The NHL's board of governors officially approved the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Salt Lake City in time for next season on Thursday.
The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL board of governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion US sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, clearing the way for the franchise's move to Utah next season.The NHL's board of governors officially approved the Arizona Coyotes' relocation to Salt Lake City in time for next season on Thursday. The NHL board of governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.
Meruelo also retains ownership of the Tucson Roadrunners, the franchise's AHL affiliate, and hopes to move them to Mullett Arena, the Coyotes' temporary home shared with Arizona State University the past two seasons. He plans to pay back the $1 billion once an expansion team is approved. Meruelo had been adamant about not wanting to sell the team despite receiving numerous offers since buying the team in 2019. When an auction for the land in north Phoenix got pushed back to June, the Coyotes had no guarantee a deal for a new arena would go through.
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