Gila River Arena is a sports and entertainment arena at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale, Arizona. “So within that structure, my hope is to have something done by the end of this year. The Arizona Coyotes’ long-awaited announcement of a new arena in Arizona has been even further delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, majority owner Alex Meruelo said in a digital conference call with media on Monday, while a goal is still to announce something by the end of this year.The comments came during the introductory press conference for Xavier A. Gutierrez, the Coyotes’ new president and CEO.“If it wasn’t for what happened with COVID, we’d be so much further ahead.” Meruelo said.
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ASU eventually pulled out of that deal in 2017.“You’re working with cities, you’re working with entities and they all have different timelines,” Meruelo said. I love the city and the East Valley. Getting out to Glendale on weeknights is a nightmare for most people in the Valley of the Sun, while the team hasn't helped with its years of tumult and losing records, including its current seven-season playoff drought.While any relocation bid would still be years off, Houston and Quebec City are among a handful of markets that seem ready and eager for an NHL franchise. So I will listen to what they have to say. “My goal is to have something done by the end of the year.

What I can tell you is this: Xavier has moved down here. We're hoping that circumstances are better, and obviously hope that Mr. Meruelo comes in, and I know he's motivated about the market, so he maybe makes it work. It also serves as a temporary home for the Indoor Football League's A He wants to make it work there, and he's going to try very hard for that to be the case. ".Bettman said the NHL won't set its salary cap for the upcoming season until the league has further discussions with the players' union.The NHL also is considering unspecified rules changes and alterations to its video review policy, but they won't be announced until the league's general managers meet in Vancouver on Thursday ahead of the draft.More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports.© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "I think (Meruelo) is committed to trying to get a new arena in the right location and making it work," Bettman said. “It’s really set us back at least six to nine months. I’m going to look at everything. So I’m guessing the Arizona Coyotes won’t be finding any suckers, excuse me, I mean taxpayers willing to build the team a new arena any time soon.. Bettman says Meruelo shares the NHL's belief that the Coyotes must have a new, centrally located arena to replace the 15-year-old building in suburban Glendale currently known as Gila River Arena. "He is a person of substantial means, and he is very good, if you look at his career, in turning around businesses and making them successful. That’s my goal. "I'd rather not go there, because I'm not going to issue threats," Bettman said. I think this is an extraordinarily positive step for the Coyotes and their fans in Arizona. And I believe that if it wouldn’t have been for this situation, we would have been a lot further down the process.”.Under former CEO Anthony LeBlanc, who is now with the Ottawa Senators, the Coyotes announced plans to partner with Arizona State University and build a shared arena space in the East Valley.
And you ask, ‘Why?’ Well, we’re still right now currently playing in Glendale. When the Arizona Coyotes hired Xavier Gutierrez as the new President/CEO of the team one of the first questions was, “what about a new arena?” So, what is the current Arizona Coyotes arena situation?