Arizona Coyotes Head Coach André Tourigny addresses relocation reports
Apr 12, 2024, 10:02 AM | Updated: Apr 15, 2024, 8:53 am
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SALT LAKE CITY – Arizona Coyotes head coach André Tourigny discussed the reports of relocation to Utah surrounding his team and the impact on his players.
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Coyotes coach André Tourigny talks reports of relocation to Utah
Tourigny addressed the situation during an interview with Arizona Sports‘ Wolf & Luke Show on Thursday, April 11.
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During his conversation with Ron Wolfley and Luke Lapinski, the third-year coach notes how the reports of the franchise potentially moving to the Beehive State have impacted his team.
“There is a lot of impact because our player loves to play in Phoenix. They love to play for each other,” Tourigny said. “I think that it has a huge impact.”
The coach continued his comments by describing where the relocation reports have their “most impact.”
“We have 31 staff members who don’t have a contract for next year,” Tourigny explained.
The head coach said that some of the staff have families, including kids and spouses, who will be greatly impacted by a potential franchise move.
Tourigny said that if the Coyotes relocate to Utah, family members will have to choose between staying and leaving jobs to follow the franchise.
“Those kinds of things are real,” Tourigny said. “That’s real. That’s emotion. That’s real life. That’s where we’re in. That’s me as a coach.”
