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Sep 2021
18m 52s

Dysfunction In The Desert (Updated)

Wondery
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The Athletic's Katie Strang recently broke the news that the Arizona Coyotes are essentially getting kicked out of their home arena in Glendale, AZ, citing multiple notices about outstanding and delinquent balances owed by the Coyotes. So, to explain how things have gotten so bad, we're replaying an episode that first aired back in February, when Katie joined us to explain some of the problems she had discovered within the Coyotes organization under new owner Alex Meruelo -- many of which relate to the current problems at the arena.

Read Katie's recent report about Gila River Arena: https://theathletic.com/2778340/2021/08/19/point-of-no-return-glendale-to-boot-coyotes-from-gila-river-arena-after-2021-22-season/

Read Katie's original story about the Coyotes under owner Alex Meruelo: https://theathletic.com/2390146/2021/02/16/arizona-coyotes-investigation-toxic/


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