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The Coyotes moved from downtown Phoenix to Glendale, Ariz., during the 2003-04 season and changed their name to the Arizona Coyotes after they were sold in 2014 to "encourage more fans from all over the state, not just the valley, to embrace and support our team," co-owner Anthony LeBlanc said.Īrt Ross is credited with designing the modern hockey puck and changes to the net that lasted 40 years. Coyotes was announced as the winner on April 8, 1996, finishing ahead of the second-place Scorpions, according to The Associated Press. 19, 1995 that they were moving to Phoenix for the 1996-97 season, the new ownership group had a name-the-team contest that attracted more than 10,000 votes. Anaheim won the Stanley Cup for the first time the following season.Īfter the Winnipeg Jets announced on Dec. On June 22, 2006, the Samuelis renamed the franchise the Anaheim Ducks and unveiled a new duck-foot logo and a color scheme of black, orange and metallic gold designed to "create an overall image that expressed excitement, speed and a competitive edge," according to the Ducks website. With purple, jade, silver and white as their original colors, the Mighty Ducks skated for 12 NHL seasons before Disney sold the team to Henry and Susan Samueli. Looking to capitalize on its hockey film "The Mighty Ducks" from earlier that year, Disney named the team the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. was awarded a Southern California-based expansion franchise on Dec. Here are the origins of the other 30 NHL team names: In every case, much thought and deliberation went into choosing the perfect name.