Due to a Traffic Jam Hurricane players walk to the Arena in Toronto

[Golden_Jet]

Not all NHL teams stay in the same hotels either. Arizona (now Utah) was rumored to stay in cheaper hotels. That's the reason I bring up the markets.

Coyotes Reportedly Stayed at ‘Lesser’ Hotels to Save Money

Here is a look at some of the financial struggles Alex Meruelo and the Coyotes dealt with.

thehockeynews.com

Keep in mind the CBA stipulates the hotel has to be 5 star or plus.

 

[93LEAFS]

Aren't all the nice hotels by ScotiaBank Arena?

Pretty sure I stayed at the Fairmont a block away. And there's like 10 others within 2-3 blocks.

A ton of the nice hotels aren't too far from Scotiabank Arena. Some of the nicer options are up in Yorkville such as Four Seasons, Park-Hyatt and Hazleton, then there is Hotel X up in the Exhibition grounds (which they used for the playoff bubble in 2020 alongside the Fairmount Royal York). But Fairmount Royal York, Ritz-Carlton, Shangri-La, St. Regis, and Bisha are all not too far from Scotiabank in the core of the city. Scotiabank Arena and Skydome pretty much border the financial district, which obviously has quite a few hotels for people who come here for work.

 

[StammerHammer]

So did they walk back?

If they did it was with their heads down.

 

[MCR74]

If they did it was with their heads down.

I'd like to see that.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Don't worry once we get rid of bike lanes, build more lanes on the 401, and a tunnel under it.. everything will be totally fine in an ever growing city/downtown constrained on one side by a lake.

Take that you damn hippies.

 

[93gilmour93]

Still though, did not need to see that pic of our super-awesome mayor.

Well I can agree with you that she's a mayor....

Does she still want to tax the rain that falls on someone's property

 

[Dr Pepper]

Well I can agree with you that she's a mayor....

Does she still want to tax the rain that falls on someone's property

Wouldn't surprise me, although right now her attention might still be on the potential renaming of Dundas Square.

 

[gach]

wouldn't that be the mayor???? its more of a municipal thing lol

lefties don't blame lefties

 

[cptjeff]

Keep in mind the CBA stipulates the hotel has to be 5 star or plus.

IIRC, there's also an allowance for 4 star if there isn't a 5 star hotel within X distance from the arena.

Regardless, they ain't exactly getting stuck in a Quality Inn.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Here I Am… Walking Like A Hurricane

 

[Divine]

Keep in mind the CBA stipulates the hotel has to be 5 star or plus.

There's no 5 star or plus hotel requirement by the way, not sure where you got that from? Lots of NHL teams have stayed in 4 star hotels.

Anyway, the Coyotes would try to circumvent their hotel requirements anyway, as was referenced in the source I cited.

Inside the tumultuous tenure of the Coyotes in Arizona and their stunning move to Utah

The franchise's relocation was somehow both lightning fast and painfully slow. Here's how it all fell apart in Arizona, and what lies ahead.

www.espn.com

The team's creative accounting was a constant source of concern around the league. There were incidents over the years of the Coyotes skimping on money. The Coyotes would try to stay at lesser hotels than the collective bargaining agreement stipulates. Ownership tried cutting corners when they could, like removing the printer and copying machine from the coaches' room.

Multiple sources told ESPN that the Coyotes were either late paying their hotel bills or sometimes just crossed out the total and paid a different amount. Other sources indicated local businesses would come to the team seeking payments, would be offered a fraction of what was owed and then would be negotiated down to take less than what was actually owed.