FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GLENDALE, ARIZONA --- Arizona Coyotes’ President and CEO Anthony LeBlanc announced today that the Club will move its American Hockey League (AHL) franchise to Tucson, Arizona for the start of the 2016-17 AHL season. The AHL’s Board of Governors approved the sale of the Springfield Falcons AHL franchise to the Coyotes on May 10; Tucson City Council approved a 10-year arena lease agreement between the Coyotes and the Tucson Convention Center (TCC) on May 17; and the Coyotes closed on the purchase of the franchise on May 18. The Coyotes’ AHL affiliate will play its home games at the TCC beginning in October.