Coyotes officially confirm they are moving to Salt Lake City
Earlier this week, reports came out that the NHL was planning on the Arizona Coyotes being relocated to Utah next season. Today, insider Elliotte Friedman effectively confirmed this by noting that the players have been informed.
Friedman reported just moments ago that the Coyotes informed their players this evening that the team would be relocated to Salt Lake City next season. Notably, the team's last game of the regular season falls next Wednesday on April 17th.
The announcement comes right as the Coyotes' game against the Edmonton Oilers started. Therefore, it seems as though the players may have only been informed just prior to the game starting. Earlier reports indicated that the players were more or less in the dark about the whole thing as they were only as informed as us fans.
It is now being reported that the announcement could come as early as next Wednesday, during the team's last game of the season. It would then be there last game at Mullett Arena
Now hearing it could actually be announced on April 17; the date of the Coyotes' final game at home vs. Edmonton.
It's going to be quite an atmosphere that night at Mullett Arena.
It is certainly a sad day for Coyotes fans. Hopefully the NHL will explore bringing hockey back to the state in the future but do it better next time.
| POLL | ||
AVRIL 13 | 172 ANSWERS Coyotes officially confirm they are moving to Salt Lake City Do you think the NHL will ever return to Arizona? | ||
| Yes | 61 | 35.5 % |
| No | 111 | 64.5 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Noah Hanifin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tanner Pearson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Drake Batherson | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Filip Hronek | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jake Sanderson | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Teddy Blueger | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sam Carrick | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sam Colangelo | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Donato | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brian Dumoulin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mitch Marner | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Auston Matthews | 1 | - | 1 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 62 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 88 | |
Capitals | 62 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 88 | |
Stars | 61 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 82 | |
Golden Knights | 61 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 80 | |
Maple Leafs | 62 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 79 | |
Panthers | 62 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 79 | |
Lightning | 61 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 76 | |
Hurricanes | 62 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 76 | |
Wild | 62 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 76 | |
Oilers | 61 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 74 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||