The Arizona Coyotes organization is rumored to move to Utah, in Salt Lake City, after the season. The team reportedly informed the players in a meeting on Friday night.
Later, the team released the following statement:
According to a new rumor, the first player to leave the ship has been revealed.
The 26-year old defenseman Patrik Koch, who signed a one-year deal with the Coyotes last summer, should leave the team and move to Russia to play in the KHL.
Considering that the relocation of the team involves moving to a new city, it won't be surprising to see some players decide to jump ship.
Stay tuned for further details.
POLL | ||
AVRIL 15 | 242 ANSWERS First Coyotes player set to abandon the team ahead of relocation Do you think more players will leave the Coyotes before the team relocates? | ||
Yes | 171 | 70.7 % |
No | 71 | 29.3 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Patrik Laine | 3 | - | 3 | |
Nick Paul | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Mark Scheifele | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Teuvo Teravainen | - | 3 | 3 | |
Gabriel Vilardi | - | 3 | 3 | |
Kyle Connor | 2 | - | 2 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Macklin Celebrini | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jake Guentzel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Elias Lindholm | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ilya Mikheyev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rickard Rakell | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tyler Toffoli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Michael Bunting | - | 2 | 2 | |
Cole Caufield | - | 2 | 2 | |
Filip Forsberg | - | 2 | 2 | |
Vladislav Gavrikov | - | 2 | 2 | |
Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jack Hughes | - | 2 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 47 | |
Devils | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 45 | |
Capitals | 31 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 44 | |
Wild | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 44 | |
Golden Knights | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 43 | |
Hurricanes | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 41 | |
Maple Leafs | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 40 | |
Kings | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 40 | |
Panthers | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 40 | |
Stars | 30 | 19 | 11 | - | 38 | |
Conference | Cumulative |