Will hockey return to the desert? Local officials are dropping the puck on the arduous process of bringing back the Arizona Coyotes.

Even after the team moved and Utah officially began operations, there remained hope that the Coyotes may return to the NHL one day. According a breaking news report from journalis

The year 2025 is the first year since 1996 that the NHL will not feature the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes, of course, moved to Salt Lake City, Utah this past offseason and started the 2024-25 campaign as the Utah Hockey Club, ending nearly 30 years of NHL hockey in the Arizona desert.

In the latter half of 2024, the Arizona Coyotes moved to the mountains to become the Utah Hockey Club. But, which version of the team had a better 2024?

Tom Galvin, the newly elected chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, met with commissioner Gary Bettman with the goal of bringing NHL back to Arizona.

Thomas Galvin, the newly elected chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, is set to form a committee of influential figures in an attempt to bring the NHL back to Arizona.Galvin noted he has connected with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman as they seek the optimal location for a new arena.

As you know, the Arizona Coyotes finally called it quits on the failing experiment of professional hockey in the desert, and have officially moved to Salt Lake City. They’ve yet to pick their new logo and nickname and will be going by the uncreative “Utah Hockey Club” for their inaugural campaign of 2024-25.

Just when you thought the story was over, the wheels are in motion to bring the NHL back to a place it had just left. According to Arizona Insider Craig