The Coyotes have officially left the desert. Some of the players were welcomed by their new fans in Salt Lake City today, which must be encouraging. It
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith is an outside-the-box thinker.
Alex Meruelo started his press conference with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman by tripping over a light in front of the stand. It wasn’t a fantastic outing for the former Arizona Coyotes owner as he made his first public appearance since 2019 when he first bought the team.
What has transpired around the Coyotes doesn't paint an optimistic picture for the franchise's future.
The Arizona Coyotes (36-41-5) are officially an inactive franchise. Fans gathered in the Mullett Arena on Wednesday night to mourn the loss of their squad and celebrate the many memories the Coyotes gave the community in their 28-year existence.
This week, there’s been a lot of talk about the Coyotes. After all, we learned that the organization was finally going to be relocated to Salt Lake City… This news was eagerly awaited by all NHL fans, because the situation was ridiculous in the desert .
After decades of bad decisions, the Coyotes are out. Will they be out for good? After all, there is a world in which the Coyotes, a franchise that is “on hiatus” and has officially let all its players go to the “new” Salt Lake City franchise, return within a few years.
The NHL is officially in Utah after the Board of Governors approved the sale and relocation of the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday. The Coyotes played their final game in Arizona on Wednesday night.
On Thursday, the NHL Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale and relocation of the Coyotes. While the bones of the franchise, including roster, draft picks and hockey operations, will head to Salt Lake City, Utah, the Coyotes aren't dead yet.
This news brings a quiet end to the long-running saga surrounding the Coyotes' search for a home in Arizona.
Withthe sale of the Coyotes now official… We’ll now follow what happens in Salt Lake City, where the team will be moving. It’s exciting for the fan’s eye!
The Arizona Coyotes expect to announce the sale of the franchise to Jazz owner Ryan Smith and relocation to Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, according to Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro.
Every time something goes haywire, people tend to point fingers at someone. Even with the Arizona Coyotes, does it happen on a game-to-game basis when things aren’t going well, or a player misses a shot, and so on; you get the point.
Much has been said over the last few days about the Arizona Coyotes moving to Utah. However, these Coyotes relocation reports have not been officially addressed by the team or ownership.
The Arizona Coyotes' owner issued a statement Saturday, explaining his inability to comment on the subject of the team's immediate future. Alex Meruelo, in his words via X, formerly Twitter, said he would refrain from any "official public comments" at this time.
The Arizona Coyotes' inevitable move to Salt Lake City may not be the death of hockey in the desert, nor the Coyotes.
The fandom of the Arizona Coyotes has faced swarms of relocation rumors for what seems like a lifetime. Throughout Alex Meurelo’s ownership of the team,
In conjunction with the NHL, the Coyotes have made “significant progress” Wednesday on an agreement to relocate the team to Salt Lake City and sell the club to Smith Entertainment Group, owners of the NBA’s Utah Jazz.
The NHL is concurrently drafting two versions of a league schedule matrix for the 2024-25 season, one with the Arizona Coyotes and another with the Coyotes franchise playing in Salt Lake City in the event of relocation, multiple sources told Daily Faceoff.
If you’re an Arizona Coyotes fan, you are pretty accustomed to drama caused by rumors. The past ownership history of the franchise has yet to help the situation.
Since their loss in the special election requested by the team, the Arizona Coyotes have been on the search for a new home. Back in March, the Coyotes released renderings for their proposed arena and entertainment district off the Loop 101 Freeway and Scottsdale Road in North Phoenix.
The neverending saga that is the Arizona Coyotes continued on Thursday when news surfaced that owner Alex Meruelo “has spoken to multiple potential buyers… to gauge their interest in purchasing the NHL franchise,” Arizona Sports’ John Gambardoro reported.
Interested parties outside the state surely include Ryan Smith, the majority owner of the NBA’s Utah Jazz.
In sports, there are role players, bench players, and superstars. Generally, when the clock is winding down, and there is one last shot, kick, etc., the best player usually takes it.
The Coyotes sold out all of their games during the 2022–23 season at Mullett Arena and are entering their second season of play at the venue, but they remain in search of a permanent arena solution. The club had pursued an arena deal in Tempe, but it was defeated by a public vote in May.
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