In the early 1990s，the NHL implemented the “North Ice South Exhibition” program. With the support of this program，the Canadian Winnipeg Jets moved south to Phoenix，Arizona，and changed its name to Arizona Coyote Ice Hockey Club. In the course of more than 20 years of development，Arizona Coyote has once been brilliant with the help of star effect and excellent achievements. It has also changed owners several times due to poor management and suffered serious losses. However，the southward movement of the club has brought great social benefits to the desert city，Phoenix. The establishment of the youth club and the emergence of star athletes have made the ice hockey culture spread rapidly in southern cities of the United States. The purpose of this paper is to review the background of NHL’s “North Ice South Exhibition” program，and to review the development of the Arizona Coyotes Hockey Club to provide reference for the development of ice hockey in China.