Timeline: The Arizona Coyotes in Glendale

The Arizona Coyotes hockey team moved to Glendale in 2003. See a brief overview of the team's history since making Gila River Arena its home.

2001: Glendale borrows to build Jobing.com Arena

The city enters agreement with Ellman Cos., chaired by then-Coyotes' owner Steve Ellman. Glendale borrows $180 million to build Jobing.com Arena and Ellman builds Westgate, which the city plans to depend on to pay off arena debt payments each year.

2003: Let the games begin!

The team plays its first game at Jobing.com Arena.

2006: Westgate opens, Ellmen sells

Westgate opens, two years behind schedule. Ellman sells the Coyotes to Jerry Moyes, a Valley trucking magnate.

2009: Coyotes go bankrupt

Moyes files the Coyotes into bankruptcy. The NHL takes over leadership of the team.

2011: Foreclosure

Lenders foreclose on Ellman's Westgate. New Westgate LLC takes over management.

2012: Westgate hopes for boost

Tanger Outlet opens. It was expected to be a boost for Westgate.

2013: Glendale strikes deal to keep Coyotes

Glendale enters agreement with IceArizona. The city pays $15 million a year in exchange for shared arena revenue and to keep the Phoenix Coyotes anchored for at least five years.

Summer 2014: Coyotes change name

The team changed its name to the Arizona Coyotes, per terms of the deal with Glendale, for the beginning of the 2014-15 season.

Sept. 10, 2014: Arena gets new name

The Coyotes reach a deal with Gila River Casinos to rename the team's home arena Gila River Arena. This deal marks the first federally recognized tribal naming-rights deal for a sports venue with a major professional sports league in the U.S.

Dec. 31, 2014: Coyotes get new majority owner

IceArizona sold a 51 percent stake in the franchise to Andrew Barroway in a $152.5 million deal. Barroway joined the existing nine-member ownership group and became the team's chairman and governor. Co-owner Anthony LeBlanc remained the team's president and CEO.

June 10, 2015: Glendale nixes arena deal

In an emergency special meeting, the Glendale City Council voted, 5-2, to terminate its 15-year agreement with IceArizona for the Coyotes to manage and play at Gila River Arena. Council documents cited a state conflict-of-interest law.

June 12, 2015: Coyotes file lawsuit, restraining order

The Arizona Coyotes filed a lawsuit against Glendale, and a Maricopa County Superior Court judge granted the team's request for a temporary injunction to keep the city from voiding the team's arena deal.

June 12, 2015: Judge grants temporary restraining order

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dawn Bergin granted the team's request for a temporary injunction to keep Glendale from killing their arena deal.

June 2015: Barroway steps back from majority owner role

The Coyotes reshuffled their ownership group, a move that demoted Andrew Barroway from his majority role less than six months after he purchased a controlling interest in the club. Barroway -- who had taken on a largely behind-the-scenes role with the team as he continued to be based on the East Coast while being the managing partner of an event-driven hedge fund -- remained the largest shareholder and Governor of the Arizona Coyotes.

July 24, 2015: Glendale, Coyotes reach new deal

The Glendale City Council unanimously approved a two-year deal. Under the new deal, the management fee Glendale pays the team was reduced from $15 million to $6.5 million annually, Tindal and Frisoni cannot be employed by the team, the city can change arena managers, and it does not collect any ticket surcharges or parking-fees revenue.

September 2015: Glendale seeks new arena manager

Glendale hired Beacon Sports Capital Partners LLC as a consultant to seek bidders to manage the Gila River Arena, with the manager taking over as early as July 2016. IceArizona has overseen the arena the past two years.

December 2015: Coyotes, Arizona Cardinals won't bid to manage arena

Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill and Coyotes President Anthony LeBlanc each told The Republic in separate interviews that their teams will not bid to manage Gila River Arena. LeBlanc said he's uncertain whether the Coyotes even have a long-term future at the Glendale arena, and team officials are exploring the possibilities of a new arena somewhere in metropolitan Phoenix.

Feb. 3, 2016: Glendale selects AEG Facilities to manage arena

Glendale selected facilities-management company AEG Facilities to operate Gila River Arena. City officials must work out a contract with the company's executives to present to the City Council for approval, and determine if there's a way to keep the Coyotes at the arena. City officials said AEG puts Glendale in the best position to retain the Coyotes, bolster business at the adjacent Westgate Entertainment District and attract top events to the arena. The Los Angeles-based company and its affiliated companies own, operate or consult with more than 120 venues worldwide, including the Staples Center, which is the home arena for the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. AEG also developed L.A. Live, a bustling sports and entertainment district adjacent to the Staples Center. The company's entertainment division ranks as the world's second-largest concert-promotion company.

April 5, 2016: AEG promises big acts, silent on Coyotes future

AEG top executives promised to bring a steady stream of top acts to Gila River Arena during a briefing at a Glendale City Council meeting, but declined to say whether the Arizona Coyotes will be a long-term attraction. Executives said they prefer the Coyotes stay at the arena, but Coyotes President Anthony LeBlanc has stated that the team is exploring moving to a new, yet-to-be built arena somewhere in metro Phoenix. Details of such a proposal have yet to be disclosed.