On Dec. 10, 2002, Douglas Moss was named president and chief operating officer of the Phoenix Coyotes and Coyotes Charities.  Moss represents the Coyotes at the NHL level as alternate governor and also serves as governor of the Arizona Sting. Moss’ responsibilities include overseeing the naming rights strategies for Glendale Arena and Westgate City Center as well as all business operations for the Coyotes, the Arizona Sting and Glendale Arena.

The 2003-04 season was a historic year for the Coyotes franchise and an extremely busy one for Moss and the rest of the organization. Moss helped transform the Coyotes organization by launching the team’s new logo and uniforms; introducing the Arizona Sting lacrosse franchise to the Valley; and opening a magnificent new arena in Glendale which hosted numerous world class concerts and events. As the Coyotes head into the 2005-06 season, Moss is committed to leading the Coyotes organization to new levels of service and entertainment.

The 52-year-old Moss joined the Coyotes from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks where he served as the team’s senior vice president of business operations. For eight months, Moss revitalized Anaheim ’s off-ice efforts and spearheaded renewed community and fan relations efforts in Orange County.

A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Moss joined the Ducks after spending three years as president and chief executive officer of the International Hockey League (IHL) from 1998-2001. He helped the IHL forge an alliance with the NHL, increasing the number of affiliations from two to eight. Moss was also an integral part of the IHL’s negotiations to expand the American Hockey League to 28 teams.

Prior to joining the IHL, Moss spent two years with the Buffalo Sabres organization (1994-96) as president and chief executive officer. His role with the Sabres included supervising all aspects of operations, including the building of Marine Midland Arena (now HSBC Arena).

From 1992-1994, Moss served as president of Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) after serving as senior vice president of sales for MSG since 1986. As the largest regional sports network in the United States , MSG carried rights to the New York Rangers, Yankees and Knicks during his tenure. As president, Moss controlled all areas of operation for the network, including programming and production.

Moss began his career as the general sales manager for Cable Networks in New York - a cable advertising firm representing regional cable companies. He worked at Cable Networks from 1982-1985 after attending Pace University in White Plains, New York (School of Journalism).

Doug has three children: sons Geoffrey and Brian and daughter Kristen.