Arizona Coyotes GM Invoice Armstrong informed gamers Friday that the NHL franchise shall be relocating to Salt Lake Metropolis subsequent season, in accordance with a number of studies.

The Coyotes presently play residence video games in a campus enviornment at Arizona State College in Tempe, their third venue since shifting from Winnipeg in 1996. Salt Lake Metropolis plans to renovate the Delta Heart to make it appropriate for hockey by subsequent season, till a brand new downtown enviornment could be constructed.

An announcement on the sale of the workforce from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz proprietor Ryan Smith might occur subsequent week after the common season finale. The Coyotes are 34-40-5 and seventh place within the Central Division, which suggests they’ve been eradicated from playoff rivalry.

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