GDT: Press Conference Introducing Alex Meruelo as Coyotes Owner, 1pm, @GRA

[rt]

Listening to the three goobers on the Natty Hatty liquefying their brains, straining to invent an inroad to hockey ops for ex players like Doan is killing me. Look at Steve Sullivan. The other yah has already been laid for Doan. The perfect path.

 

[RABBIT]

A real Arizona culture would be tanks, shorts and flip flops. We can wear all red to indicate sunburns. Also our main color. Troll it up baby

 

[Foggy1097]

I also like the visual of when teams checker the sections. For example the Jazz have done it the last few playoffs.

Checker the stadium with red, white and black. Could look pretty cool

Haha that’s actually not too bad...I could go with the tri-color thing if they did it right

 

[Foggy1097]

Haha that’s actually not too bad...I could go with the tri-color thing if they did it right

If and when we get a new arena, I would love to see the purple crescent moon logo come back in a big way. So picture we score a goal right...the place goes dark, the coyote howl goes off, and there’s a giant illuminated crescent moon display and that’s all you see. I’m taking like a huge man made actual display, not an on screen one. The BJ’s have their cannon and other teams have props and stuff like that. I think it would be sweet!

 

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If and when we get a new arena, I would love to see the purple crescent moon logo come back in a big way. So picture we score a goal right...the place goes dark, the coyote howl goes off, and there’s a giant illuminated crescent moon display and that’s all you see. I’m taking like a huge man made actual display, not an on screen one. The BJ’s have their cannon and other teams have props and stuff like that. I think it would be sweet!

I don't think they're allowed to turn the lights off like that during gametime. They do need a better after goal tradition than just the howl. St Louis has the bell, Islanders have the yes chant. That sort of thing. Get the crowd into it and build an idenity.

I've always thought that, at the start of the game, they should turn out the lights and have a Coyote (a real one) on the jumbotron howling and encouraging the crowd to howl in the dark. They came close to this idea with the eyes on the phone, sorta.

If you've ever lived somewhere near open land, Coyotes make a super distinct pack noise when hunting/the get a kill:


Something that mimics that in a neat way would be great IMO

 

[Bonsai Tree]

Steal the cannon.

 

[moosemeister]

What I’d like to see implemented is when the team is on a PK the fans start howling every time the puck enters our zone.

I’m sure they could have the LED ribbons say “Howl” with some sponsorship going

 

[rt]

Listening to the three goobers on the Natty Hatty liquefying their brains, straining to invent an inroad to hockey ops for ex players like Doan is killing me. Look at Steve Sullivan. The other yah has already been laid for Doan. The perfect path.

I’m literally shouting in my car. So frustrating. Like they just can’t fathom how a recently retired player gets into hockey ops without jumping directly to GM. Simply look at our teams hockey ops dept. There’s Shane Doan’s feeling teammate Steve Sullivan right effing there.

 

[Foggy1097]

I don't think they're allowed to turn the lights off like that during gametime. They do need a better after goal tradition than just the howl. St Louis has the bell, Islanders have the yes chant. That sort of thing. Get the crowd into it and build an idenity.

I've always thought that, at the start of the game, they should turn out the lights and have a Coyote (a real one) on the jumbotron howling and encouraging the crowd to howl in the dark. They came close to this idea with the eyes on the phone, sorta.

If you've ever lived somewhere near open land, Coyotes make a super distinct pack noise when hunting/the get a kill:


Something that mimics that in a neat way would be great IMO

Yeah good point about turning the lights out too much...I could see someone toe picking and getting injured or something. But yeah I just feel like they don’t utilize that moon logo near enough. Especially if we go back to the Kachinas full time, they need to make that way more prominent in the arena and in merch...

 

[Dirty Old Man]

I've always thought that, at the start of the game, they should turn out the lights and have a Coyote (a real one) on the jumbotron howling and encouraging the crowd to howl in the dark. They came close to this idea with the eyes on the phone, sorta.

If you've ever lived somewhere near open land, Coyotes make a super distinct pack noise when hunting...

Yeah, I've thought that many times, too, that the real thing is wayyy more goose bump inducing than the fake howl we play. When I lived in Ahwatukee, I was the first house occupied in a new neighborhood, I had this cat, and the look on my cat's face the first time he heard that noise was priceless.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Listening to the three goobers on the Natty Hatty liquefying their brains, straining to invent an inroad to hockey ops for ex players like Doan is killing me. Look at Steve Sullivan. The other yah has already been laid for Doan. The perfect path.

Yeah, I listened to that and couldn't figure out how they were so obviously missing the Player Development angle. He's the perfect player nurturer and as long as he's not the GM of the Roadrunners or something where he'd have to cut players, he'd be great.

 

[Desert Ice 11]

Can we just all wear green? Oxidized copper...cacti..whatever but green would be cool in my opinion.

 

[Vip]

We wear white because it's the coolest color to wear in the sun

 

[TheLegend]

Can we just all wear green? Oxidized copper...cacti..whatever but green would be cool in my opinion.

 

[TheLegend]

Craig Morgan has another piece in The Athletic this morning interviewing Jeff Vinik the owner of Tampa Bay about his thoughts on Alex Meruelo.

A few interesting comments from Vinik.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Craig Morgan has another piece in The Athletic this morning interviewing Jeff Vinik the owner of Tampa Bay about his thoughts on Alex Meruelo.

A few interesting comments from Vinik.

Blueprint for success. The arena and wins are the only thing missing.

 

[moosemeister]

Can anyone cliff notes the words from Vinik? I don't have a subscription nor have any plans in having one.

 

[rt]

Craig Morgan has another piece in The Athletic this morning interviewing Jeff Vinik the owner of Tampa Bay about his thoughts on Alex Meruelo.

A few interesting comments from Vinik.

Great article.

 

[rt]

Can anyone cliff notes the words from Vinik? I don't have a subscription nor have any plans in having one.

Phoenix and Tampa have a lot in common. Vinik and the NHL have always believed in the Phoenix market. He identified with Meruelo and thinks they share similar “DNA”. He believes Meruelo has the chops to make the Coyotes a success in the way that he himself has made Tampa a success.

You should get a subscription. It’s worth it. It’s also almost always heavily “discounted”. Sign up with your old ASU email address for 50% off and then go into your account information page and change it to your primary email later.

 

[Imaravencawcaw]

Can anyone cliff notes the words from Vinik? I don't have a subscription nor have any plans in having one.

I think the biggest idea from Vinik was that he wanted and wants everything they do to have the community in mind so they can build a brand and a relationship with the city. I thought that was good to hear because every time I've heard Aaron Cohen speak in public since he's been CEO he's mentioned that one of the organization's goals is to positively impact the community.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Phoenix and Tampa have a lot in common.

Nice to have one's opinion validated by someone who "matters". One of my oft repeated lines in the megathread was "having lived in central florida and here for 20+ years each, if it can work in Tampa, trust me it can work in Phoenix".

 

[cobra427]

Nice to have one's opinion validated by someone who "matters". One of my oft repeated lines in the megathread was "having lived in central florida and here for 20+ years each, if it can work in Tampa, trust me it can work in Phoenix".

I haven't lived in Florida, good to know. The Suns/D-backs and Cardinals are not very good. The Coyotes have a chance to get the area behind them, with a new owner that is also a minority, if they can win and make the playoffs this year. I can see it happening, a breath of fresh air, finally turning the corner. The new arena will work itself out.

 

[LuckyNumber11]

Craig Morgan has another piece in The Athletic this morning interviewing Jeff Vinik the owner of Tampa Bay about his thoughts on Alex Meruelo.

A few interesting comments from Vinik.

This really was well done. Makes me that much more confident in where things are headed now

 

[Summer Rose]

Did this guy seriously just say “Paint”? Lol

I use MS Paint for like 95% of my shitty GDT's

 

[TheLegend]

I use MS Paint for like 95% of my ****ty GDT's

And they were the most excellent ****ty GDTs.