Who are the owners of the Phoenix Coyotes?

Who are the owners of the Phoenix Coyotes?

Alex Meruelo
Andrew Barroway
Arizona Coyotes/Owners

When did Arizona Coyotes start?

1972
Arizona Coyotes/Founded

When did Coyotes come to Phoenix?

1979
The Phoenix Coyotes joined the NHL in 1979 as the Winnipeg Jets, one of four teams that came from the World Hockey Association when it folded in 1979. The Jets were the WHA’s most successful team, winning the Avco Cup three times and making the finals five times in the league’s seven seasons.

Why did the Coyotes move from Phoenix?

Ever since the club moved into the brand-new Glendale Arena back in 2003, it has been believed that the location is too far west in the sprawling Phoenix metropolitan area, and that the club would draw better crowds if it played closer to its fans in the Scottsdale/Tempe part of the Salt River Valley.

Are the Phoenix Coyotes moving?

We now know the Coyotes will be without home ice after the 2021-22, thus opening the door for another franchise move. The Coyotes were originally brought to Arizona from Winnipeg in 1996. Relocation talks come after the City of Glendale announced that they will end the Coyotes lease with Gila River Arena.

Who are the owners of the Arizona Coyotes?

Andrew Barroway is the Coyotes’ Minority Owner & Alternate Governor. He became the sole owner of the Arizona Coyotes in June of 2017. He was previously the Majority Owner, Chairman and Governor of the Coyotes since December 31, 2014.

When did the Arizona Coyotes move to Phoenix?

After the WHA had ceased operations, they were one of four franchises absorbed into the National Hockey League and then granted membership on June 22, 1979. The Jets moved to Phoenix on July 1, 1996, and were renamed the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2014, the team was re-named to the present Arizona Coyotes.

Where are the Arizona Coyotes hockey team located?

The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona.

When did the Coyotes win the Pacific Division?

On April 7, 2012, the Coyotes defeated the Minnesota Wild with a score of 4–1 to win the Pacific Division title—their first division title as an NHL team (in Winnipeg or Phoenix).