The Arizona Coyotes announced plans to construct a new, 16,000-plus seat NHL arena within the district along Tempe Town Lake on Monday. I still hope and I plan, with Xavier’s help — Xavier is very good at this — we’d like to get something announced by the end of the year.“We’re working very hard. Now, Glendale has expressed a tremendous amount of interest in us staying there. That’s my goal. I love the city and the East Valley. I’m not going to go anywhere and we’re committed to Arizona. from Stanford.“Clearly, this is home. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images),Coyotes name Xavier A. Gutierrez 1st Latino president, CEO in NHL history,Coyotes CEO, president Ahron Cohen no longer with team,Arizona Coyotes to return for voluntary small-group workouts,Wilner: Pac-12 football may kick off in 2020 despite previous postponement,Cardinals sign 15-year vet kicker Mike Nugent to practice squad,Arizona Cardinals place S Jalen Thompson on IR, sign Curtis Riley,Sign up for the Arizona Sports Insider email.

ASU eventually pulled out of that deal in 2017.“You’re working with cities, you’re working with entities and they all have different timelines,” Meruelo said.

Arena Situation for Arizona Coyotes With New CEO. The Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League have been the arena's primary tenant since it opened on December 26, 2003. “My goal is to have something done by the end of the year. It’s impossible to leave tomorrow, so I have to be there probably a couple more years. ".Bettman says Meruelo shares the NHL's belief that the Coyotes must have a new, centrally located arena to replace the 15-year-old building in suburban Glendale currently known as Gila River Arena.The Coyotes were 29th in attendance in the 31-team league last season, averaging 13,989 fans per game despite icing their most competitive team in several years. The Coyotes currently play in Gila River Arena, which is owned by the City of Glendale and managed by A.E.G., an arena management firm. They bought a beautiful house.

My son lives here. ".Bettman said the NHL won't set its salary cap for the upcoming season until the league has further discussions with the players' union.The NHL also is considering unspecified rules changes and alterations to its video review policy, but they won't be announced until the league's general managers meet in Vancouver on Thursday ahead of the draft.More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports.© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Meruelo was approved as the new majority owner of the Arizona Coyotes during the NHL's Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman also reaffirmed the league's belief that the Coyotes need a downtown arena for the long-troubled franchise to have a future in Phoenix.Andrew Barroway's sale of a majority stake in the Coyotes to Meruelo won't be closed until July, but the billionaire entrepreneur is approved to take charge of a team that has had several majority owners in the past two decades, including the NHL itself. I’m obviously going to take the lead on this. "I think there's a hope that he can crack that code," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said. What I can tell you is this: Xavier has moved down here. But everything’s on the table in terms of what makes sense for our team, for our fans and for this community,” Gutierrez said. The Arizona Coyotes’ long-awaited announcement of a new arena in Arizona has been even further delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, majority owner Alex Meruelo said in a digital conference call with media on Monday, while a goal is still to announce something by the end of this year.The comments came during the introductory press conference for Xavier A. Gutierrez, the Coyotes’ new president and CEO.“If it wasn’t for what happened with COVID, we’d be so much further ahead.” Meruelo said. “Clearly, there’s been conversations pre-dating me about what is the best option.

They never seem to hit it at the right time. Obviously, the club is not viable long-term in Glendale, but hopefully we don't get to that point. But clearly, Mr. Meruelo also has his perspective that we would like to pursue a solution that’s long-term, that’s financially stable and that makes sense for our team, for our players, for our fans and for this entire community.”.The Coyotes currently play in Gila River Arena, which is owned by the City of Glendale and managed by A.E.G., an arena management firm. But we’ve also gotten a couple offers from the East Valley, which are extremely attractive.”.Meruelo reaffirmed his commitment to keeping the team in Arizona.Gutierrez’s background is that of a business executive and investor, and he has an undergraduate degree from Harvard with a J.D. I love Phoenix.”,Coyotes’ Meruelo hopes to announce arena plans this year, despite virus,Fans line up outside of Gila River Arena before the NHL game between the Arizona Coyotes and the Winnipeg Jets on October 9, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. "I think (Meruelo) is committed to trying to get a new arena in the right location and making it work," Bettman said.