After weeks of speculation, NHL in Utah is going full steam ahead, with the former Arizona Coyotes team and staff heading to Salt Lake City today to take in their new home and meet the fans. Unsurprisingly given the demand for season tickets, the reception they received was fantastic, with the city buzzing ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Now that they are free of Arizona, more details are emerging of the struggles the front office had there, with Head Coach Andre Tourigny making a pointed statement on Wednesday, as revealed by Insider Frank Seravalli;
Sure, it may be an answer purely to get the new crowd on his side, but given what we know about Alex Meruelo and how hard he was to deal with for some in Arizona, it's safe to say that Tourigny is excited about the prospects of a future in Salt Lake City.
POLL | ||
AVRIL 25 | 184 ANSWERS Andre Tourigny humiliates Alex Meruelo and the Coyotes in interview Will the new team in Utah make the playoffs in their first season? | ||
Yes | 55 | 29.9 % |
No | 129 | 70.1 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Anders Lee | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Chandler Stephenson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Connor McMichael | - | 3 | 3 | |
Dylan Cozens | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ryan Donato | 2 | - | 2 | |
Adam Fantilli | 2 | - | 2 | |
Simon Holmstom | 2 | - | 2 | |
Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
Travis Konecny | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jared Spurgeon | 2 | - | 2 | |
Tom Wilson | 2 | - | 2 | |
Shane Wright | 2 | - | 2 | |
Oliver Bjorkstrand | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Conor Garland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dougie Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nico Hischier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Klim Kostin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
Conference | Cumulative |