Logo of the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team, used from their first season in 1996 until 2003. The Coyotes were born in the old World Hockey Association as the Winnipeg Jets, and transferred to Phoenix in ’96 despite great fan support in the Canadian city. A combination of the weak Canadian dollar and the smallest arena in the NHL doomed the franchise there. Some star players from the early Phoenix years include Jeremy Roenick, Mike Gartner, Keith Tkachuk and Rick Tocchet.