Report: NHL has plan to move Coyotes to Seattle
By TheScore.com June 16, 2013
According to Hockey Night In Canada, if Glendale, Arizona does not approve the proposed deal that would keep the Coyotes in Phoenix, another group is in place to purchase the team that relocate them to Seattle in time for the start of the 2013-14 NHL season. This same plan prevented the Vancouver Canucks from moving their AHL team to Seattle as the Canucks were told that there was another plan for the building's use. Seattle would need to build a new arena as KeyArena does not have the capcity to support an NHL team long-term. There was almost a new arena built when a group was set to purchase the NBA's Sacramento Kings but that deal ended up falling through.
The Coyotes have been in Phoenix since 1996 when the Winnipeg Jets moved their team to the United States. Their best season as a franchise was in 2011-12 when they went to the Western Coference Finals but were defeated by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.
By TheScore.com June 16, 2013
According to Hockey Night In Canada, if Glendale, Arizona does not approve the proposed deal that would keep the Coyotes in Phoenix, another group is in place to purchase the team that relocate them to Seattle in time for the start of the 2013-14 NHL season. This same plan prevented the Vancouver Canucks from moving their AHL team to Seattle as the Canucks were told that there was another plan for the building's use. Seattle would need to build a new arena as KeyArena does not have the capcity to support an NHL team long-term. There was almost a new arena built when a group was set to purchase the NBA's Sacramento Kings but that deal ended up falling through.
The Coyotes have been in Phoenix since 1996 when the Winnipeg Jets moved their team to the United States. Their best season as a franchise was in 2011-12 when they went to the Western Coference Finals but were defeated by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.
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