GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Rick Tocchet played three of his 18 NHL seasons with the Arizona Coyotes. Steve Patterson worked three years at Arizona State University, the final two as athletic director.
The Coyotes’ two new leaders are back in the Valley of the Sun – Tocchet as coach, Patterson as president and CEO – tasked with finding consistency on the ice, a permanent home and reigniting a fan base.
”I think we have the right people in place, from putting a winning team on the ice to finding a stadium that’s going to make everyone proud,” Coyotes owner Andrew Barroway said Thursday.