When the Arizona Coyotes collapsed under financial pressure and internal chaos, few understood just how deep the problems ran. In this episode, Bob Blute, Drew Smith and Craig Morgan unpack the investigation that revealed what was really happening behind closed doors and how one reporter’s persistence, the economic effect of a sports team and a community’s resilience are keeping hockey alive in the desert after an NHL-team was put to sleep.

Featuring exclusive reporting from Katie Strang (The Athletic), on-the-ground reactions from former team members and an inside look at the new foundation carrying Arizona hockey forward.

Themes: investigative sports journalism and the business of hockey.

Length: 42 minutes