All Aboard! “Coyotes Express” Announced

Choo, choo chug a chug a…. Phoenix Coyotes President and Chief Operating Officer Douglas Moss announced today that a shuttle service, the “Coyotes Express” will be transporting East Valley fans to the Jobing.com arena for select games.

Ever since the Coyotes moved their home to Jobing.com arena in Glendale in 2003, East Valley fans have been up in arms. Complaining that the 20+ mile trip was just too far, it’s been cited as a contributing factor for the poor attendance the team has suffered over the years. The idea of a bus service has been thrown around quite a bit this off season and apparently the organization has taken notice and put a plan in action.

The “Coyotes Express” will depart 90 minutes prior to faceoff at the Arizona State University Main Campus (Lot 16) in Tempe and the Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino (casino entrance) in Chandler. Note: The Wild Horse Pass Casino location will only shuttle fans for weekday games. The shuttle will depart from Jobing.com arena 20 minutes after game’s end.

The following is the list of the games for which the “Coyotes Express” will operate.

Monday, Nov. 16 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Friday, Nov. 27 vs. Dallas Stars
Thursday, Dec. 3 vs. Calgary Flames
Saturday, Dec. 5 vs. Ottawa Senators
Monday, Dec. 7 vs. Minnesota Wild
Saturday, Dec. 12 vs. San Jose Sharks

It’s nice to see the front office taking steps to cure the flagging attendance. With a winning record thus far and excitment on the ice, NHL recognition (in the way of Ilya Bryzgalov’s October 3rd Star and not to mention the league purchasing the team out of bankruptcy) something needs to be done to get the fans in the building.

Perhaps this Coyotes Choo-Choo, along with the team’s “We Win, You Win” promotion will help draw out some of the on-the-fence fans. If it doesn’t, it could be my Coyotes on a train..headed out of town.