Group looking to bring back pro hockey to Phoenix adds board members
From left, Andrea Doan, Thomas Galvin and Lindsey Fry stand at the podium during a news conference for the new Advisory Panel on Pro Hockey in Arizona at Ice Den Scottsdale.The group has named new board members.
(Independent Newsmedia/Mark Carlisle)
The group looking to bring back an NHL team to the Phoenix area is bolstering the board tasked with the undertaking.
The Advisory Panel on Pro Hockey in Arizona brought together a group of local business and political leaders in an effort to either land an expansion franchise or lure a team to the Valley following the loss of the Arizona Coyotes two years ago.
“Arizona is a hockey state, and it is evident by the outpouring of support from business leaders and community members that the public is passionate about the return of pro-hockey to Arizona,” said Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Thomas Galvin in a press release. “With the support of Andrea Doan and community leaders who understand the economic importance of professional sports and nuances of building a successful NHL franchise in the state, I am confident we will be able to bring the right people together to make this a reality.”
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Group looking to bring back pro hockey to Phoenix adds board members
(Independent Newsmedia/Mark Carlisle)
From left, Andrea Doan, Thomas Galvin and Lindsey Fry stand at the podium during a news conference for the new Advisory Panel on Pro Hockey in Arizona at Ice Den Scottsdale.The group has named new board members.
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The group looking to bring back an NHL team to the Phoenix area is bolstering the board tasked with the undertaking.
The Advisory Panel on Pro Hockey in Arizona brought together a group of local business and political leaders in an effort to either land an expansion franchise or lure a team to the Valley following the loss of the Arizona Coyotes two years ago.
“Arizona is a hockey state, and it is evident by the outpouring of support from business leaders and community members that the public is passionate about the return of pro-hockey to Arizona,” said Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Thomas Galvin in a press release. “With the support of Andrea Doan and community leaders who understand the economic importance of professional sports and nuances of building a successful NHL franchise in the state, I am confident we will be able to bring the right people together to make this a reality.”
The panel, chaired by Doan, has as its members:
• Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority
• Danny Seiden, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Jordan Rose, founder of Rose Law Group and Valley attorney on professional sports and sports law
• Taylor Burke, president of Rainy Partners, the parent company of the Ice Den Scottsdale and Ice Den Chandler (the Burke family brought the Coyotes to Arizona in 1996)
• Jerry Bien-Willner, former Mayor of Paradise Valley
• John Giles, former Mayor of Mesa
• Trey Terry, city of Goodyear councilmember
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