What is Footprint Center?
[[File:Footprint Center 2022.jpg|thumb|View of the outside of Footprint Center]] '''Footprint Center''' is an multi-use arena located in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Arizona]] that serves as the home for the [[Phoenix Suns]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) and the [[Phoenix Mercury]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). The arena was also the home of the [[Phoenix Coyotes]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) from 1996 until 2003. They first started to build the stadium on August 1, 1990. The arena opened on June 6, 1992 and the first event was a concert by [[Country music|country]] singer [[George Strait]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/06/06/talking-stick-resort-arena-turns-25/372427001/|accessdate=December 4, 2023|title=25 years after hosting George Strait and Metallica, Talking Stick Resort Arena still thriving|publisher=[[The Arizona Republic]]}}</ref> The Suns had their first game in the arena on November 7, 1992. In their first game, they defeated the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] 111–105.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-08-sp-353-story.html|accessdate=November 27, 2023|title=Suns’ Grand Opening Too Much for Clippers|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> The Coyotes had their first game at the arena on October 10, 1996. They would defeat the [[San Jose Sharks]] by a score of 4–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arizonasports.com/story/1028462/1st-coyotes-team-planted-seeds-hockeys-growth-arizona/|accessdate=December 4, 2023|title=1st Coyotes team planted seeds for hockey’s growth in Arizona|publisher=Arizona Sports}}</ref> The Coyotes would play their last game in the arena in a 5–2 defeat to the [[Minnesota Wild]] on December 15, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/231215024|accessdate=December 4, 2023|title=Coyotes lose in last outing at America West|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> They would move to [[Desert Diamond Arena|Glendale Arena]] in [[Glendale, Arizo