Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo and Gary Bettman outline steps for Arizona's next NHL team

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The Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman took to the mic to be peppered with questions over the team’s sudden move to Salt Lake City and what will happen next for fans. FOX 10's Lauren Clark has the story.

The Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman took to the mic today to answer questions over the team’s sudden move to Salt Lake City and what will happen next for fans.Based on the answers, the billion-dollar-plan has been in place for just a few weeks.We were told that owner Alex Meruelo was first approached about it on March 6 and reportedly said no. With the ink just drying on the paperwork now, he claimed they couldn’t address fans until the deal was done.

After a proposed stadium plan failed with voters in Tempe and plans for building elsewhere kicked their stadium dreams years down the road, Bettman said playing longer in Mullett was unacceptable."It’s not fair to the players of the Coyotes. It’s not fair to the players on the other teams that come in. It’s not a major league facility and the prospect of playing playoff games there, or a Stanley Cup final, it just didn’t work.

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