<P> None of the numerous prospective owners the league had hoped would buy the team, and keep it in Arizona, followed through on their sale until 2013, when IceArizona (a group led by George Gosbee) purchased the team . Within a year of that sale, IceArizona spun off the team to hedge fund manager Andrew Barroway . The Coyotes' lease on Gila River Arena was revoked in June 2015 due to concerns the lease was illegal under conflict of interest laws . The Coyotes intended to fight the revocation in court . The team had indicated that if it cannot stay at the Gila River Arena, it could move back to downtown Phoenix and the Talking Stick Resort Arena . On July 24, 2015, the Coyotes announced that Glendale City Council had enacted an agreement allowing the Coyotes to stay in the Gila River Arena for the next two seasons . With the arrival of the Vegas Golden Knights, the Coyotes now have a geographic rival within the Pacific Division, which is expected to help the Coyotes' long - term viability much like the Anaheim Ducks helped the Los Angeles Kings long - term . </P> <P> Speculation about NHL expansion to Europe took place as far back as the 1960s . David Molson, then - owner of the Montreal Canadiens, stated that he looked forward to a "world playoff" for the Stanley Cup . In 1969, Clarence Campbell, president of the NHL, was quoted as saying "It is conceivable that the Stanley Cup will be played for in Moscow in the not too distant future . When it does, the World Tournament as we know it will just disappear...The game will continue to expand ." </P> <P> Although no European cities have been named in recent years, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly stated in 2008 that expansion into Europe was a possibility "within 10 years' time ." In August 2010, the International Ice Hockey Federation president René Fasel stated that he would strongly oppose any expansion by the NHL into European markets . Time zone complications would also be an obstacle . 2008, was also the year that the Russian Superleague evolved into the Kontinental Hockey League, which is recognized as one of the world's premier professional leagues after the NHL, and has grown to include several other European cities . </P>

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