Arizona Coyotes relocating to Utah: NHL board of governors approves sale to Jazz owner

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The deal marks the end of an often tumultuous 28-year run for the organization since being relocated south from Winnipeg in 1996.

The are officially headed to Salt Lake City starting next season, per league sources, after the ’s Board of Governors voted in favor of the sale and relocation of the team’s hockey assets on Thursday. The vote was unanimous. The transaction is more complex than most. It saw the league act as a broker, with Smith Entertainment Group buying the Coyotes’ hockey-related assets for $1.

” Advertisement The arrival of the NHL in Salt Lake City fulfills the vision of Ryan Smith, the billionaire owner of the ’s Utah Jazz and ’s Real Salt Lake. He began selling Bettman on the merits of Utah back in 2022 and formally invited the league to open an expansion process on Jan. 24, saying that he was ready to host a team out of Delta Center as soon as the 2024-25 season. Smith instead bought Arizona’s hockey-related assets.

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