The Arizona Coyotes organization is rumored to move to Utah, in Salt Lake City, after the season. The team reportedly informed the players in a meeting on Friday night.
Later, the team released the following statement:
According to a new rumor, the first player to leave the ship has been revealed.
The 26-year old defenseman Patrik Koch, who signed a one-year deal with the Coyotes last summer, should leave the team and move to Russia to play in the KHL.
Considering that the relocation of the team involves moving to a new city, it won't be surprising to see some players decide to jump ship.
Stay tuned for further details.
POLL | ||
AVRIL 15 | 242 ANSWERS First Coyotes player set to abandon the team ahead of relocation Do you think more players will leave the Coyotes before the team relocates? | ||
Yes | 171 | 70.7 % |
No | 71 | 29.3 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Nick Suzuki | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jake Sanderson | - | 3 | 3 | |
Aleksander Barkov | 2 | - | 2 | |
Shane Pinto | 2 | - | 2 | |
Will Cuylle | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ryan Donato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Martin Fehervary | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Michael Matheson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Connor McMichael | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ilya Mikheyev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
J.T. Miller | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Artemi Panarin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
John Tavares | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tom Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Lane Hutson | - | 2 | 2 | |
John-Jason Peterka | - | 2 | 2 | |
Tim Stutzle | - | 2 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 61 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 88 | |
Capitals | 61 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 86 | |
Stars | 60 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 80 | |
Maple Leafs | 61 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 79 | |
Panthers | 62 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 79 | |
Golden Knights | 60 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 78 | |
Oilers | 60 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 74 | |
Lightning | 60 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 74 | |
Hurricanes | 61 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 74 | |
Wild | 61 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 74 | |
Conference | Cumulative |