The Arizona Coyotes are a much disrespected team in the National Hockey League.
That is not news. In fact, that’s been the commonplace attitude towards the team since they landed at Sky Harbor in 1996 after relocating from the Great White North. Canadians were mad they lost one of their great franchises to the US and American fans scoffed at the concept of hockey in the desert.
On the ice and in the front office, we all know what the team has been though.
Shane Doan, our captain, has been with us through the ups of the great 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs run and through the lows of every single recurring arena and management disaster.