Maricopa County eyes bringing NHL back to Arizona [Video]

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors held its first meeting of 2024 on Monday, and newly elected chairman Thomas Galvin laid out his strategy for returning NHL hockey to the Valley.

The Arizona Coyotes’ hockey operations and players relocated to Salt Lake City after the 2023-24 season and are in the midst of their first campaigns as the Utah Hockey Club.

Galvin called losing a professional sports team a low point.

“I think of Wayne Gretzky’s quote, ‘You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,’” Galvin said. “So, I’m forming an advisory committee of visionary leaders dedicated to bringing NHL hockey back to the Valley. I’ve had several meetings with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and he looks forward to working with us to identify an owner and best location for a world-class building.”

The Coyotes played in the Valley for 27 seasons, but multiple missteps when it came to finding …