Ugmo
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Did they tear down the building the Sonics played in??
They might as well, because it's completely unsuitable for hockey. They'd probably lose more money there than the Coyotes do.
Did they tear down the building the Sonics played in??
They might as well, because it's completely unsuitable for hockey. They'd probably lose more money there than the Coyotes do.
COUNCIL MEETING ORDER OF BUSINESS
The purpose of this Council Report is to review and consider the current Council Meeting Rules and Procedures, and the Glendale City Code provision setting the date, time and location for regular meetings. Staff is seeking Council guidance on any requested modifications to the current meeting criteria.
I wish to dispel certain bad logic.
Why should CoG have to pay for someone else to own a team?
This is a marriage.
At this point, if someone could be found that would buy the Coyotes with a 5-7 year lease deal at Jobing, that could buy enough time to either:
a) Make things work in Glendale. With the economic recovery starting to take hold, maybe robust growth returns in the West Valley and with stable ownership, puts things back on track.
b) In another 5-7 years, the Suns may be looking to move into a newer downtown Phoenix facility in conjunction with the Coyotes. Put them in the right arena downtown and suddenly things could actually work.
c) In a few years, things are clearly not working and the plug is pulled and they move to Seattle, Houston, Quebec, or Ontario.
http://arizonasports.com/43/1606845...-Im-confident-Coyotes-will-stay-in-the-Valley
The mayor has assured NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman that he wants the Coyotes to stay but not on the city's dime.
"Not on our taxpayers back and not at the risk of losing public safety," said Weiers. "When someone calls 911 they don't want a Zamboni to show up. They want a fire truck or a police car to show up."
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thanks for your post hkymnky. i enjoyed reading it. im not sure i would agree with your basic premise here that seems to suggest the US tv deal dwarfs the Canadian tv deal. others are much better versed in the tv contracts than me, but i think the canadian contracts total about $140M a year (cbc and tsn primarily), while the new nbc us contract is around $200M a year. yes, the us side is bigger but not in a way suggested by your example. further, you seem to underestimate the revenues of the leafs and the canadiens relative to the rest of the entire league. again, others will correct me here but i think together they tally a lot more than the other 28 teams combined, including the rangers, chicago and detroit. you are correct in thinking that GB wants to widen the appeal across the US and bring in dollars elsewhere, but canada drives this league. period. seattle would always be a minor cog in the big engine, quebec has the potential of being much much bigger, especially when you factor in french advertising dollars and a certain quebecois tv network.While I'm sure the NHL values its Canadian sponsorships and TV contracts they pale in comparison to money changing hands amongst their "peers". After all, would you rather have 80% of $100 or 25% of $1000?
I wish to dispel certain bad logic.
Why should CoG have to pay for someone else to own a team?
This is a marriage. Both sides in this together. IMO CoG needs the Coyotes more than vice versa. If you were buying a house that needed work to make it liveable and in fact grand, then there is a reasonable expectation to share the burden to get it from A-Z
It would not be fiscally responsible for a new owner to come in and fix all the wrongs overnight. CoG will have to fund the annual management of the building they own. Since they are not in that business it would be smart they hire the incoming owner to handle all things hockey. Maybe they can do it for $10 million /yr vs. the $15 million/yr which was prior offered. I know it will cost $6.5 million a yr with no anchor tenant.
At this point, if someone could be found that would buy the Coyotes with a 5-7 year lease deal at Jobing, that could buy enough time to either:
a) Make things work in Glendale. With the economic recovery starting to take hold, maybe robust growth returns in the West Valley and with stable ownership, puts things back on track.
b) In another 5-7 years, the Suns may be looking to move into a newer downtown Phoenix facility in conjunction with the Coyotes. Put them in the right arena downtown and suddenly things could actually work.
c) In a few years, things are clearly not working and the plug is pulled and they move to Seattle, Houston, Quebec, or Ontario.
The whole "He owns the Winterhawks, therefore Portland" thing is lazy journalism. He wanted in on the Devils and Stars, both of which weren't going to be moved. He has no attachment to Portland, as far as anyone can tell. He is just a hockey fan.
Makes sense. Our fan group was saying "give us 5-10 yr deal."
We just dont want to lose our boys.
Makes sense. Our fan group was saying "give us 5-10 yr deal."
We just dont want to lose our boys.
if gallagher was in on the stars and the devils, why did it take 3 years for him to show up on the coyotes? What has changed to make him interested NOW?
At this point, if someone could be found that would buy the Coyotes with a 5-7 year lease deal at Jobing, that could buy enough time to either:
a) Make things work in Glendale. With the economic recovery starting to take hold, maybe robust growth returns in the West Valley and with stable ownership, puts things back on track.
b) In another 5-7 years, the Suns may be looking to move into a newer downtown Phoenix facility in conjunction with the Coyotes. Put them in the right arena downtown and suddenly things could actually work.
c) In a few years, things are clearly not working and the plug is pulled and they move to Seattle, Houston, Quebec, or Ontario.
to be fair, hockey is a lot bigger in the valley now than it was back then. absolutely, this team is haemorrhaging money ... but hockey is now being played in high schools and there are house leagues with kids and adults. is it as pervasive as it is here in canada? of course not, it never will be and its crazy to think it ever could be. but having the coyotes in phoenix HAS increased the profile of the sport. just not enough.Why another 10 years? You have had 17, and done nothing to prove the team has potential to make money
The whole "He owns the Winterhawks, therefore Portland" thing is lazy journalism. He wanted in on the Devils and Stars, both of which weren't going to be moved. He has no attachment to Portland, as far as anyone can tell. He is just a hockey fan.