The Fortuitous Fourteen

This is the first edition of the Fortuitous Fourteen. Fourteen, completely, utterly, random facts to fill your day with excitement and most of them have something to do with the Phoenix Coyotes.

1. Daniel Winnik already topped his point total from last year. Last year he only managed seven points and this year he’s already up to eight. He’s also one goal shy of tying last year’s record of three.

2. All Polar bears are left handed. And so is Ilya Bryzgalov. Coincidence? I think not.

3. University of Michigan standout Kevin Porter is back with the club. Although it’s our defense that is depleted, the club recalled this former Hobey Baker Award winner. However, he is tied for the San Antonio Rampage’s team-lead in scoring and is averaging one PIM per game this season for them.

4. A duck’s quack never has an echo. Perhaps that’s why Anaheim haven’t been the same since 2006 and the reason why Chris Pronger never sticks around any city for too long. (Sorry, still bitter about November 7th’s loss).

5. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. If Trish Stratus has Shane Doan’s baby, can we call her Twits Stratus?

6. Horses can’t vomit. The proof here is when Mr. Ed, Cisco and that horse from Rainbow Brite all showed up and had to watch Monday’s entire game against the Bolts.

7. Butterflies taste with their feet. And Paul Bissonnette tastes with his fists.

8. It is physically impossible to lick your elbow. But, Bissonnette has hundreds of other ways to use the elbow.

9. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death. And lately, no one fears the Coyotes.

10. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. Uh-oh, watch out Doan.

11. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard. Fascinating. Bissonnette has the longest last name on the team.

12. In every episode of Seinfeld, there is a Superman somewhere. And in every Coyotes game Superman is somewhere (i.e. Doan)

13. No word in the English language rhymes with “Month”. Although true, this means you’ll never be able to see a clever Phoenix Coyote headline that reads “November has been a Patheticonth Month.

14. Now, you want to try and lick your elbow. Heck, I did.

Tags: Daniel Winnik, Ilya Bryzgalov, Kevin Porter, Paul Bissonnette, Shane Doan, Trish Stratus