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The NHL has officially left Arizona
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The NHL has officially left Arizona
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The NHL’s Arizona Coyotes have been sold to Utah’s Ryan Smith
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Fans turned out for the Coyotes, incompetent and embarrassing ownership didn't
Yeah when you have ownership that can't even be bothered to pay their hotel bills it's a little crazy that they own a team to begin with.
‘Utah’s ready for a team,’ new owner says | NHL.com
Discusses name of team, arena renovations before 2024-25 season with NHL.com
www.nhl.com
The Utah Latter-day Saints is right there.
Didn't intend to undercut the fans. I specifically meant ownership
After so many years it finally happened. Hope the organization has success in Utah, and hope the NHL returns to the valley someday with the right conditions.
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That relies on Meruelo returning the $1B USD he just got so... Don't count on it
Get ready for some of the ugliest jerseys you'll see in a long time‘Utah’s ready for a team,’ new owner says | NHL.com
Discusses name of team, arena renovations before 2024-25 season with NHL.com
The Utah Latter-day Saints is right there.
Isn't the backup plan if Murelo fucks off, he's not getting back the NHL board? And maybe an actual fucking owner steps up?
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Nothing in Utah could come close to the jersey they're replacing, the Kachina
Has anyone besides Meruelo vocalized a desire to own an Arizona NHL franchise?
Ishbia was in the running but that was pre Suns sale. And before Murelo locked them up.
Nothing in Utah could come close to the jersey they're replacing, the Kachina.
The funnier part was our then CW affiliate broke away from showing CW content to show Yotes games and now lol.
I know they are in the running for DBacks to fill the hole though.
Has anyone besides Meruelo vocalized a desire to own an Arizona NHL franchise?
Shocked they're not just stealing another state's aesthetics and name. As a Coyotes fan, I'm shattered. I've never understood people who burn jerseys and merch, but mine is going into the firepit this weekend. Becoming a Kraken fan now. May Utah never experience any happiness with this franchise.
Nothing in Utah could come close to the jersey they're replacing, the Kachina
The man is preparing for war with the Kroenkes for Mountain West pro sports dominance.
Perhaps more than figuratively, since one would assume the NHL will reward Smith by placing an Avs-Utah Stadium Series game at Rice-Eccles in the near future. Maybe even next year.
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Don't burn your jerseys, sell them and buy a Kraken jersey.
Or go two hours north and come cheer for the Canucks. We have Conor Garland!
Nah, not getting rid of mine, it's a good totem.
Rocking the fuck out of the Vegas reverse retro at this point. Also getting that gold alt.
This going to be a Washington Football Team situation then I guess.
Sad for the fans in Arizona but they have deserved far better from the Coyotes ownership group for a long time.
Sad for the fans in Arizona but they have deserved far better from the Coyotes ownership group for a long time.
I'm gonna laugh if the team comes back via Ishibia and some others like the portals scene from Endgame and suddenly buy the Tempe dump.
Love the Beaverton for this....
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2024/0...ery-city-in-north-america-except-quebec-city/
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2024/0...ery-city-in-north-america-except-quebec-city/
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Yup. The Thrashers became a red-headed stepchild to the Hawks once the Atlanta Spirit ownership group took over. That combined with zero playoff wins in over a decade of existence was a bad combination.
People will make jokes about Atlanta getting a 3rd chance at an NHL team, but seeing how much this city has grown over the past decade and seeing how well it's supported Atlanta United, I have little doubt in my mind that they would support an NHL team now, as long as the ownership group is bare minimum competent.
If the arena development gets approved in Arizona this July, they will return. (As expansion)
Stinks ownership sucks ass.
Stinks ownership sucks ass.
Toronto will get a second team with time, and Quebec is going to struggle due to the lack of corporate sponsors, but it's a hurdle that can be overcome.
why would the arena development get approved if theres no team anymore?
I still remember the days where RIM was so close to getting a team and talk was Hamilton/KW or Mississauga. They could have been Apple and now they are dust. Whenever i walk around Waterloo, I still am shocked at all the buildings that they once had and the University that is no more.
the one problem with toronto as a 2nd team is always the *where*
markham? mississauga? vaughan? brampton? hamilton?
Leafs (and raptors, jays) are super super popular because the go trains feed from the entire golden horseshoe meaning it's super easy to go to a game for 25% of Canada's population and almost the entirety of english speaking media is based out of toronto... so the same favourable conditions that exist for the Leafs likely won't exist for a 2nd team.
markham? mississauga? vaughan? brampton? hamilton?
Leafs (and raptors, jays) are super super popular because the go trains feed from the entire golden horseshoe meaning it's super easy to go to a game for 25% of Canada's population and almost the entirety of english speaking media is based out of toronto... so the same favourable conditions that exist for the Leafs likely won't exist for a 2nd team.
It's more than just an arena, it's an overall land deal including a casino and shopping.
Yea, NHL really dodged the Jim Basillie bullet
There's no casino. Maybe a sportsbook, but that's it. Meruelo has a sports betting license but has essentially wasted it so far. The tribes have rights to casino gaming in AZ and it's not tribal land.
You were right, it was a sports book!
"The new arena site would include a majority of the same elements as the proposed Tempe site, which included residences, hotels, restaurants and shops, a sports book and a practice rink adjacent to the arena."
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