Last month, the Arizona Coyotes finally got around to settling on a new arena plan.
The team announced that they had struck a deal with Arizona State University to build a new dual arena complex near the northwest corner of McClintock and Rio Salado on the current ASU Karstens Golf Course.
The new arena location has decent access, despite being near a freeway pinch point, and is closer to areas with demographics more likely to consume hockey games (college students, middle class families in the East Valley), which means both attendance and interest should rise due to it’s location.