Overview
- County chair Thomas Galvin announced Doan’s selection to head the Advisory Panel on Pro Hockey to Arizona.
- The Matt Shott Arizona Hockey Legacy Foundation was designated to run community outreach to sustain and grow the sport locally.
- The panel’s early priorities include securing a private ownership group and identifying a viable arena site in the Phoenix area.
- Shane Doan will not participate in the group because he remains under contract as a Toronto Maple Leafs adviser.
- Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia has been publicly linked as an interested investor, but no ownership group has been finalized.