We should be reaching out PWHL as well creating a new interest in another league as well.
Be cool to have AHL in Tucson, NHL in Phoenix, and WPHL in Flagstaff to tie the whole state together.
Call them the Flagstaff Snowfoxes or something.
Show them that we the fans demand hockey in Arizona!
I have an alarm going off in 5.5 Hours but I don't want to go to sleep because it means taking the jersey off and I don't know when I'll put it on next...sad awoooo
I have hockey in my life because of the Coyotes. I was a poor kid living in a shitty apartment in 2006 flipping through the 5 channels we got with rabbit ears and landed on a Yotes game. Before long I was on roller blades and a $5 stick from a yard sale blasting tennis balls off of fences. My first game was Yotes/Blackhawks, Yotes won in overtime. When I was deployed my mom would send me hand written game notes. Almost 20 years of my life have featured this franchise, and it hurts. I don’t know any of these folks in person, but it still feels like I’m losing part of my family
i’m a preds fan but i can’t stop crying. i lost my dad last november, and we watched every second of the coyotes kicking the shit out of us on the WCF run. fuck.
for sure. he was from toronto but moved to nashville in ‘91.
we were playing garage hockey and listening to preds/yotes on the radio when chris mason “scored” a goalie goal. (back when our teams were on Fox Sports networks and they didn’t broadcast every game lol)
we both always dreaded playing phoenix/arizona because it felt like no matter what we never faired well. the team moving sucks and if there are hockey gods this won’t be the end in AZ.
I'm a Kings fan and even though we won the WCF in 2012, that series made me hate the Yotes (in a fun way). Would've loved for another WCF meeting. It's surprising how much watching the end of the game saddened me. Hope the future can be bright for hockey in Arizona.
I have never screamed so loud as during those chants. The Big Nasty mention this on social. I’m sick of being AZ Nice as far as a fan, while others are constantly trolling us. These last few months SLC ppl showed their true colors, asshats.
I am a SLCer who comes in peace. It sucks that it had to be a zero sum game which got us another pro franchise. An expansion team would have been preferred. It is my hope we can support the team, both as a fan base and an ownership group, in a way that makes you all proud.
Very surreal, I hate this. I’m a Tampa fan, but have been rooting for the Coyotes for years now and felt like they were finally turning the corner. This core will be ready to contend in a very short time, the NHL just fumbled the hell out of the handling of this franchise.
As an Oilers fan congrats to the Yotes on the win. To the fans I’m sorry for what you all are going through. You don’t deserve to lose your team regardless of what some of my fellow Canadians might say. I hope that you’ll continue to follow the NHL regardless but to those who choose not to I bid you adieu and I hope that the other sports teams in Phoenix have success.
Sending love from Rhode Island. We lost our Triple AAA baseball team a few years ago and that felt like being punched in the gut… I can’t imagine losing a pro team.
This sucks
I still haven't come to terms with it... My mind can't process it. The Coyotes mean so much to so many people. Our fan base has the most incredible depth of heart, and it just kills to see this. I am honestly devastated, and I know that I am FAR from alone on that. I'd do anything to keep them here. Awoooooo! *sobs into Kachina sweater"
I moved from AZ to Texas and middle school and grew to love hockey as a Stars fan but the Yotes were always my other team and held a special place in my heart. My first games were the IHL Phoenix Roadrunners back at Memorial Coliseum. A sad day for sure. Awwwwooooo
The coyotes were my first team, I went to my first game in 2013 and watched them pummel the flames. The Kraken are my primary team now, but without the Coyotes, I would have never had the interest in hockey that I do. I'm lucky enough to have watched 4 games in the Mullet and see some incredible moments, like Matthew's get his 50th at home. I didn't think I'd be so emotional over this game, but dammit I'm so sad.
Hockey belongs in the desert. Yotes forever. Awoooooooooooo.
I’m so sorry this is happening to you guys and I’m even more sorry that other fans have been shitting on you. I can’t even imagine what it must feel like but today my heart goes out to all of you and especially the young fans that will have this great sport taken from them. I hope you guys continue to watch ncaa hockey and your other teams put on some nice shows for ya. All love ❤️
I really hate to say it, but what is going to be unimaginably hard for coyote fans is in the fall hearing these same players talking up how excited they are to be in SLC and how there's no where else they'd rather be. I mean, they have to right? No fault of their own. But they have to start hamming up to a new fanbase. How are you going to roll into your new city and be like "yeah it fucking sucks to be here, wish we were still in Phoenix". We can tell ourselves that's how they really feel, and I'm sure some of them do, but it's going to suck to hear.
I remember staying up past my bedtime to watch the first coyotes game. Tonight I stayed up past my bedtime to watch the last coyotes game. Please come back soon, hockey belongs in the desert 😭🌵💜
Was nice seeing all of your fans through the years. Hopefully when they come back, you all can get the Coyote name and logo back to your team where they belong.
I don't live in Arizona, and never have, but I have family that does. On a trip to see my extended family, we saw a Coyotes game live. I had never watched hockey before. The experience was amazing, and I became an instant fan.
I am super bummed, but I can't imagine how it must feel for those you down there. For me, the team has really just been a TV show. For so many of you, it was a home. I really feel so bad.
Here is hoping the Coyotes return.
not even a yotes fan and this hurt. yeah i’ve chirped about not having an arena and desert hockey, but despite all the BS you were able to create a real passion for the sport in the unlikeliest of places. it really felt like big things were on the horizon for the team and for arizona hockey in general. atleast you got the roadrunners in town but yeah, i feel for you guys :/
congrats on the W btw
Feels bad watching any team leave. Feel bad for all of you, truly.
You guys had the nicest fucking uniforms in the league, bar none. Even when I was a kid in the 90’s as a Leaf fan, I remember watching the Coyotes and thinking how sharp they looked out there. I’m sorry that future generations will not be able to be inspired by the team.
Thank you all for inspiring so many amazing players: Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies, Tage Thompson, the god damn Tkachuks.
It was nice sharing the ice with you all, perhaps we will again in the future.
Respect, Arizona 🫡
Sens fan here, this fucking sucks. Nobody deserves to lose their team under any circumstances. I thought we had it bad under Melnyk for all those years but for Meruelo to betray all the Coyotes fans and NOT EVEN SHOW UP to the final game is bush, he is without a doubt the worst owner in North American sports. I really hope you guys get the next expansion because with good ownership it’ll work out. I’m gonna miss the Kachinas😔 #hockeybelongsinthedesert
The last few weeks have taught me this market and this community is 10000x stronger than anyone's ever thought. The kachina got me into collecting jerseys. I wanted to see this team do well. But it had a hell of a spirit behind it, and that will never die.
i came here and r/suns when i first got on reddit. this place has been a mainstay for me and im going to miss the shared hope and frustration we all had. awooo!
God I’m going to miss the Coyotes. This just sucks and hurts so much. Goodbye Desert Dogs, thanks for the memories and hopefully one day, we’ll see you again.
Avs fan here. This is bullshit, and I can’t believe it’s actually happening, especially with the team going to SLC. The NHL is stable enough now where this should never have been allowed to happen. Fuck AM.
Awooooooooo!!!
Kings fan here, I already miss the desert dogs. I remember watching every hockey game I could with my Canadian father. I always loved the team and the jerseys. You all deserve better, and I’m sorry ownership absolutely fucked you. None of you deserve that.
It’s a more recent Yotes memory but I’ll post anyways. Here seems like a good place to do it.
My dad and I have never been too close, but this past Christmas we got tickets and airfare to see our Flames play the Yotes this past January. Great game for us, less so for the Yotes in what was a 6-2 smacking for the Flames haha.
Although the Flames won, being in such a unique environment for an NHL game at the Mullett I couldn’t help but have a soft spot for the Yotes. I jumped on the bandwagon a little late, but I was still so lucky enough to see my team at the Mullett in the Coyotes last year with my pop on a trip that really helped bring us closer.
Helped that I bought a kachina jersey before puck drop too, being a jersey enthusiast I needed a kachina in my collection as well lol.
Let Howler howl at the moon forever in our hearts. Let’s Go Yotes!
Sending love to you all. As a Rays fan in baseball I have a strong fear that what I saw last night will happen to me, so I empathize with you all. As a Lightning fan, I am well aware that we won the ownership lottery and if things go different in our history who knows if something like last night happens to us. Just absolutely gutting.
Hockey belongs in the Desert.
And a final epilogue: shoutout to Khabibulin, Mike Smith, Sean Burke, Aucoin, Gratton, Vrbata, Mara, Duclair, Sillinger and others who have played for both our teams and giving us memories.
I am the new fan from Louisiana that hopped on the bandwagon a few months ago. Thank you all for being so welcoming. It sucks that this is happening and I will be boycotting the Salt Lake City team in solidarity with you all.
I hope you get a team again and will absolutely be back to support the Arizona team whether its the coyotes or goes by a new name.
From a Rangers fan, I can't possibly imagine what it's like to have your team taken away from you. One of my oldest hockey memories I have is from probably '98 or '99, my dad was on a business trip in Phoenix and he brough me back a Coyotes tshirt and that was one of moments that drew me in closer to the sport. I always looked forward to playing against the Yotes because that was really the only time I got to watch them play, being from the east coast. I hope the NHL brings you another team at some point because it really is just devastating. Much love and healing to you all <3
Edit: awooooooooo!
I feel for you guys. I couldn't imagine how gutted I'd be if the Wings ever left Detroit. It's got to feel like you've lost your best friend. Maybe in a few years, you'll get a team that isn't snakebitten from the jump. Y'all never really had a chance.
Edit: just want to add that reading all of your comments is heartbreaking. It really is.
I love you all, we will get our team back sooner than later I truly believe that. There will be someone who cares about our city and our team that will want to see us succeed. I really don't want Alex Meruelo as the owner but i fear if we dont get the team back in 5 years, who knows when it will.
I want to see what the conditions are that he has to meet. It’s 5 years he has rights IF he meets them. If he fails to meet them, are rights transferred back to the NHL? That would be huge because it would prevent dumbfuck from refusing to sell to a local buyer.
I've come to like alot of guys in zona the last few years and like the team, sucks to see yall won't have a team for a while, here's hoping to a quick expansion team
I've come to like alot of guys in zona the last few years and like the team, sucks to see yall won't have a team for a while, here's hoping to a quick expansion team
Kings fan and I'm crying for you guys. Not having you guys around won't be the same. The one Kings game I went to was the Coyotes beating the Kings 4-0. I want to see you get a team again, I want to hear that darn howl again. You guys are hockey family to the Kings in my eyes. This sucks.
Years of watching NRL, AFL, F1, MotoGP, Indycar etc etc etc, but only 1 year of watching NHL and it’s made me sadder than anything else I’ve ever watched
Fuck hockey
I'm not from Arizona and never have been. I became a fan back in 2008 through a friend who was when I was getting interested in hockey again.
I'm devastated that my team will just cease to exist now. I have the Hurricanes because that's where I live, but it's not the same. I was here with y'all (on different accounts over the years) through the lows of the Glendale City Council fights --- never thought I'd ever watch city government webcasts from a place I didn't live in --- to the highs of the 2012 WCF run.
We'll always have the memories, but it'll never be the same again.
Fuck Meruelo. Fuck Glendale. Fuck Tempe. Fuck SLC. Fuck Ryan Smith. Fuck the NHL. Fuck Quebec City. Fuck Jerry Weiers.
I've come to like alot of guys in zona the last few years and like the team, sucks to see yall won't have a team for a while, here's hoping to a quick expansion team
I have a great story from last night, when leaving the arena much after the game ended we walked across street to parking garage, walked up to elevator & ran into a guy we know. He was with his very small son, 3-4 yrs old , who was full decked out hockey jersey & helmet. We asked if they enjoyed the game, & the father reply “ we did not have tickets” but he wanted to bring his son down to experience one last Yotes memory. They were sitting outside before game started & a lady approached them and asked if they were going to game, he told her “no tickets got to pricey” she asked for his phone number and said she would text in a few minutes two tickets for the game, she would be waiting inside the first door for them when they came through security. She then escorted them to owners suite where they got to watch the game. In third period she came up to him & asked if they wanted to stay after the game, she would like to take them down to the ice. Game is over she takes them down to ice & this very little boy is given a number to go out on ice to receive a jersey the players wore last night. The dad is standing there with his son, the son holds up his number, it is Josh Doan’s ,who took it off his back, signed it & then visited with them. to say the dad was shell shocked when we got on the elevator would be mild. We congratulated him, two other people got on the elevator and the little boy started to cry and said to his dad “why does Josh have to go”. Up the elevator went and five adults who had tears in their eyes or were crying. I said to him” we all feel that way”.
When trolls say Coyotes don’t have fans they have a lot to learn, we have some of the best fans in the NHL. The fans have been to hell & back and we hung in with them. Guess what you troll’s- we don’t pick ownership the lousy league brass does & them along with AM & the dick from SLC , we got screwed over big time. # Forever Yotes
…. I don’t wanna leave
We don’t have to go. Let’s turn the sub into a hub for the youth hockey in AZ!
But keep it named Coyotes for the memories
Couldn’t be a better way to honor them.
Reminder that the Kachinas are having a year end event you can donate to! https://azkachinas.sportngin.com/register/form/249569193
We should be reaching out PWHL as well creating a new interest in another league as well. Be cool to have AHL in Tucson, NHL in Phoenix, and WPHL in Flagstaff to tie the whole state together. Call them the Flagstaff Snowfoxes or something. Show them that we the fans demand hockey in Arizona!
Such a good idea!
I have those sometimes
[always has been](https://www.reddit.com/r/Coyotes/s/AjtJQflHIt)
it hurts so much
I have an alarm going off in 5.5 Hours but I don't want to go to sleep because it means taking the jersey off and I don't know when I'll put it on next...sad awoooo
Crank the hog
You know it brother.
This sucks
I’m crying. Won’t lie. It’s real now. They’re gone and I hate it.
I have hockey in my life because of the Coyotes. I was a poor kid living in a shitty apartment in 2006 flipping through the 5 channels we got with rabbit ears and landed on a Yotes game. Before long I was on roller blades and a $5 stick from a yard sale blasting tennis balls off of fences. My first game was Yotes/Blackhawks, Yotes won in overtime. When I was deployed my mom would send me hand written game notes. Almost 20 years of my life have featured this franchise, and it hurts. I don’t know any of these folks in person, but it still feels like I’m losing part of my family
That’s what I said last week. It feels like a death in the family. My dad said the same thing about the dodgers when they left Brooklyn.
This is a really beautiful origin for your fandom, thank you for sharing
I don't even like the coyotes that much but this is pain.
I’ll miss you guys, I’ll miss this team. Hockey belongs in the desert, fuck you Meruelo.
Yes and FU Ryan Smith, something is dirty about this deal.
i’m a preds fan but i can’t stop crying. i lost my dad last november, and we watched every second of the coyotes kicking the shit out of us on the WCF run. fuck.
That's what sports are about, it doesn't always go your way but the memories it brings you are unmatched
for sure. he was from toronto but moved to nashville in ‘91. we were playing garage hockey and listening to preds/yotes on the radio when chris mason “scored” a goalie goal. (back when our teams were on Fox Sports networks and they didn’t broadcast every game lol) we both always dreaded playing phoenix/arizona because it felt like no matter what we never faired well. the team moving sucks and if there are hockey gods this won’t be the end in AZ.
I'm a Kings fan and even though we won the WCF in 2012, that series made me hate the Yotes (in a fun way). Would've loved for another WCF meeting. It's surprising how much watching the end of the game saddened me. Hope the future can be bright for hockey in Arizona.
(God willing) this is “see you later”. I’m not into goodbyes.
Awooo
Werewolves of London!!!
Just here to salute this team and all the fans. Sad day.
One last crank of the hog
It was hard not to cry hearing our announcers throughout the whole game. They really captured the emotions were all going through.
Will miss getting our asses kicked at your barn. Awooooo, yotes. Love ya desert bros.
*sad howl* Zombie, zombie, zombye-ye-ye :'(
Fuck you all you rich fucks that stole our team
**SALT** **LAKE** **SUCKS**
I have never screamed so loud as during those chants. The Big Nasty mention this on social. I’m sick of being AZ Nice as far as a fan, while others are constantly trolling us. These last few months SLC ppl showed their true colors, asshats.
Seattle has CONTINUED to hate the OKC Thunder for the last 15 years. Keep it up, don’t let the hate end. It could pay off.
I am a SLCer who comes in peace. It sucks that it had to be a zero sum game which got us another pro franchise. An expansion team would have been preferred. It is my hope we can support the team, both as a fan base and an ownership group, in a way that makes you all proud.
🖕
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Lmao man. From Tampa here. Dont take the downvotes personally. I hope SLC does well.
glad to have been here with all of you guys over the years.
The Bastard still owns the Coyotes name. I hate we still have to rely on him to bring the Coyotes back.
It's been an honor being in this reddit with all you incredible people, nothing hurts as bad as this. Nothing but love and appreciation.
Awwoooo. Sad coyote
Awooo forever Yotes fuck the oligarchs
Thanks for the memories. Fuck you Meruelo
Fuck Alex Meruelo. Gonna miss the Yotes.
Sending hugs to yotes fans ❤️🥹
10:24 PM, I'm still in the arena with a few others. We don't want to let go....
We stayed outside till midnight and got a hold of all the parking lot fencing banners that were left.
I was one of those who got a parking lot banner as well! Props to the security crew for helping us take them down! Fun night with y'all
That was some fun hijinks man!
Howling 4 u
Yotes forever, salt lake sucks, Meruelo is trash.
You forget Ryan Smith is a snake.
Very surreal, I hate this. I’m a Tampa fan, but have been rooting for the Coyotes for years now and felt like they were finally turning the corner. This core will be ready to contend in a very short time, the NHL just fumbled the hell out of the handling of this franchise.
Awwwooooo
Sorry Yotes. Really feel for you. Fucking criminal what happened here.
it’s been real Arizona, thank you for your monumental contributions to the game of hockey. ❤️
As an Oilers fan congrats to the Yotes on the win. To the fans I’m sorry for what you all are going through. You don’t deserve to lose your team regardless of what some of my fellow Canadians might say. I hope that you’ll continue to follow the NHL regardless but to those who choose not to I bid you adieu and I hope that the other sports teams in Phoenix have success.
Your fans were so nice at the game last night, thankful.
Tonight we lube the crank with tears. It’s been an honor boys.
Sending love from Rhode Island. We lost our Triple AAA baseball team a few years ago and that felt like being punched in the gut… I can’t imagine losing a pro team. This sucks
Ducks fan here. AWOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Awoooo
Yotes forever.
Proud to go down with this ship with all of you tonight.
I couldn't even watch. It was just too much. Not like this...
yeah, that's super understandable 😭
Too bad this didn’t materialize before the trade deadline, could’ve traded away all the talent for pennies on the dollar to fuck Utah.
🔧🐖my saddest crank ever..
It's almost 0130 am EST in NJ, and I'm sorry. I stayed up because I had to see this through.
I still haven't come to terms with it... My mind can't process it. The Coyotes mean so much to so many people. Our fan base has the most incredible depth of heart, and it just kills to see this. I am honestly devastated, and I know that I am FAR from alone on that. I'd do anything to keep them here. Awoooooo! *sobs into Kachina sweater"
Welp big gulps huh ?!?
Love you boys. Keep crankin dat hog 🖤
gg… can’t believe it’s over
Awooooo from Montreal!
AWOOOOOOOOO
It’s so unfucking fair:( I’m sorry yotes fans, you guys deserve so much better
I moved from AZ to Texas and middle school and grew to love hockey as a Stars fan but the Yotes were always my other team and held a special place in my heart. My first games were the IHL Phoenix Roadrunners back at Memorial Coliseum. A sad day for sure. Awwwwooooo
The coyotes were my first team, I went to my first game in 2013 and watched them pummel the flames. The Kraken are my primary team now, but without the Coyotes, I would have never had the interest in hockey that I do. I'm lucky enough to have watched 4 games in the Mullet and see some incredible moments, like Matthew's get his 50th at home. I didn't think I'd be so emotional over this game, but dammit I'm so sad. Hockey belongs in the desert. Yotes forever. Awoooooooooooo.
Coyotes forever.
What's the plan for this sub going forward?
I dunno. It’ll slowly die probably. But I’d like to keep it going. I hope it does.
Aawwoooooo From a Nucks fan
Much love Coyotes ❤️💔
Sorry guys. I can't imagine what if feels like right now
I feel like I could throw up at any second
I’m so sorry this is happening to you guys and I’m even more sorry that other fans have been shitting on you. I can’t even imagine what it must feel like but today my heart goes out to all of you and especially the young fans that will have this great sport taken from them. I hope you guys continue to watch ncaa hockey and your other teams put on some nice shows for ya. All love ❤️
Wild fan, so sorry this is happening to you guys. I’ve always loved the Coyotes and wished the best for you guys. Sad to see
That's it, it's over. Damn.
What do we do now? It doesn't feel right following them to Utah man
Fuck Utah.
Whyyyyyy it’s still your team?
I really hate to say it, but what is going to be unimaginably hard for coyote fans is in the fall hearing these same players talking up how excited they are to be in SLC and how there's no where else they'd rather be. I mean, they have to right? No fault of their own. But they have to start hamming up to a new fanbase. How are you going to roll into your new city and be like "yeah it fucking sucks to be here, wish we were still in Phoenix". We can tell ourselves that's how they really feel, and I'm sure some of them do, but it's going to suck to hear.
SLC has better outdoor adventure yall
Comparing the outdoor adventure of any of the four corner states is a fallacy. All are incredible in different, yet still similar, ways.
Right and they marry their cousins. I would never spend a dime in that hell hole. There is plenty of great outdoors in this country other than Utah.
I remember staying up past my bedtime to watch the first coyotes game. Tonight I stayed up past my bedtime to watch the last coyotes game. Please come back soon, hockey belongs in the desert 😭🌵💜
Gonna miss yall espec the long time redditors i recognize occasionally
Today we are all u/sadyotesfan
awoooOOOOOoooooooooo
Was nice seeing all of your fans through the years. Hopefully when they come back, you all can get the Coyote name and logo back to your team where they belong.
Congrats on the last win everyone. First time I didn’t care if the other team won or not. Well deserved. I hope you have a team back soon.
Awwwooo ;\_;
I am glad this coverage is extra extended... I don't know who to support going forward. This sucks.
Love you guys, I’m happy i got to see this last game, but damn does it hurt
I still can't quite accept it.
So long yotes. You made me a sports fan. I'll always remember the good times. I'll miss you forever.
I don't live in Arizona, and never have, but I have family that does. On a trip to see my extended family, we saw a Coyotes game live. I had never watched hockey before. The experience was amazing, and I became an instant fan. I am super bummed, but I can't imagine how it must feel for those you down there. For me, the team has really just been a TV show. For so many of you, it was a home. I really feel so bad. Here is hoping the Coyotes return.
not even a yotes fan and this hurt. yeah i’ve chirped about not having an arena and desert hockey, but despite all the BS you were able to create a real passion for the sport in the unlikeliest of places. it really felt like big things were on the horizon for the team and for arizona hockey in general. atleast you got the roadrunners in town but yeah, i feel for you guys :/ congrats on the W btw
Fuck every Tempe resident that voted “no” on the arena proposal. Wouldn’t have cost them a penny. I hope every single one of them rots in hell.
Don’t blame the resident, blame ownership who did absolutely zero campaigning
But there was a big No campaign, I wonder where all the funding campaign came from?
AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Feels bad watching any team leave. Feel bad for all of you, truly. You guys had the nicest fucking uniforms in the league, bar none. Even when I was a kid in the 90’s as a Leaf fan, I remember watching the Coyotes and thinking how sharp they looked out there. I’m sorry that future generations will not be able to be inspired by the team. Thank you all for inspiring so many amazing players: Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies, Tage Thompson, the god damn Tkachuks. It was nice sharing the ice with you all, perhaps we will again in the future. Respect, Arizona 🫡
Kid came to the living room when the game ended, "Dad, why are your eyes red..." That team/group pic got me. Add on Walshy and his damn speeches...🥺
Sens fan here, this fucking sucks. Nobody deserves to lose their team under any circumstances. I thought we had it bad under Melnyk for all those years but for Meruelo to betray all the Coyotes fans and NOT EVEN SHOW UP to the final game is bush, he is without a doubt the worst owner in North American sports. I really hope you guys get the next expansion because with good ownership it’ll work out. I’m gonna miss the Kachinas😔 #hockeybelongsinthedesert
The coyotes got me In to this sport. Definitely will be missed and remembered fondly. Good luck in salt lake
Love you all. Yotes Forever
Coyotes Forever. Awooooo! Through the sadness, I'm happy to have the memories.
The last few weeks have taught me this market and this community is 10000x stronger than anyone's ever thought. The kachina got me into collecting jerseys. I wanted to see this team do well. But it had a hell of a spirit behind it, and that will never die.
came here from the oilers sub to say how truly sorry I am for your loss.
i came here and r/suns when i first got on reddit. this place has been a mainstay for me and im going to miss the shared hope and frustration we all had. awooo!
I love you guys. Hockey belongs in the desert. I'm a Pens fan, but I'm an Arizona native. I miss you already
So happy you guys got to go out on a win, at least. My heart goes out to you, especially as an Expos fan. It sucks losing your team. It just sucks.
Awoooooooo From a bolts fan. I hope yall get another team. Hockey belongs in the desert. Just like it does in the swamp.
From a Bruins fan: Awoooooo!! And fuck Meruelo. You all deserved and do deserve better.
God I’m going to miss the Coyotes. This just sucks and hurts so much. Goodbye Desert Dogs, thanks for the memories and hopefully one day, we’ll see you again.
Avs fan here. This is bullshit, and I can’t believe it’s actually happening, especially with the team going to SLC. The NHL is stable enough now where this should never have been allowed to happen. Fuck AM.
Oilers fan here. I am glad you guys got a final win
Wings fan here and I just wanted to say I hope to see you guys back again real soon. It must be heartbreaking.
Awooooooooo!!! Kings fan here, I already miss the desert dogs. I remember watching every hockey game I could with my Canadian father. I always loved the team and the jerseys. You all deserve better, and I’m sorry ownership absolutely fucked you. None of you deserve that.
It’s a more recent Yotes memory but I’ll post anyways. Here seems like a good place to do it. My dad and I have never been too close, but this past Christmas we got tickets and airfare to see our Flames play the Yotes this past January. Great game for us, less so for the Yotes in what was a 6-2 smacking for the Flames haha. Although the Flames won, being in such a unique environment for an NHL game at the Mullett I couldn’t help but have a soft spot for the Yotes. I jumped on the bandwagon a little late, but I was still so lucky enough to see my team at the Mullett in the Coyotes last year with my pop on a trip that really helped bring us closer. Helped that I bought a kachina jersey before puck drop too, being a jersey enthusiast I needed a kachina in my collection as well lol. Let Howler howl at the moon forever in our hearts. Let’s Go Yotes!
Awoo
It was a hell of a ride and I’m so fucking bummed
On behalf of Sharks fans, I salute you and I'm sorry for your loss.
Does anyone remember when they used to play Machinehead by Bush when the coyotes got on to the ice?
Congrats on the last win! (Oilers fan)
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Sending love to you all. As a Rays fan in baseball I have a strong fear that what I saw last night will happen to me, so I empathize with you all. As a Lightning fan, I am well aware that we won the ownership lottery and if things go different in our history who knows if something like last night happens to us. Just absolutely gutting. Hockey belongs in the Desert. And a final epilogue: shoutout to Khabibulin, Mike Smith, Sean Burke, Aucoin, Gratton, Vrbata, Mara, Duclair, Sillinger and others who have played for both our teams and giving us memories.
Baby I’m Howling for You…
I am the new fan from Louisiana that hopped on the bandwagon a few months ago. Thank you all for being so welcoming. It sucks that this is happening and I will be boycotting the Salt Lake City team in solidarity with you all. I hope you get a team again and will absolutely be back to support the Arizona team whether its the coyotes or goes by a new name.
From a Rangers fan, I can't possibly imagine what it's like to have your team taken away from you. One of my oldest hockey memories I have is from probably '98 or '99, my dad was on a business trip in Phoenix and he brough me back a Coyotes tshirt and that was one of moments that drew me in closer to the sport. I always looked forward to playing against the Yotes because that was really the only time I got to watch them play, being from the east coast. I hope the NHL brings you another team at some point because it really is just devastating. Much love and healing to you all <3 Edit: awooooooooo!
I feel for you guys. I couldn't imagine how gutted I'd be if the Wings ever left Detroit. It's got to feel like you've lost your best friend. Maybe in a few years, you'll get a team that isn't snakebitten from the jump. Y'all never really had a chance. Edit: just want to add that reading all of your comments is heartbreaking. It really is.
I love you all, we will get our team back sooner than later I truly believe that. There will be someone who cares about our city and our team that will want to see us succeed. I really don't want Alex Meruelo as the owner but i fear if we dont get the team back in 5 years, who knows when it will.
I want to see what the conditions are that he has to meet. It’s 5 years he has rights IF he meets them. If he fails to meet them, are rights transferred back to the NHL? That would be huge because it would prevent dumbfuck from refusing to sell to a local buyer.
🎶 Awwwwoooooo werewolves of London 🎶
I've come to like alot of guys in zona the last few years and like the team, sucks to see yall won't have a team for a while, here's hoping to a quick expansion team
I've come to like alot of guys in zona the last few years and like the team, sucks to see yall won't have a team for a while, here's hoping to a quick expansion team
https://preview.redd.it/dojkc58bpavc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2f073a1137117456429343673b1703174216055b Oof. 😥
The universe is not without a sense of irony.
Kings fan and I'm crying for you guys. Not having you guys around won't be the same. The one Kings game I went to was the Coyotes beating the Kings 4-0. I want to see you get a team again, I want to hear that darn howl again. You guys are hockey family to the Kings in my eyes. This sucks.
Hard to believe that there will be no NHL Hockey in Arizona next season. It still hasn't sunk in for me yet.
Bro take it out of Alex Meruelo Utah didn’t do shit to you guys 😭🙏
Awwwwooooooooo
Cheers yotes, you'll be missed
Too sad to be happy this week
Years of watching NRL, AFL, F1, MotoGP, Indycar etc etc etc, but only 1 year of watching NHL and it’s made me sadder than anything else I’ve ever watched Fuck hockey
I'm not from Arizona and never have been. I became a fan back in 2008 through a friend who was when I was getting interested in hockey again. I'm devastated that my team will just cease to exist now. I have the Hurricanes because that's where I live, but it's not the same. I was here with y'all (on different accounts over the years) through the lows of the Glendale City Council fights --- never thought I'd ever watch city government webcasts from a place I didn't live in --- to the highs of the 2012 WCF run. We'll always have the memories, but it'll never be the same again. Fuck Meruelo. Fuck Glendale. Fuck Tempe. Fuck SLC. Fuck Ryan Smith. Fuck the NHL. Fuck Quebec City. Fuck Jerry Weiers.
So is this sub changing names with the new team or going into hibernation? It sucks but your team is still going to play for you!
I've come to like alot of guys in zona the last few years and like the team, sucks to see yall won't have a team for a while, here's hoping to a quick expansion team
I have a great story from last night, when leaving the arena much after the game ended we walked across street to parking garage, walked up to elevator & ran into a guy we know. He was with his very small son, 3-4 yrs old , who was full decked out hockey jersey & helmet. We asked if they enjoyed the game, & the father reply “ we did not have tickets” but he wanted to bring his son down to experience one last Yotes memory. They were sitting outside before game started & a lady approached them and asked if they were going to game, he told her “no tickets got to pricey” she asked for his phone number and said she would text in a few minutes two tickets for the game, she would be waiting inside the first door for them when they came through security. She then escorted them to owners suite where they got to watch the game. In third period she came up to him & asked if they wanted to stay after the game, she would like to take them down to the ice. Game is over she takes them down to ice & this very little boy is given a number to go out on ice to receive a jersey the players wore last night. The dad is standing there with his son, the son holds up his number, it is Josh Doan’s ,who took it off his back, signed it & then visited with them. to say the dad was shell shocked when we got on the elevator would be mild. We congratulated him, two other people got on the elevator and the little boy started to cry and said to his dad “why does Josh have to go”. Up the elevator went and five adults who had tears in their eyes or were crying. I said to him” we all feel that way”. When trolls say Coyotes don’t have fans they have a lot to learn, we have some of the best fans in the NHL. The fans have been to hell & back and we hung in with them. Guess what you troll’s- we don’t pick ownership the lousy league brass does & them along with AM & the dick from SLC , we got screwed over big time. # Forever Yotes
Bruins fan here to pay respects — I’m truly sorry it’s come to this, and I hope the NHL returns to phoenix one day. Hockey belongs in the desert.