What is Mullett Arena?
[[File:Mullett Arena South Entrance.jpg|thumb|View of the outside of Mullett Arena]] '''Mullett Arena''' is a multi-use arena located at [[Arizona State University]] in [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]], [[Arizona]]. The arena serves as the home for the Arizona State Sun Devils. The arena is used for men's and women's [[ice hockey]], women's [[gymnastics]], women's [[volleyball]], and men's [[wrestling]]. From 2022 until 2024, the arena was the home arena for the [[Arizona Coyotes]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). They first started to build the stadium in January 2021. The arena opened on October 12, 2022 and the first event was the Sun Devils' Maroon and Gold Exhibition game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/story.aspx?filename=First-Look-at-Sun-Devil-Hockey-Mullett-Arena&file_date=10/3/2022|accessdate=December 31, 2023|title=First Look at Sun Devil Hockey & Mullett Arena|publisher=Arizona State Sun Devils}}</ref> The Coyotes had their first game in the arena on October 28, 2022. In their first game, they were defeated by the [[Winnipeg Jets]] 3–2 in overtime in front of a sellout crowd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401458710|accessdate=December 7, 2023|title=Jets beat Coyotes 3-2 in overtime to spoil Mullett debut|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> The arena is named after both Donald and Barbara Mullett, who are two of the university's benefactors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.asu.edu/20220823-university-news-asu-recognizes-mullett-family-naming-multipurpose-arena|accessdate=December 31, 2023|title=ASU recognizes Mullett family with naming of new multipurpose arena|publisher=ASU News}}</ref> After their lease ended at [[Gila River Arena]], the [[Arizona Coyotes]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) were in talks with Arizona State University to play at Mullett Arena. On February 10, 2022, a three-year deal was signed by the [[Arizona Coyotes]] to play their home games at Mullett Arena.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/arizona-coyotes--arizona-sta