Ice hockey in the desert? It may not make sense, but even Phoenicians are crazy about ice hockey. In fact, the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes 480/563-PUCK; www.phoenixcoyotes.com have a state-of-the-art arena in Glendale - northwest of downtown Phoenix. Tickets cost $15 to $225.
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The Phoenix Coyotes, a professional men's ice hockey team is based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Coyotes are the relocated franchise of the former Winnipeg Jets, moving to Phoenix in 1996.
The team began play as the Winnipeg Jets, one of the founding franchises in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Jets were the most successful team in the short-lived WHA, winning three Avco World Trophies, the league's championship trophy, and making the finals five out of the WHA's seven seasons. It then became one of the four teams admitted to the NHL when the rival leagues merged in 1979.
Phoenix-area developer Steve Ellman bought the team in 2001, with Wayne Gretzky as a part-owner and head of hockey operations. The team played their first eight seasons in America West Arena, which was inadequate as a venue for hockey. In 2003, the team opened Glendale Arena (now known as Jobing.com Arena), and moved there in 2003. Simultaneously, the team changed its logo and uniforms, moving from the previous multi-colored kit to a more streamlined look.
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