A lot of jokes have been pointed at the Phoenix Coyotes this season, what with their owner essentially running them into the ground before the NHL came to the rescue, the idea that they have about six die-hard fans, and that the players are comprised of a crotchety group of old folks and a handful of young, inexperienced talents.
The Phoenix Coyotes: It’s Like ‘Major League’ With Less Bob Uecker
↵It was on the back of all these types of jokes that the movie ‘Major League’ became a sports classic. It made fun of the lovable, yet down trodden Cleveland Indians franchise (who actually were terrible in real life at the time). As Mike Chen at SBN’s From The Rink points out however, comparing the Coyotes to the film is actually a pretty apt example of life-imitating-art.
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↵- Shane Doan as the down-on-his-luck veteran looking for his big break, previously seen as Jake Taylor (no, not the Jake Taylor in Edmonton, the one played byTom Berenger).
↵- Dave Tippett as the grizzled coach coming back into the league, previously seen as Lou Brown (James Gammon).
↵- Ilya Bryzgalov as the wacky foreigner that no one understands, previously seen as Pedro Ceranno (Dennis Haysbert AKA the Allstate guy).
↵-Robert Lang as the smug veteran that no one wants, previously seen as Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernson).
↵-Wojtek "Gretzky" Wolski as the wacky newcomer with the name that rhymes with a superstar, previously seen as Willie "Mays" Hays (Wesley Snipes).
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↵After the Indians won the division pennant in the first film, they went on and made a sequel a few years later. All joking aside, here’s to hoping the Coyotes get their sequel (unless you’re from Winnipeg).
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