The Arizona Coyotes aren’t exactly a model franchise. It’s not been doing well on the ice, as evidenced by their 5-18-2 record for just 12 points – easily the worst mark in the entire NHL. Off the ice, problems are also piling up for the Coyotes, as underlined by a recent report that they could soon be locked out of their own arena – the Gila River Arena – if bills aren’t paid in time this December.
According to a report by Katie Strang of The Athletic, the Arizona Department of Revenue has filed a tax lien notice against the controlling company of the Coyotes, namely the IceArizona Hockey LLC, due to unaddressed financial obligations amounting to over $1.3 million.
The Coyotes’ management is clearly not creating an ideal environment for the team with this kind of clerical ineptitude, which could be partly blamed for Arizona’s disappointing performance this season.
Arizona, however, has already released a statement that promises swift action to address the issue as soon as possible.
“We have already launched an investigation to determine how this could have happened and the initial indications are that it appears to be the result of an unfortunate human error,” the Coyotes said in a statement Wednesday night.
“Regardless, we deeply regret the inconvenience this has caused. We will make sure by tomorrow morning, the Arizona Coyotes are current on all of our bills and owe no state or local taxes whatsoever. And we will take immediate steps to ensure nothing like this can ever possibly happen again
Coyotes players can probably sleep in peace knowing they won’t be playing in a frozen lake for their Dec. 23 home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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