Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo breaks promise he made to his staff
The Arizona Coyotes are no more, at least for the foreseeable future, and after big promises, owner Alex Meruelo has gone back on his word.
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.
Looks like lots of layoffs are coming/happening today.
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 | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||