TEMPE, Ariz. — The last time before February that Blackhawks defenseman Ian Mitchell had visited Arizona, he was a junior at Denver University.
In December 2019, Mitchell’s Pioneers struggled in a two-game road series against Arizona State, losing 4-1 at Oceanside Ice Arena — the Sun Devils’ old near-campus arena — before tying 2-2 the next day at Gila River Arena, the Coyotes’ former NHL-sized home in suburban Glendale.
