A week ago, the Arizona Coyotes finished their season. The next day, the NHL Board of Governors voted to establish a new team in Utah, which would acquire the Coyotes hockey assets. The players had mixed emotions, unsure of their future.
Utah wanted to give them a look at their new home and arranged a series of events.
Suddenly, they could be excited about where they were headed. Utah has 29,000 season-ticket deposits and counting.
“I know what it’s like for them and what they’re feeling when they see you and they see you cheer like that,” general manager Bill Armstrong told the crowd. “You have no idea what that means to us, to be loved.”
NHL.com followed along as the executives, coaches, players, staff and their families visited Utah on Wednesday:
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