Coyotes ASU temporary visiting team’s locker room and training area

[HockeyVirus]

Meanwhile Quebec City has a brand new building and an actual fanbase.

Sickening.

Too bad their biggest issue is CAD is worth 80% of the USD

 

[redcard]

I don't get it, a University arena doesn't have enough locker rooms for 2 teams?

I must have missed something, because the 50 years old arena near my high school had more than 1 locker room...

I would guess that they do, but are probably small and they felt it was better to temporarily repurpose a larger space. Could you imagine an entire NHL team, NHL staff, NHL equipment, plus whatever the league mandates the home team provide for visiting teams all crammed into the locker room of that 50 year old arena?

 

[A1LeafNation]

Literally Gary Bettman reassuring everyone the NHL is healthy...

 

[Royale With Cheese]

And instead of meals, everyone gets a Twinkie before the game.

 

[abo9]

I would guess that they do, but are probably small and they felt it was better to temporarily repurpose a larger space. Could you imagine an entire NHL team, NHL staff, NHL equipment, plus whatever the league mandates the home team provide for visiting teams all crammed into the locker room of that 50 year old arena?

Fair enough, didn't think of all the personel.

I just mentioned my little old rink because it's the kind of minimum I expect. But a university with a team? I'd expect them to have better rooms than that... It'd be smaller but at least a proper room.

But I guess, it's much more spacious like that at least.

 

[McGarnagle]

This is like something you'd see from a 1970s WHA team that folded midseason

And instead of meals, everyone gets a Twinkie before the game.

Phil Kessel regrets leaving Arizona now

 

[GrumpyKoala]

If you told me that NHL locker room would literally have a skating area,
This is NOT what I would imagine it to be.



Its actually a genius ploy to add more advertisement to the facility's

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

It’s like a Indy pro wrestling locker room.


The Yotes are hardcore

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Incredible. I don't even think Coyotes fans can defend that one here.

 

[Voight]

It's usually more entertaining that the Coyotes themselves.

Literal jumping through hoops

 

[ViD]

Ffs. We just lost 6-3 to that organization

 

[Leonardo87]

1 star on Yelp.

 

[Voight]

Never gonna happen.

Arizona Coyotes new 5,000 seat home arena | TSN

The Coyotes begin life at Arizona State University on Friday when they host the Winnipeg Jets following a six-game road trip to open the schedule.

www.tsn.ca

The league is 100% committed to making this work.

Y'know, just like they were committed to making it work in Hartford.

And Atlanta.

And Quebec City.

Lol it took them moving to an arena smaller than some CHL ones to have a full house every night

 

[GMR]

Not a big deal.

There's plenty of golf courses in Arizona and girls at ASU are HOT and always ready to mingle. Visiting players have plenty of amenities that make up for the lack of decor.

 

[DuklaNation]

No Johnny on the spot yet?

 

[Guardian17]

 

[Silencio]

Coyotes when the visiting team shows up at the arena

 

[Guardian17]

At least there's only 4 teams that have to enjoy those accommodations.

Winnipeg, New York (Rangers), Florida and Dallas all drew the short straws, I guess.

Maybe the Coyotes should use these "facilities" and Winnipeg, NYR, Florida and Dallas use their dressing room.

It's only for four games.

 

[BattleBorn]

If it's an issue, I'm sure a player will say something. They've got a union for this type of stuff.

If nothing comes out and they don't care, why would I? They've got a vested interest in the league making money since they get a piece of it (or lose it via escrow) so this must be the best way to make money for everyone in the mid-long term.

 

[3074326]

Not a big deal.

There's plenty of golf courses in Arizona and girls at ASU are HOT and always ready to mingle. Visiting players have plenty of amenities that make up for the lack of decor.

Serious post?

 

[MoneyManny]

HF is not HF without the weekly dose of Coyotes ridicule. I love it!

 

[93LEAFS]

I dont get how the NHL allows a franchise to be in such a state that they dont have a professional sports venue to play at. I probably missed the 50 threads on this over the offseason but im still amazed and perplexed.

Id put this solely in the NHLs court of ineptitude. Really crazy.

Atlanta thrashers had a pretty good setup and they got sold and moved while this team doesnt even have a professional venue.

What in the hell...

(I really feel for yotes fans)

Atlanta due to the breakup of the Spirit Group didn't have a viable owner or arena. So, while there set-up was good, it became a mess since Spirit Group didn't want them in the arena, and there was no local buyer with plans to build a viable competiting arena. Hence why they essentially got a shotgun marriage to Winnipeg quite quickly.

 

[Pink Mist]

so this must be the best way to make money for everyone in the mid-long term.

I'm finding this pretty hard to believe

 

[hamzarocks]

The good news for the Arizona Coyotes is that not a lot of people follow the NHL in the States so this absurd event won't be on the media too much

Bad news is their fans will get shifted on here.

2-3 years of pain and then sunshine time. I tell myself that for my current job haha.

Would be funny if tbe yotes make the playoffs win a round in this arena and they beat a team whose fans have been talking shit a lot

 

[Sparty]

So are the Coyotes unable to use the Sun Devils locker room, is that why they don't have two locker rooms to begin with? I don't understand why this is needed?