After the NHL’s announcement Thursday that the Coyotes are leaving Arizona to relocate to Utah, Coyotes fans are already looking ahead to a new team hopefully coming to the Valley within the next few years.
Kenny McDinley, president of the Arizona High School Hockey Association, said he is confident the NHL will bring a team back to the Valley — whether through expansion or relocation. McDinley said he’s been a loyal Coyotes fan since they moved to Phoenix when he was three, missing few games in the early seasons and attending decked out in a jersey, helmet and glasses.
Between his experience as a fan and heading youth hockey, he believes the NHL won’t give up on the Valley as a hockey market.
