The Unknown Poster Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Definitely the NBA would do better in Vegas but thats why the NHL wants in there. Be first. All focus on the NHL team. I think if I went to Vegas and there was a game I didnt want to see but my hotel gave me comps or I won them or they were 2 for 1 or some other marketing gimmick, I might. I agree in principle but remember its a very small percentage of the 3 million tourists you need to go to a game. I think it could become the cool thing to do. I love Vegas so Im pulling for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Well a whole bunch of Vegas tourists are Asians...most are Americans and Canadians.. I just don't think people would choose NHL over Cirque or whatever megastar is at MGM.. I could see a Vegas franchise absolutely tanking like the CFL in Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Here is the other more moronic side of the story: http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Paul-McCann/Stupidity--thy-name-is-Glendale/24/69217 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 at this rate, I don't really care if the coyotes end up in Quebec City, they should go to a place where people will appreciate them, and that the right people get involved. They are good players, but I wish I could say the same for soap opera that is ongoing, at this rate it could last longer than Guiding Light (and it only lasted for what seventy something years?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Qcity makes no sense. It's already 16 eastern and 14 west teams. If they move out of Arizona it would be Vegas or Seattle. No way nhl goes to a 17 team and 13 team conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 eh that's just said, well let's hope that the panthers end up in QC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Glendale beginning to explore booking acts into the arena this fall. They now feel there is no arena agreement and thus the Coyotes have nowhere to play this upcoming season. Very interesting. Its all a game. So Glendale is trying to force the Coyotes to renegotiate a better lease deal. Coyotes will simply go to court and seek an injunction to allow them to continue under the terms of the lease and then get the heck out in 2016. I wonder if they'd consider making a deal to play in PHX this season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Houston should be considered for a team. I think its the 4th largest city In USA. Rivaly with Dallas. Quebec City would be an easy win but that Separatist owner won't cut it with a lof of people. LV has the advantage of not having to compete with NBA or NFL like Seattle. Coyotes could stay if they just balanced their budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 An Arizona Coyotes fan got to take out her frustration on the mayor behind the decision to send the hockey team packing. KPNX-TV reports that disgruntled fan Ronda Pearson used a stun gun on Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers on Saturday as part of a charity pledge. Weiers volunteered to be stunned with a Taser at the mall event if a $10,000 donation was made to an Arizona charity that supports first-responders. Firefighters determined Weiers was not injured. Organizers say Pearson and another Coyotes fan showed up with a $10,000 money order. Weiers and the Glendale City Council voted Wednesday to end an arena lease agreement with the Coyotes. A judge on Friday temporarily halted its termination. Pearson gained attention on social media for a public rant directed at Weiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 That has got to sting. I do see your point about Vegas though. It would kind of make sense in that point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Darrin Bauming @DarrinBauming Breaking NHL news via/@nypost: Coyotes to be sold, moved to Las Vegas. http://nyp.st/1LBib7F Of course there are denials all around so we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 @Real_ESPNLeBrun: Bill Daly on NY Post report regarding Coyotes moving to Vegas: ``The most ridiculous and irresponsible story I have ever been ... (con't) @Real_ESPNLeBrun: ``... associated with. Has never been contemplated or discussed. Not even notionally.'' end quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 sigh, oh well on the bright side this would mean that LV is out of the expansion race (also shouldn't this be in the NHL discussion area?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Sounds like the denials when people said the thrashers were being sold and moved to winnipeg. NHL flat out denied it was even possible up until they appeared for the presser in winnipeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 From New York post (a lot of specifics for a completely untrue story) Sin City is getting hockey, two sources close to the situation told The Post. The NHL is arranging the sale of the Arizona Coyotes to billionaire William Foley who will move the team to Las Vegas giving it its first major professional franchise, one source said. “Las Vegas has reached 10,000 season ticket deposits,” enough to justify a franchise, the other source said. Foley said in January that he needed 10,000 ticket deposits to get an NHL team. Foley will move them for the 2016-17 season, the source said. The Post last year was the first to report Foley was backing a Vegas franchise. MGM Resorts and arena operator AEG are building a 20,000 seat hockey-ready arena in Las Vegas that is slated to open in spring 2016. A Coyotes spokesman said, “The Coyotes are committed to playing in Arizona.” When asked for how long, the spokesman reiterated it was committed to playing in Arizona. “Period.” Arizona last year ranked 28th in attendance. Meanwhile, the City Council in Glendale, Ariz., last month voted to terminate its lease agreement that expires in 2028 that has the city paying the team $15 million a year for a share of revenue. The NHL is also eyeing expansion franchises in the Toronto and Seattle areas for the 2017-18 season, a source said. The NHL announced it was accepting applications for expansion franchises from July 6 until Aug. 10. Former Bauer Hockey Chairman Graeme Roustan is the lead person putting together a Toronto-area expansion team bid. The NHL denied the story. Foley and Roustan did not return calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Just a matter of time b4 it's official Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustamente Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 For almost 20 years this team has lost money, big money. Team should have been moved years ago but that would tarnish somebody's legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I wish a respected media person would retort to Daly and Bettman "you made the exact same exasperated denials about the Thrashers and that was a lie. Why would we believe you now?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Resolution to lease issue http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/798491?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter They don't say what the actual resolution is though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Glendale giving them 2 years to find a home it reads like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Glendale giving them 2 years to find a home it reads like Doesnt that take them nicely to their out clause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted July 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Coyotes blogger: UPDATE: The details are out and it seems that the original 15 year deal is now a two year deal, the five year out-clause has been removed (although, since the deal is over in two years, that is probably irrelevant) and the city doesn't have to pay $15 million to the Coyotes, but will instead pay $6.5 and let the Coyotes take the revenue (Which doesn't add up to $15, so you can see why the city was not a fan of this deal). Seems like a good deal for the city, when you consider how smug the Coyotes seemed about their voting to cancel the lease in the first place. I did not think it was anything more than political grandstanding, even after becoming aware of the tax burden placed on the residents of the city from John Oliver, I still did think anything more would happen other than the NHL crushing them in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 For almost 20 years this team has lost money, big money. Team should have been moved years ago but that would tarnish somebody's legacy. The Jets 1.0 have lost money consistently since 1971. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustamente Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 For almost 20 years this team has lost money, big money. Team should have been moved years ago but that would tarnish somebody's legacy. The Jets 1.0 have lost money consistently since 1971. If i remember correctly the jets did not control anything associated with the building. Also with all the revenue streams available to this team they should have made money by now. They papered the building from the time they got to glendale making it look like they were doing good business. But even with some of the lowest tickets in the nhl they only fill the building unless chicago or detroit show up. Since going to glendale they have had numerous ownership changes and still nothing. They are an drain on the nhl and the sooner the nhl moves them to a better market the better for the league. There tv contract pays them nothing and their viewership is nill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted July 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Apples and oranges competing yotes to Jets. Coyotes have a palace with all modern money makers. They simply don't have the fan support. They never have. They never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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