Although his team is forced to play in an arena containing approximately 4,600 people and cannot count on an amphitheater construction project, Coyotes forward Clayton Keller is firmly convinced that Arizona has all the tools necessary to do so. prosper hockey.
Questioned at the end of the week by the site NHL.com, the 24-year-old is very happy with his experience in the desert. Although the establishment of the club’s future home was rejected by the people of Tempe in a recent referendum, he believes the best is yet to come.
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“It’s great to be a Coyote,” Keller said Sunday. I love living there and I love the team we have so hopefully everything works out. […] It’s such a cheap hockey game. I think it will be one of the best places to play in the league, especially if we have a new arena. I really think so. We just have to take another step as a team and take a step in the right direction.”
A candidate for the Bill-Masterton trophy, awarded to the National League hockey player who has stood out the most for his determination, the winger wanted to reassure supporters of the formation, admitting however that his agents had met with the leaders of the Coyotes to discuss the future of the dealership.
“When it happened, there were very few things cast in stone. On the other hand, I think that we will have a better understanding of the situation sooner rather than later with regard to the new arena and this type of issue”, specified the one holding a valid contract until the end of the 2027 campaign. 2028 which earns him $7.15 million annually.
The seventh overall pick in the 2016 draft had 37 goals and 49 assists for 86 points in 82 games last season.