Mayors in faceoff at center ice over Coyotes home

GLENDALE, AZ - MARCH 31: General view of the center ice logo before the NHL game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena on March 31, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

By Paul Giblin | The Republic

Glendale and Phoenix leaders are engaged in a behind-the-scenes tussle about the future of the Arizona Coyotes as the Phoenix-area’s largest city seeks to become the home of the hockey team.

Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers and City Manager Kevin Phelps sent letters to their Phoenix counterparts in late April, criticizing efforts to move the Coyotes to a potential new arena in downtown Phoenix.

“It is unfortunate that no one from the mayor’s office took the time to reach out to myself or other members of the Glendale City Council to learn firsthand about the efforts underway to retain the Coyotes here in Glendale,” Weiers wrote “… If asked, I would have gladly shared information about our efforts to retain the Coyotes in an arena built for them just over 13 years ago.”

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