In this Dec. 23, 2008 photo, Phoenix Coyotes left winger Daniel Winnik warms up. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Zalubowski)
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2009-07-24 19:50:00
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Phoenix Coyotes forward Daniel Winnik was awarded a one-year contract following of an arbitration hearing.
Terms of the deal were not released Friday. The 24-year-old left winger had three goals and four assists in 49 games with the Coyotes last season. As a rookie with Phoenix in 2007-08, Winnik had 11 goals and 15 assists in 79 games.
Winnik, who played at the University of New Hampshire, was a ninth-round draft pick of the Coyotes in 2004. He is a Toronto native.
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