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The NHL has never wavered about how it values the Arizona market. The league likes the population size, its television audience and its geography in relation to other U.S. teams in the Western Conference. There’s also been a significant youth hockey boom in that market during the franchise’s time in Arizona. NHL players like the Maple Leafs’ Matthews and Knies grew up rooting for the Coyotes.
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Bettman has called the Coyotes “a victim of circumstance” when it comes to their struggles in the market, through ownership issues and their arena plights.
“We believe Arizona and particularly the greater Phoenix area is a good NHL market and a place we want to be,” he said in May 2023.
While leaving the door open for Meruelo to own an expansion franchise in a new arena was clearly a way to satisfy him in the relocation gambit, the fact remains that the NHL appears committed to bringing an expansion team back to Arizona. Bettman has been steadfast in saying that the NHL is not currently in an expansion mode, but cities like Houston and Atlanta are also showing significant interest.
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will the new owners in Utah upgrade the Utah Grizzlies to the AHL just like the Avalanche did with the Colorado Eagles?
This has to be the most delusional take on the Coyotes exit. Return of the NHL?! Wow.
A lot of pro sports teams have minor league affiliates 1 to 2 states away. So put a minor league team for SLC somewhere in northern Arizona
NFLs Cleveland Browns went on hiatus when they moved to Baltimore until several years later and when the AFC and NFC expanded from three divisions to four divisions.
Without a nhl team draw. Do you really think businessmen will think first about pouring money into youth hockey. Hard to think about hockey when it's 120 degrees out
They didn't support them when they were there and the teams were horrible who cares let it go
As an az sports fan I am sad
I guess I will cheer for austin Matthews.
He live in my city where I grew up.
The fans always are overlooked and that's the heartbreak of being a sports fan. I feel so bad for Coyotes fans. The State of Arizona has failed these fans. But for the health of this franchise, a sell and move to Salt Lake City is the best thing for this team. They will be well received and supported in Utah and the Rocky mountain region
Just can't stop supporting the next sports team owner with real estate wet dreams shakedown tactics
I hope that unlike immature fanboys like the host….they will get on with their life.?
Coupled with a looming recession, sports fans are going to spend a lot less as the NHL likely contracts by 4-6 teams……
I'm not sure you need to move the Roadrunners to Phoenix because you have Arizona State University. The team that Mullet Arena was built for.
I remember when the Nordiques left Quebec City in 1995, not because of lack of revenues and arena, they left because the ownership group weren’t ready to gamble their money in a league without salary cap and hockey revenues redistribution, wich are in place now. The whole community was devastated. Then the wound slowly started to heal, until the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Avalanche, our former team, won the Stanley Cup. That was a major blow to a traditional hockey market, from 1996 to 2003 I fully gave up on NHL hockey. I feel for people of Arizona, losing your team sucks, but at least they have commitments from the league to get a team back, even if the team had no home for the last few years, went bankrupt, had several scandals related to ownership…but in my hometown, Quebec City, new potential ownership invested in a brand new state of the art arena, they have deep pockets and their own sports network and the league keeps saying no, wich is really frustrating. The local junior team sold out 18,000 seats in the last playoffs, hockey in Quebec City is a religion and the NHL is more focused on new markets and revenues than the fans…good luck Arizona
Youth hockey is expensive, even in Minnesota, even with outdoor ice. Having to try and continue hockey with the expenses involved in desert ice facilities is going to be damned hard. Even in some locations in Minneapolis and its inner suburbs youth hockey is dying. At one point there were thousands of kids skating in Minneapolis proper, now a few hundred at best. In Bloomington, MN in the 1990's and 2000's we had two youth organizations with dozens of teams, hundreds of kids from mites to high school. Now that's all gone. The town of 100,000+ can barely field a dozen(in a really good season) mite teams and barely one youth team at squirts through bantam and only 1 junior team.
The wealthiest exburban/ suburban locations are doing better, but even they are having difficulty finding $$$ to pay for ice and parents that can afford the gear,the time etc. It doesn't help that the demographics are reducing potential players( think DINK "families") and the costs keep rising.
My oldest son is an avid Coyotes fan,we've traveled to Phoenix for a few games and having watched the North Stars leave town I know what the fans are feeling.
My high school championship at the ice den was the craziest atmosphere I’ve ever experienced
Rewind back to 1996, when a young boy's heart broke as he felt helpless, losing his NHL hockey team from a passionate Canadian market to some city in a southwestern hot desert. That boy wished upon a star that one day, the desert would also lose that team and feel the same pain he felt. 26 years later, the wish the boy forgot he made came true. 🫢 Sorry, Yotes fans 🫣
It’s a 30 minute flight ✈️ to Vegas or a 4 hour drive. I suspect tickets to Vegas golden night’s hockey games will be more popular.
Alex Meruelo was NOT at the arena tonight for their last game. If that's not a slap in the face, I don't know what is.
One thing i know is Tucson will show up and appriciate the roadrunners more than Phoenix will! The fan base has been growing more and more every year
Alex Meruelo owns the Grand Sierra resort in Reno and he announced plans to expand the resort and build a 10,000 seat Arena on his property with the UNR Basketball team as tenants. Perhaps he moves the Roadrunners to Reno which is much closer than Tucson to Salt Lake City. Just a theory.
The sharks were more deserving of relocation
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I want Arizona to get a 2nd chance ,BUT with NEW Owners and an Arena Deal comparable to other NHL Clubs.
Pathetic. Should never have had a team there.
To be fair, Arizona has been much better about supporting youth hockey and developing players for the NHL than Carolina or Nashville, both of which have produced f*ck-all NHL talent.
Is the statistical history going to Utah, or are they gonna shift that history to the new Coyotes if they come.
As a Yotes fan, I want to follow them to Utah ONLY for the players… I don’t wanna support any team that isn’t Arizona. I don’t know what will happen
If Matthew’s was on Arizona he would already have a cup and they would still have a team
As Coyotes fans, The Wife and I went to the very first home game, first year sweaters (in white for the White Out) both our cars have Coyotes license plates and multiple decals, we are very sad to see them leave. That being said, I was my understanding that the NHL owns the rights to the team names. Which is why the Jets were able to reclaim that name. Am I mistaken? And thanks for the well balanced commentary, a lot of haters out there.
What will their new name be? Since they already have the Utah Jizz for ball, maybe do a theme like the State cooking pot being the Dutch oven?
Im Not giving much sympathy to a fan base that acted entitled to their team and yet they couldn't support it ever and make the dime at least break even. They tried to act like they were so superior to Quebec, Winnipeg and anyone else wanting teams.
BETTER Looking Uniform, hopefully.
Since they seem to like to follow the example set in Winnipeg, get an AHL team and support it.
Here in Quebec City, since '95 we have lost our Nordiques… Maybe it's really time to bring them back.
It’s over😢..