Coyotes attendance, revenue dip for Glendale arena

Glendale's losses for hockey and concerts at Gila River Arena through May hit $6.14 million, up nearly 14 percent from a year earlier.

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A recently updated city report on the arena, covering July 2014 through May 2015, gives a look at the costs and expenses for Gila River Arena one month before the end of the fiscal year. Glendale expects to lose up to $8.5 million on the arena this fiscal year, which ends June 30, said Tom Duensing, Glendale interim assistant city manager.

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Non-hockey events, such as big-name concert acts, saw significant increases in revenue, with the number of such events nearly doubling from seven to 13. That is not enough to offset the losses from hockey, though.

Glendale pays the Coyotes $15 million per year to manage the arena in exchange for $500,000 in rent plus a share of hockey, concert and parking revenue. Hockey revenue was down nearly 3 percent.

The Coyotes performed poorly on the ice, missing the playoffs for the third straight season, and finished one spot above last place in the National Hockey League.

Glendale voted in June to terminate its 2-year-old agreement with the Coyotes, but the team's attorneys obtained a court order to keep the deal in place.

A court hearing is scheduled for July 31 on the contract dispute.