Omg I'm a podcast thumbnail. Biz, you still owe my husband and me autographs after not showing up to The Culinary Dropout last year before the beginning of the season. I'll bring the Kachina mask :)
Funny how people re-write history to suit their feelings . The Phoenix Coyotes were bankrupt period end of story the league had to take them over financially to protect them from a sale , Balsillie who created Blackberry made a real offer to buy the the team and move them to Western Ontario , the owners wanted to do the deal it was Buttman who blocked it all and Glendale was part of the deal he made with the new ownership group he found and forced the sale too . Glendale was never this free ride move the team and everything will be cool it was a carrot of a fresh new start promise made by Buttman to the new owners . Now they are bankrupt again and guys like Biz want to act all surprised and make excuses for the failure that has never been anything but a failure , they couldn't fill the seats for playoff games , that says it all .
Umm...this itself is a funny interpretation of history as well... The bankruptcy ordeal was a underhanded financial ploy of then owner Jerry Moyes. He declared bankruptcy and organized the Hamilton, ON sale to Basille without consulting league or owners. Bettman had a right to protest the sale since it would have altered scheduling/travel/etc. The years Moyes claimed to have lost money were the years immediately following the 05 lockout, which the team then consisted of Shane Doan, a couple ham sandwiches, and Coach Gretzky. So no surprise people weren't excited or showing up for games. To compound the issue, the bankruptcy ordeal made it harder to recover fan interest. Why would you want to spend $100 on a jersey that may not exist next year? (A question that has lasted over a decade.) I guess my point is the bankruptcy was an ownership/management issue and not fan interest. I agree Glendale was a poor decision that also hindered recovery aspects, but if you can still have fans after a decade of uncertainty if your team will exist, very limited playoff success, and hardly a dash of starpower in the lineup, I'd present that as evidence that there is a market in PHX for hockey. TLDR: bankruptcy was old owners way to make money from mismanagement. Bettman floundering since to recover. There are fans and it can work in AZ
You also are oversimplifying moving a team to south western Ontario. Relocating a team to Hamilton would be encroaching on 2 team's territories (Toronto and Buffalo) Balsillie was also a bit of a wild cat, meaning he wasn't respecting the process to relocate or buy a team the way the NHL had set out. You think Bettman, who represents 30 (at the time) owners, is going to let some guy break all the rules just to get what he wants just because he's rich?
Also, buttman is a moron! But he wanted to keep the team here to try and grow the market in the region! That’s the point. Moving the team to western Ontario does nothing to grow the market in areas it non hockey markets. The game has grown a ton out here since the coyotes came from Manitoba and them leaving would be devastating.
Until we see two or three new West expansion teams we wont see another East team added or the Coyotes leaving the west. Detroit will NEVER go back to the west.
Tempe is the right spot. These next 3 to 4 years the Coyotes could trade the majority of their 1st rd picks for more picks and trade for 3rd year proven players and have a squad for the year the new stadium opens.
I was at that Ottawa game with a bunch of friends who live in Scottsdale. They were telling me that the hockey market is huge there now for kids, it’s just expensive to get their kids started in it. All of my friends there actually hated hockey until I talked them into going to games so I know they are being honest. Growing up in the desert, I know hundreds of people who live in Phoenix. Every single one says that they hate driving to Glendale because it’s just too far and too much traffic. Scottsdale/Tempe is the fun part of the city nowadays. They tell me they would go to games if the arena was there.
Idk saying it’s too far is pretty sad… it’s about 30 minute from Scottsdale, 30 minutes really from any part of metro. I drive about an hour to SAP to watch the sharks play. And I do that about 10 times a year if not more. Their team just isn’t great and never really has been. You need something worth seeing if you are going to make the trek, and that’s coming from a sharks fan lol
takes me at least 2 hours to get to the arena and I live in the east valley , 10 times a year is nothing, and probably on the weekends. try doing it 40 times
@@wilbs1959 are you referring to the mesa gilbert Tempe area? If so, how does it take you over 2 hours? I spend quite a bit of time in the south mountain area and go to games frequently when in town. Never takes us more then an hour for weekday games. I even double checked on waze to make sure I wasn’t crazy and there isn’t a day at rush hour during the week that says over an hour. 10 games is above average for your typical fan which seems like the market the coyotes are after.
@@wilbs1959 yes! On a map it looks fast but there are always delays. My friends say the same thing. 40 minutes in the best conditions from Scottsdale. When we drove out the other day it took us about an hour and 20 minutes. Another 20 to park.
@@danieldesanctis4559 The Knights are basically just another Vegas show. Celine Dion, A big comedy act, Cirque Du Soleil etc.. Nothing wrong with that, but it's a formula that could work in a town like that.
One thing most people don’t even realize is that the coyotes attendance isn’t due to how good/bad they are. It’s because the arena takes 1-2 hours to drive to for most of the hockey fans in Phoenix due to rush hour traffic. No one wants to drive that much for a weekday game 41 times a year. But it doesn’t help that they aren’t a successful team. Like RA said, they killed any chance of success for the coyotes when they built the arena in Glendale
I love this comment probably the best comment in the comment section. It goes to show that most people dont watch the video and understand it or they dont choose too. They were introduced as the Phoenix Coyotes not the Glendale Coyotes. Probably the why the Phoenix suns are still in the nba is bc of their location
Coyotes need to create a hockey village (like an MLB ballpark village) and have plenty of Shaded covered outside areas so fans can walk around and eat and shop. I hope the Coyotes get their stadium.
Yes the coyotes have gotten more chances than other franchises, but poor ownership is really the reason they struggled. This who arena debacle is embarrassing but it will turn out fine. I'm kinda excited to see them playing at ASU, personally.
They will playing in a 5000 seat arena …. An NHL team ? The team needs to move to Houston or Quebec . Quebec would sell out every game in a 20000 seat arena ….
@@marksibley4546 it is an astonishing embarrassment for a pro sports team. Maybe I am lacking on history, has anything like this happened before in any sport?
@@marksibley4546 OMG another one. STFU about Quebec already. You would have to be really stupid if you think the teams going back there. Seriously you guys all sound the same "blah blah blah Quebec would fill the seats. blah blah blah Quebec would blah blah blah." NO!! There's a reason the Avs are in Colorado. The fans didn't fill the seats. I'm shocked there are as many teams as there is in Canada as is. Most of the players don't even want to be there. High taxes, stupid laws, the media and fans turn on teams way too fast etc. Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, maybe Memphis. That's where the team will be successful.
True on the poor ownership. The Panthers for years had this ownership group made up of literal used car dealership owners and area small business owners. It was one of the major reasons the Panthers woes for so long. The NHL needs to vet their owners better.
auston would never leave an organization with over 100 years of history, first overall pick, and plays in the mecca of hockey. absolutely makes zero sense
Once they get a Tempe arena, they will be fine and be drawing much better. Road fans will invade the building regardless though. Only way to prevent that is become a consistent playoff team/Cup contender like the Lightning have been to build a much bigger fanbase, and even then, Southern/Western teams will always have a good amount of road fans invading.
No matter what the situation if the Leafs are in town half the crowd will be cheering for the leafs, they invade road arenas the most doesn’t matter where
@@Guomond1 Most markets see less attendance when they suck. People vote with their money. Empty seats are common when a team is shit. Basic economics and success
@@JHockeyFan Yeah but their attendance shouldn't be this bad regardless if they suck or not. If Toronto had Arizona's record they will still have higher attendance than Arizona after a cup win lol.
3:20 Can anyone look at themselves in the mirror and honestly say they were better off leaving Winnipeg in the first place? Even if the league had to take over ownership and cover the losses. At least the team would be playing in front of rabid crowds in a full 15k arena.
Yes absolutely. You only see Winnipeg fans acting rabid now because they lost the team in the first place. Before they didn't know what they would be missing. Also I'm going to tell you like I keep telling the Quebec fans. The Yotes are NOT MOVING BACK TO CANADA. Houston, OKC, or Kansas City is where they will end up.
@@carnjohnson4549 Yeah but they still are a small market team. The fans know if they stop going the team may move again. Next time Quebec gets a team it wont be a team from the southern US, it will be expansion or another Canadian team moving. I only see that happening to the Jets or Sens.
They didn't support the Colorado Avalanche. Also, it will not grow the sport if hockey returns to Quebec. Everyone there already watches Hockey Night in Canada. If the Coyotes organization ever becomes stable, it will thrive. Why would any free agent sign with Quebec? Insane taxes, awful weather, crazy laws, and a lukewarm fan base. Free agents don't go to places where they automatically lose several percent of their wages to taxes. Besides, who wants to live in Canada?
No one wants to see them leave AZ they gotta make it work. Shit if you build a nice arena & im a elite NHL player hell yeah I’ll go live in the desert & be the man to start the plan in a beautiful new arena in phoenix
I personally want them to relocate to Quebec City. That franchise makes the NHL look like the CFL. hockey is in bad enough shape in the US it is the lowest sport of the totem pole, MLS managed to just overtake the NHL in populatrity. And having an ECHL team in the league is embarrassing
Can we please just get this over with and move that team to another american market that wants a team I.E. Houston or just give it to a city with a new arena ready that won't burden the league with financial losses I.E. Quebec?
God Fer Friggen Bid Bet-Man pushes a Canadian city for a club move. Stick the Yotes in Hamilton Ontario, right between the Buffalo and Toronto market, and see if anyone complains about the game being out in the middle of nowhere. FFS.
Obviously I don't know anything... but I wonder why it's such a big deal that the arena is small. Do they still have good training facilities? I bet some players are actually excited about being on a college campus. For older guys looking for more stability it's probably scary, but is that really any different than other franchises going through rebuilds?
In Quebec City, the junior team, the Quebec Remparts, play at the Videotron Centre. The Videotron Centre was purpose built for the Nordiques to come back. On a slow, bad weather January weekday night, there is at least 8,000 fans at the game. On the wekeend, you can count on 12,000+ What the hell is Bettman doing in the desert?
As a Coyote's fan for their entire existence, I couldn't give a crap about these franchise records because they mean nothing. At this point in the season a lot of teams are taking their foot off the gas and getting settled in for their off seasons. The Coyotes are still playing at the highest level they can just to scrape some points off the bottom of the barrel, so the only reason they're getting wins and score and goals right now is because every other team in the NHL knows it's time to relax a bit. Unless your team is on the cusp of a playoff spot, which the Coyotes are not, these franchise records at this time of year mean nothing. Good for Schmaltz. But no one really cares. Just like nobody cared that Gagner previously held the franchise record.
All this effort in AZ but the league won't give an OK to bring the Nordiques back? That market's asking for it aren't they? It would probably be better than this ridic stuff in the damn desert, no?
Arizona just aint it when it comes to hockey sorry. I don't get some of the location choices for pro sports. Like LA with football. I still remember when they were trying to steal my Penguins! 66 came in with the save took them back to glory and sold em for 900 mil!
LMFAO no one was trying to "steal your Penguins" lol. Your owners were shopping them around because they didn't want to put up the money for a new arena. A couple cities almost bought them including Kansas City, and the guys in OKC who eventually bought the Sonics. But no one was trying to "steal your team" lol.
that is what happens when you name your hockey team after a animal that has no respect and doesn't carry themselves like honorable animals.. coyotes? they are the rats of the desert, like desert rats but dog like. whats next? snakes? spiders? tics? what a joke. sell the franchise and move it to mexico, call it 'Mexico Maracas'.
False..they already have nearly 5000 applications for season ticket holder’s, it will actually be hard to get tickets to a game! Location is in fact the key to succeed.
So what if Phoenix is a growing City. Hockey would never work in that part of the country Because guess what? Nobody plays or watch this sport Because It's not in their DNA, not organic. So stop shoving Mickey mouse teams in non hockey market. End the joke, move the Coyotes. And by the way, Florida, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Dallas and Anaheim should do the same.
@@casualcomments2161 You live in a fairy tail world. Those teams only survives because of the welfare checks they collects from wealthier teams. Prove me wrong.
Biz - “You know what my biggest fear is?”
Whit - “That they’re going to ask you to play again” 😂 Had me in stitches
Whitney’s comeback had me in tears.
Whit is quick witted so he gets Biz everytime
Lol
Clickbait much? Biz in this clip: “I don’t know what going on. I don’t get this type of information.”
I have the information, They go to utah
Omg I'm a podcast thumbnail. Biz, you still owe my husband and me autographs after not showing up to The Culinary Dropout last year before the beginning of the season. I'll bring the Kachina mask :)
Funny how people re-write history to suit their feelings . The Phoenix Coyotes were bankrupt period end of story the league had to take them over financially to protect them from a sale , Balsillie who created Blackberry made a real offer to buy the the team and move them to Western Ontario , the owners wanted to do the deal it was Buttman who blocked it all and Glendale was part of the deal he made with the new ownership group he found and forced the sale too . Glendale was never this free ride move the team and everything will be cool it was a carrot of a fresh new start promise made by Buttman to the new owners . Now they are bankrupt again and guys like Biz want to act all surprised and make excuses for the failure that has never been anything but a failure , they couldn't fill the seats for playoff games , that says it all .
Umm...this itself is a funny interpretation of history as well...
The bankruptcy ordeal was a underhanded financial ploy of then owner Jerry Moyes. He declared bankruptcy and organized the Hamilton, ON sale to Basille without consulting league or owners. Bettman had a right to protest the sale since it would have altered scheduling/travel/etc. The years Moyes claimed to have lost money were the years immediately following the 05 lockout, which the team then consisted of Shane Doan, a couple ham sandwiches, and Coach Gretzky. So no surprise people weren't excited or showing up for games.
To compound the issue, the bankruptcy ordeal made it harder to recover fan interest. Why would you want to spend $100 on a jersey that may not exist next year? (A question that has lasted over a decade.)
I guess my point is the bankruptcy was an ownership/management issue and not fan interest. I agree Glendale was a poor decision that also hindered recovery aspects, but if you can still have fans after a decade of uncertainty if your team will exist, very limited playoff success, and hardly a dash of starpower in the lineup, I'd present that as evidence that there is a market in PHX for hockey.
TLDR: bankruptcy was old owners way to make money from mismanagement. Bettman floundering since to recover. There are fans and it can work in AZ
You also are oversimplifying moving a team to south western Ontario. Relocating a team to Hamilton would be encroaching on 2 team's territories (Toronto and Buffalo) Balsillie was also a bit of a wild cat, meaning he wasn't respecting the process to relocate or buy a team the way the NHL had set out. You think Bettman, who represents 30 (at the time) owners, is going to let some guy break all the rules just to get what he wants just because he's rich?
I want to agree with you here but reading this nearly gave me a stroke. You need to learn to use punctuation.
Also, buttman is a moron! But he wanted to keep the team here to try and grow the market in the region! That’s the point. Moving the team to western Ontario does nothing to grow the market in areas it non hockey markets. The game has grown a ton out here since the coyotes came from Manitoba and them leaving would be devastating.
Until we see two or three new West expansion teams we wont see another East team added or the Coyotes leaving the west. Detroit will NEVER go back to the west.
Tempe is the right spot. These next 3 to 4 years the Coyotes could trade the majority of their 1st rd picks for more picks and trade for 3rd year proven players and have a squad for the year the new stadium opens.
I was at that Ottawa game with a bunch of friends who live in Scottsdale.
They were telling me that the hockey market is huge there now for kids, it’s just expensive to get their kids started in it. All of my friends there actually hated hockey until I talked them into going to games so I know they are being honest.
Growing up in the desert,
I know hundreds of people who live in Phoenix. Every single one says that they hate driving to Glendale because it’s just too far and too much traffic. Scottsdale/Tempe is the fun part of the city nowadays. They tell me they would go to games if the arena was there.
Idk saying it’s too far is pretty sad… it’s about 30 minute from Scottsdale, 30 minutes really from any part of metro. I drive about an hour to SAP to watch the sharks play. And I do that about 10 times a year if not more. Their team just isn’t great and never really has been. You need something worth seeing if you are going to make the trek, and that’s coming from a sharks fan lol
takes me at least 2 hours to get to the arena and I live in the east valley , 10 times a year is nothing, and probably on the weekends. try doing it 40 times
@@wilbs1959 are you referring to the mesa gilbert Tempe area? If so, how does it take you over 2 hours? I spend quite a bit of time in the south mountain area and go to games frequently when in town. Never takes us more then an hour for weekday games. I even double checked on waze to make sure I wasn’t crazy and there isn’t a day at rush hour during the week that says over an hour. 10 games is above average for your typical fan which seems like the market the coyotes are after.
@@wilbs1959 yes! On a map it looks fast but there are always delays. My friends say the same thing. 40 minutes in the best conditions from Scottsdale. When we drove out the other day it took us about an hour and 20 minutes. Another 20 to park.
@@charlieecho7253 That seems understandable if there are delays, but over 2 hours seems like quite a bit of over exaggeration
The reflection of the ring light in RAs glasses makes it look like he got googly eyes and once I noticed I can't stop seeing it and laughing lol
Quebec city!
I hope the Yotes can figure it out. Vegas proves that hockey can thrive in the desert 💪🏽
I hope so but they have had more then enough time there a joke of a franchise that’s being paid for by good teams
True! Different markets tho. In Vegas there’s a constant influx of people all the time!
@@danieldesanctis4559 The Knights are basically just another Vegas show. Celine Dion, A big comedy act, Cirque Du Soleil etc.. Nothing wrong with that, but it's a formula that could work in a town like that.
Vegas was given a Playoff team from the start the Yotes didnt have that.
They have been a failure for too long. Time to give someone else a chance.
Might be counter intuitive but I’d love to see Yotes play Avs in that smaller rink cause get to see teams closer.
It'll never happen, but I still need to put it out into the universe: Bring Back the Hamilton Tigers.
It would be a way better option then Arizona and the horseshoe should have 2 teams biggest population in Canada by a long shot
One thing most people don’t even realize is that the coyotes attendance isn’t due to how good/bad they are. It’s because the arena takes 1-2 hours to drive to for most of the hockey fans in Phoenix due to rush hour traffic. No one wants to drive that much for a weekday game 41 times a year. But it doesn’t help that they aren’t a successful team. Like RA said, they killed any chance of success for the coyotes when they built the arena in Glendale
Well not smart
I love this comment probably the best comment in the comment section. It goes to show that most people dont watch the video and understand it or they dont choose too. They were introduced as the Phoenix Coyotes not the Glendale Coyotes. Probably the why the Phoenix suns are still in the nba is bc of their location
Utah
Coyotes need to create a hockey village (like an MLB ballpark village) and have plenty of Shaded covered outside areas so fans can walk around and eat and shop. I hope the Coyotes get their stadium.
Yes the coyotes have gotten more chances than other franchises, but poor ownership is really the reason they struggled. This who arena debacle is embarrassing but it will turn out fine. I'm kinda excited to see them playing at ASU, personally.
They will playing in a 5000 seat arena …. An NHL team ? The team needs to move to Houston or Quebec . Quebec would sell out every game in a 20000 seat arena ….
@@marksibley4546 it is an astonishing embarrassment for a pro sports team. Maybe I am lacking on history, has anything like this happened before in any sport?
@@marksibley4546 OMG another one. STFU about Quebec already. You would have to be really stupid if you think the teams going back there. Seriously you guys all sound the same "blah blah blah Quebec would fill the seats. blah blah blah Quebec would blah blah blah." NO!! There's a reason the Avs are in Colorado. The fans didn't fill the seats. I'm shocked there are as many teams as there is in Canada as is. Most of the players don't even want to be there. High taxes, stupid laws, the media and fans turn on teams way too fast etc. Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, maybe Memphis. That's where the team will be successful.
True on the poor ownership. The Panthers for years had this ownership group made up of literal used car dealership owners and area small business owners. It was one of the major reasons the Panthers woes for so long. The NHL needs to vet their owners better.
I can't NOT look at RA's sunglass reflection from his camera light that look like cartoon eyes. Take of the sunglasses, Goofy Eyes!
Hopefully the go to Quebec and revive the Nordiques..plus, it removes the temptation for Auston to go there when he contract with the Leafs end.
Forgive the grammar errors, I lost my glasses AND I'm mentally hilarious
Quebec is never getting a team again
@@Dux4cup2028 bet you a Pepsi they do
auston would never leave an organization with over 100 years of history, first overall pick, and plays in the mecca of hockey. absolutely makes zero sense
@@cris-99 it makes absolute sense as he grew up in Arizona and was a Coyotes fan.
Once they get a Tempe arena, they will be fine and be drawing much better. Road fans will invade the building regardless though. Only way to prevent that is become a consistent playoff team/Cup contender like the Lightning have been to build a much bigger fanbase, and even then, Southern/Western teams will always have a good amount of road fans invading.
No matter what the situation if the Leafs are in town half the crowd will be cheering for the leafs, they invade road arenas the most doesn’t matter where
@@chadgrov " they invade road arenas the most doesn’t matter where"
Yeah HAHAHAHHAHA NO!! You maybe in some places but not others.
So the team can only have fans when they are successful? Great market.
@@Guomond1 Most markets see less attendance when they suck. People vote with their money. Empty seats are common when a team is shit. Basic economics and success
@@JHockeyFan Yeah but their attendance shouldn't be this bad regardless if they suck or not. If Toronto had Arizona's record they will still have higher attendance than Arizona after a cup win lol.
Pot committed love the poker analogy
Don't move'em elsewhere. The Yotes deserve the Cleveland Barons treatment.
Quebec would be sold out every game regardless of record …. Bring back les Nordiques
The only guy taking the Yotes forward is Biz, he should have a job in the organization, maybe even the GM position. They have nothing to lose right?
Move the team to New Mexico or Louisiana.
3:20 Can anyone look at themselves in the mirror and honestly say they were better off leaving Winnipeg in the first place? Even if the league had to take over ownership and cover the losses. At least the team would be playing in front of rabid crowds in a full 15k arena.
Yes absolutely. You only see Winnipeg fans acting rabid now because they lost the team in the first place. Before they didn't know what they would be missing. Also I'm going to tell you like I keep telling the Quebec fans. The Yotes are NOT MOVING BACK TO CANADA. Houston, OKC, or Kansas City is where they will end up.
@@moappleseider1699 the Canadian dollar was too low you could call it a crisis. Sadly Winnipeg being a small market they couldnt survive.
@@carnjohnson4549 Yeah but they still are a small market team. The fans know if they stop going the team may move again. Next time Quebec gets a team it wont be a team from the southern US, it will be expansion or another Canadian team moving. I only see that happening to the Jets or Sens.
Milwaukee
Houston
Fuck no! Another fake hockey market. A mirage.
If they move bring back the Nordiques Quebec deserves to have their team back
No they don't and they are NOT getting them. The team will not return to Canada. They'll end up in Orlando before going to Canada.
They didn't support the Colorado Avalanche. Also, it will not grow the sport if hockey returns to Quebec. Everyone there already watches Hockey Night in Canada. If the Coyotes organization ever becomes stable, it will thrive. Why would any free agent sign with Quebec? Insane taxes, awful weather, crazy laws, and a lukewarm fan base. Free agents don't go to places where they automatically lose several percent of their wages to taxes. Besides, who wants to live in Canada?
@@Uuusssaaas Exactly. Winnipeg was lucky to get a team again.
They should move the team to Portland
That’s Kraken territory
lol That's my wife in the Yotes mask.
How is Angela anyway
@@chadgrov Doin' fine 🙂
Click bait title. Yotes ain't going anywhere.
The Yotes do nothing but drag down the cap for the rest of the league, it isn't fair. Give up and move them to Quebec already!
They should move to Pueblo, Colorado.
Really bad take Peter damn
who are the 2 old guys trying to stay young by wearing their hats on backward
I can't take anything that RA says seriously with his ring light looking like demented eye balls!!! 🤣🤣😎😳
He is always wasted loves them boozes lol
No one wants to see them leave AZ they gotta make it work. Shit if you build a nice arena & im a elite NHL player hell yeah I’ll go live in the desert & be the man to start the plan in a beautiful new arena in phoenix
What are you talking about lol everyone wants to see them leave AZ.
I personally want them to relocate to Quebec City. That franchise makes the NHL look like the CFL. hockey is in bad enough shape in the US it is the lowest sport of the totem pole, MLS managed to just overtake the NHL in populatrity. And having an ECHL team in the league is embarrassing
lol 5000 fans in a college arena. This team is a joke!
Can we please just get this over with and move that team to another american market that wants a team I.E. Houston or just give it to a city with a new arena ready that won't burden the league with financial losses I.E. Quebec?
Haven't the Yotes been trying to come in last and get a first overall pick since they came into the league? When have they EVER been relevant?
More relevant then the Maple leafs playoffs record.
God Fer Friggen Bid Bet-Man pushes a Canadian city for a club move.
Stick the Yotes in Hamilton Ontario, right between the Buffalo and Toronto market, and see if anyone complains about the game being out in the middle of nowhere.
FFS.
Houston or Quebec .. or San Diego 🤓
You forgot utah
Obviously I don't know anything... but I wonder why it's such a big deal that the arena is small. Do they still have good training facilities? I bet some players are actually excited about being on a college campus. For older guys looking for more stability it's probably scary, but is that really any different than other franchises going through rebuilds?
They should’ve left the desert years ago I mean why does the NHL want to keep them in Arizona they should move to Houston or Quebec
In Quebec City, the junior team, the Quebec Remparts, play at the Videotron Centre. The Videotron Centre was purpose built for the Nordiques to come back. On a slow, bad weather January weekday night, there is at least 8,000 fans at the game. On the wekeend, you can count on 12,000+ What the hell is Bettman doing in the desert?
As a Coyote's fan for their entire existence, I couldn't give a crap about these franchise records because they mean nothing. At this point in the season a lot of teams are taking their foot off the gas and getting settled in for their off seasons. The Coyotes are still playing at the highest level they can just to scrape some points off the bottom of the barrel, so the only reason they're getting wins and score and goals right now is because every other team in the NHL knows it's time to relax a bit. Unless your team is on the cusp of a playoff spot, which the Coyotes are not, these franchise records at this time of year mean nothing. Good for Schmaltz. But no one really cares. Just like nobody cared that Gagner previously held the franchise record.
OKC, or San Antonio might be a good placeholder. It's a shit show and everything is in flux, and in limbo including their building.
All this effort in AZ but the league won't give an OK to bring the Nordiques back? That market's asking for it aren't they? It would probably be better than this ridic stuff in the damn desert, no?
Relocate to Saskatchewan
@Artyom Volchenkov Quebec had there chance ....they would have won 2 cups
@@yes2208 Winnipeg had their chance too... What's your point?
@@ChrisJones-pi5mh give Saskatchewan a chance ... what's your point Jones
Flames won't be far behind. Saddledome is an old ridden hard horse and it's embarrassing. Then to cancel the new arena.... stupid.
Wasn't that because of your old idiotic mayor who dressed himself in purple all the time?
Move them to quebec for 2 years and see how much cash they pull
Arizona just aint it when it comes to hockey sorry. I don't get some of the location choices for pro sports. Like LA with football.
I still remember when they were trying to steal my Penguins! 66 came in with the save took them back to glory and sold em for 900 mil!
LMFAO no one was trying to "steal your Penguins" lol. Your owners were shopping them around because they didn't want to put up the money for a new arena. A couple cities almost bought them including Kansas City, and the guys in OKC who eventually bought the Sonics. But no one was trying to "steal your team" lol.
Relocate to Houston
Move the team to Quebec City already. This is an absolute joke and embarassement to the NHL...
It would be more embarrassing to relocate a team to Quebec.
@@SirSiegrist Why? They already got an 18k capacity arena with fans ready to support and spend. Rivalry vs Mtl. Additional canadian team.
"oklahoma, houston, or another mid-level city ..."
that is what happens when you name your hockey team after a animal that has no respect and doesn't carry themselves like honorable animals.. coyotes? they are the rats of the desert, like desert rats but dog like. whats next? snakes? spiders? tics? what a joke. sell the franchise and move it to mexico, call it 'Mexico Maracas'.
Va Beach ????
Send them to Oklahoma City
Bettman's ego has made each and every nhl owner complicit in a fraud. This will make a great book one day.
They won’t even fill ASU’s arena. NHL needs to move that team, they’ve been in rebuild for 90% of their existence
False..they already have nearly 5000 applications for season ticket holder’s, it will actually be hard to get tickets to a game! Location is in fact the key to succeed.
Not Quebec. Tired of hearing French at hockey games.
Yikes imagined getting bothered by hearing a different language...
@@michaelweber7993 imagine being French
So what if Phoenix is a growing City. Hockey would never work in that part of the country Because guess what? Nobody plays or watch this sport Because It's not in their DNA, not organic. So stop shoving Mickey mouse teams in non hockey market. End the joke, move the Coyotes. And by the way, Florida, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Dallas and Anaheim should do the same.
Troll spotted
The dumbest thing ever lol
You’re the reason they need the dislike button again
Vegas too? What about Nashville, LA and San Jose? Maybe move them to markets that you decide.
@@casualcomments2161 You live in a fairy tail world. Those teams only survives because of the welfare checks they collects from wealthier teams. Prove me wrong.