The City of Tempe Special Meeting was initially set to begin at 2:00 pm Arizona time. Unfortunately, technical issues did cause a minor delay and were present throughout, and the meeting didn’t wrap up until after 10:00 pm. Still, it ended positively with a 5-2 vote to continue discussions with the Arizona Coyotes.
PHNX’s Chierstin Susel was on the scene and had some of the necessary details early on. She first reported that the NHL would approve a 30-year non-relocation agreement, the league would guarantee an NHL Draft and All-Star game for the city, and that Alex Meruelo would give $40 million cash to help clean up the site.