Own Words series when In My Own Words – Dave Tippett premieres on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 6 p.m.

Phoenix Coyotes President & Chief Operating Officer Douglas Moss announced Friday that the Coyotes will hold a special pre-game ceremony prior to the team’s 7 p.m. home game on Saturday, Dec. 26 against the Los Angeles Kings to honor Captain Shane Doan, who played the 1,000th regular season National Hockey League game of his career Thursday night in Columbus.

Phoenix Coyotes Head coach Dave Tippett addresses the media following his team’s 5-2 victory over the Dallas Stars at Jobing.com Arena Friday night.