I had no idea the Arizona Coyotes played in the ASU hockey arena.
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They’re trying to get a new arena but…politics. The current setup is actually very cool from a fan perspective.
ASU wrestling hosts meets in there on occasion too.
Yeah, it’s a much more intimate arena for fans but I was thinking just from a money perspective. I assume they’re paying ASU something to use their arena and it only holds 4,600 people (roughly). Not sure how they expect to make ends meet.
Penguins put puck onto their own net. Changes need to be made with this team.
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Coyotes 5-2 Penguins (Jan 22, 2024) Final Score - ESPN
Game summary of the Arizona Coyotes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins NHL game, final score 5-2, from January 22, 2024 on ESPN.
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When they moved to AZ in the late 90s, they moved into America West Arena in Downtown Phoenix where the Suns played. I had season tix back then. The arena was too small for the ice so they had obstructed view seats behind one of the nets. Th upper deck seats couldn’t see the net below because the ice was tucked under the overhang.
Then they moved from there to Glendale where the Cardinals stadium is located. At the time, it was a 30-40 min drive for me without traffic. We gave up the tickets and essentially stopped following them.
There has been ongoing disputes with the team and the city of Glendale and they finally defaulted.
Then they had plans to build a new arena as part of a larger entertainment district in Tempe but the city of Phoenix sued because they said it was too close to the airport on the approach and would jeopardize the airport for future growth.
Now it’s held up in the courts. My guess is it’s more about tax revenue than safety.
Interesting. The airport appears to be hemmed in already - and the runways are already about 2.3 miles long, so they can accomdate pretty much any plane. Is the area around the airport flat or hilly? (Specifically looking at where Highway 143 traverses).
It’s relatively flat but there are a couple of buttes by ASU that the planes fly over. When they tried to put the Cardinals stadium there the FAA said it would be too high and it would be a danger with air traffic.
To be clear, there was a vote that was put to the community and they turned the development of the $2.1B Coyotes Entertainment District down. There was a lot of money pushing against it and it wouldn’t surprise me if it was the city of Phoenix.
Now they are talking about a move to Northeast PHX. Surprise. Surprise. It’s my belief that PHX wanted it and pursued the lawsuit to block Tempe and force another site.
I don’t know. I do know that the NHL wanted them to stay in Arizona but I don’t know if they blocked them from moving.
Always enjoyed the Westgate area for convenience when attending games as you can park and walk to restaurants/bars then to the game. Same thing with Fiesta Bowl and Cardinal’s games at Cardinals stadium or whatever the new name is.
Definitely has the cheapest NFL tickets.
Definitely has the cheapest NFL tickets.
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Yes. I was saying it’s a “surprise” that Phoenix is now in the mix for the site. They are looking at Northeast Phoenix by 101 and 64th St.
