The Salt Lake City Mormons! Can that be the team name?
It’s going to happen, isn’t it!
Nice_Wolverine_4641
It’s finally happening! A mistake was made in 1996 and this is it being acknowledged. If only the Winnipeg Jets could hand them their final L
NearHadesEdge
Honestly I’m just sad for coyotes fans. They deserve better than this
davidgoldstein2023
Phoenix youth hockey is really big and this is a huge blow to the sport for hockey fans. I feel like the Coyotes are the Athletics of hockey.
HotHits630
At least change the name of the Coyotes if they move. Utah Jazz?
Hefty_Meringue8694
I’d be down for Utah Snowbirds
Habsfan_2000
There are plenty of other cities that could use hockey teams, like San Jose, Chicago or Toronto.
drhenrykillenger
Name them the SLC Punks you cowards!
Fun_Rip3665
Salt Lake Snakees
JazzYotesRSL
As a Coyotes fan, I would be devastated. I want them to stay in Phoenix. But as a Coyotes fan living in Salt Lake, if they have to move, please let them move here.
Turbulent_Cheetah
Quebec City gets cucked again
HairlessDaddy
lol @ Gary Bettman
astro7900
Honestly, I’m sad for Coyotes fans in Arizona…. And Salt Lake City!?!? Really!?! The NHL needs to do better.
VanillaLoaf
The Salt Lake City (Latter Day) Saints.
mattcojo2
I hate how some people are excited for this.
It sucks for those people who did watch and did care for the team. It sucks for them that the coyotes failed to put a better product on for the people in Arizona and they were always run like a complete clown show.
I don’t blame the NHL for wanting to keep them there: a better more well run team would catch on (not dissimilar to Vegas). Phoenix would work with a better run team.
Yotes fans, I’ll pour a cold one for you. You were done dirty by the people running your team.
PwntUpRage
I don’t really know the numbers for Arizona before the arena stuff started happening….but isnt it one of the best southern areas to put hockey maybe only after florida?
Like theres Canadians retired down there milling about like a plague that slowly crept in when no one was paying attention.
I can’t see many Canadians being in Utah….
Not that theres not american hockey fans its just a little extra boost having dying rich Canadians just laying around in the sun waiting for an ambulance already…….
w_d_roll_RIP
The worst part of American sports is their willingness to move teams, and the fact that many fans fully support moving teams
fraxior
Salt Lakers
BuffytheBison
I can see Gary granting Phoenix an expansion franchise down the road but they’d have to have an area in place before that happens. Moving the Yotes to Salt Lake would be to restore stability in that particular franchise.
FatherFenix
At least this article by Kaplan and Wyshynski tells the full story, unlike Seravalli’s clickbait “breaking news, Coyotes are confirmed gone!” posts gunning for easy clicks/interaction.
This is a quick backup plan if the arena deal gets torpedoed. Gutierrez (CEO) openly said they’re looking into the available relocation options as contingency plans in case this arena deal falls through and they can’t make it happen in AZ.
Arena deal is still reportedly looking good, aside from the Scottsdale mayor yelling at the clouds for attention, but we won’t know until it’s done – one way or another.
The one thing that adds credibility to relocating as a viable/beneficial option for the current owner is that, unlike most relocations, this would be a multi-part sale that would pay Meruelo out AND generate a revenue split for other owners once “re-sold” to the new owner – which is why they usually love expansion over relocation. They like getting a payout.
Still, arena deal is in the works, so it’s all just talk right now.
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The Salt Lake City Mormons! Can that be the team name?
It’s going to happen, isn’t it!
It’s finally happening! A mistake was made in 1996 and this is it being acknowledged. If only the Winnipeg Jets could hand them their final L
Honestly I’m just sad for coyotes fans. They deserve better than this
Phoenix youth hockey is really big and this is a huge blow to the sport for hockey fans. I feel like the Coyotes are the Athletics of hockey.
At least change the name of the Coyotes if they move. Utah Jazz?
I’d be down for Utah Snowbirds
There are plenty of other cities that could use hockey teams, like San Jose, Chicago or Toronto.
Name them the SLC Punks you cowards!
Salt Lake Snakees
As a Coyotes fan, I would be devastated. I want them to stay in Phoenix. But as a Coyotes fan living in Salt Lake, if they have to move, please let them move here.
Quebec City gets cucked again
lol @ Gary Bettman
Honestly, I’m sad for Coyotes fans in Arizona…. And Salt Lake City!?!? Really!?! The NHL needs to do better.
The Salt Lake City (Latter Day) Saints.
I hate how some people are excited for this.
It sucks for those people who did watch and did care for the team. It sucks for them that the coyotes failed to put a better product on for the people in Arizona and they were always run like a complete clown show.
I don’t blame the NHL for wanting to keep them there: a better more well run team would catch on (not dissimilar to Vegas). Phoenix would work with a better run team.
Yotes fans, I’ll pour a cold one for you. You were done dirty by the people running your team.
I don’t really know the numbers for Arizona before the arena stuff started happening….but isnt it one of the best southern areas to put hockey maybe only after florida?
Like theres Canadians retired down there milling about like a plague that slowly crept in when no one was paying attention.
I can’t see many Canadians being in Utah….
Not that theres not american hockey fans its just a little extra boost having dying rich Canadians just laying around in the sun waiting for an ambulance already…….
The worst part of American sports is their willingness to move teams, and the fact that many fans fully support moving teams
Salt Lakers
I can see Gary granting Phoenix an expansion franchise down the road but they’d have to have an area in place before that happens. Moving the Yotes to Salt Lake would be to restore stability in that particular franchise.
At least this article by Kaplan and Wyshynski tells the full story, unlike Seravalli’s clickbait “breaking news, Coyotes are confirmed gone!” posts gunning for easy clicks/interaction.
This is a quick backup plan if the arena deal gets torpedoed. Gutierrez (CEO) openly said they’re looking into the available relocation options as contingency plans in case this arena deal falls through and they can’t make it happen in AZ.
Arena deal is still reportedly looking good, aside from the Scottsdale mayor yelling at the clouds for attention, but we won’t know until it’s done – one way or another.
The one thing that adds credibility to relocating as a viable/beneficial option for the current owner is that, unlike most relocations, this would be a multi-part sale that would pay Meruelo out AND generate a revenue split for other owners once “re-sold” to the new owner – which is why they usually love expansion over relocation. They like getting a payout.
Still, arena deal is in the works, so it’s all just talk right now.
Atlanta fans punching air rn
How long until [the toxic dust](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/climate/salt-lake-city-climate-disaster.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) forces them to move out of Salt Lake?
I wish they would keep the name. The Coyotes have always had good logos and jerseys.
Salt Lake City Soakers
Bummer.