The Arizona Coyotes gave fans another reason for concern about the future of the team Wednesday night, but according to the team, it was a situation that could have been avoided.
The city of Glendale on Wednesday informed the Coyotes that it intended to lock the team out of Gila River Arena on Dec. 20, if all outstanding amounts the team owes the city and ASM Global, which manages the facility for the city, are not paid by then.
In a letter from Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps to Coyotes President and CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez, Phelps advised the Coyotes that the Arizona Department of Revenue has filed a Notice of State Tax Lien for unpaid taxes owed by IceArizona, the Coyotes' ownership company.