By Craig Morgan | KTAR
The Coyotes’ search for a new home in the Valley took an unexpected twist late Friday when Arizona State University abruptly pulled out of potential deal in which the Coyotes hoped to build a 16,000-plus seat arena and an adjacent, 4,000-seat arena where ASU’s Division I hockey program would have played its games at the northwest corner of McClintock Drive and Rio Salado Parkway on Karsten Golf Course.
Maybe the Coyotes could have framed the deal better when it was announced by de-emphasizing ASU’s involvement with a sensitive Arizona State Legislature watching every penny spent, but the death of this deal had little if anything to do with the Coyotes. It was a game of politics where ASU President Michael Crow had to choose his battle, Sen. Bob Worsley, R-Mesa, told Arizona Sports on Monday in an opinion echoed by multiple other sources.
