Coyotes to stay at Mullett Arena next season, looking at other sites in Arizona

The Arizona Coyotes appear to be staying put for the 2023-24 campaign despite rampant relocation speculation following their failed bid for a new arena in Tempe.

"I don't envision a scenario in which the Coyotes are not playing in Mullett Arena next season," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly wrote in an email to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski.

Coyotes president and CEO Xavier Gutierrez also said the team won't move this offseason.

"We remain committed to Arizona and have already started re-engaging with local officials and sites to solidify a new permanent home in the Valley," Gutierrez said, per PHNX Sports' Craig Morgan.

Tempe residents voted Tuesday against a plan to build a $2.1-billion entertainment district featuring a new arena for the team.

The organization and the NHL both expressed disappointment over the result, with commissioner Gary Bettman saying the league will "review with the Coyotes what the options might be going forward."

The Coyotes moved into Mullett Arena, a 4,600-seat venue shared with Arizona State's collegiate hockey program, this past season and have two years left on that agreement. It's the team's third home arena since moving to Arizona from Winnipeg in 1996.

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