Before this vote, there was widespread speculation that the team would be re-locating back to Winnipeg as the Jets before the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.
[1] Potential owner Matthew Hulsizer ended his bid to purchase the Coyotes on June 27, leaving no current potential buyers of the team, once again leaving the Coyotes' future in question.
The Coyotes defeated the fourth-seeded Nashville Predators in five games to advance to the first Western Conference Final in franchise history.
The eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings knocked the Coyotes out of the playoffs in five games.
This was the only season where the Coyotes won two playoff series and reached the Conference Finals before eventually suspending operations in 2024.