After years of attempting to get the Arizona Coyotes a brand new arena, the team just couldn't hold on, with owner Alex Meruelo finally selling the team to now become the Utah Hockey Club (name impending). He hasn't given up on his dream of hockey in the desert however, as there is reportedly a clause in the sale that would allow Meruelo and the Coyotes to return to the NHL if they can find a brand new arena in the next five years.
One thing that the team didn't follow through on however was their current employee group, as a majority of them were officially fired on Thursday.
It makes sense that the Coyotes wouldn't keep their employees around while they don't have a team, but they've come under major criticism for the severance package that they reportedly received.
Ultimately it was a move that had to be made after the sale, and hopefully the team can bring back these employees if they return to the NHL, but for now, things aren't looking good in Arizona.
Source: House of Hockey
Arizona Coyotes officially fire most of their remaining employees
POLL | ||
JUIN 13 | 316 ANSWERS Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo breaks promise he made to his staff Will the Arizona Coyotes return to the NHL under Alex Meruelo? | ||
Yes | 58 | 18.4 % |
No | 258 | 81.6 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Conor Garland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nick Schmaltz | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jake Debrusk | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Alex Newhook | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jayden Struble | 1 | - | 1 | |
Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
Logan Cooley | - | 1 | 1 | |
Christian Dvorak | - | 1 | 1 | |
Barrett Hayton | - | 1 | 1 | |
Quinn Hughes | - | 1 | 1 | |
Clayton Keller | - | 1 | 1 | |
David Savard | - | 1 | 1 | |
Pius Suter | - | 1 | 1 | |
Arber Xhekaj | - | 1 | 1 | |
Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
Joel Armia | - | - | - | |
Arshdeep Bains | - | - | - | |
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STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |