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I just don’t have much trust that this owner can make it happen. I see billionaires around the country in different industries that don’t have this kind of trouble getting massive construction projects off the ground.
I have some harsh truths to mention, not to kick you while you are down – just some obstacles and realities that need to be addressed in order to actually get a future NHL team back in Phoenix.
Winnipeg waited 15 years for a new team (1996-2011)
I get that Phoenix is one of the top ten largest cities in America (10th – 4,845,832 population).
I also realize that Houston (5th – 7,149,642 population), and Atlanta (6th – 6,104,803 population) are larger than Phoenix and also don't have NHL teams – those are the cities in the South Phoenix is competing with to get an expansion team.
I personally feel a 2027 or 2028 date is impossible as of today.
Phoenix has no arena.
– The starting bid for land starts at $68.5 million (therefore, the closing bid will be MUCH higher)
The renderings proposed were for an area, practice facility, hotels, restaurants, a casino etc.
– the price tag for the arena is approximately $500 million
– the price tag for the entire district was approximately $3 billion
The parcel of land for auction – North of Loop 101 on border of Scottsdale Road has:
– no existing infrastructure
– no water rights
– no sewage system built
– no road access
Therefore the total cost to build will ACTUALLY be higher than $3 billion – you still need to build sewage systems, roads, and acquire water rights…those were not included in the $3 billion proposal.
Between 2013 and 2022 the Arizona Coyotes have lost more money than any other team in the NHL – $115.2 million in losses.
The Arizona Coyotes are a net loss team since 1997 – meaning the team overall LOST money over the past 28 years – they didn't generate money.
As of April 2024 Alex Muerelo's net worth was estimated at $2 billion.
– land $68.5 million
– arena $500 million
– district $3 billion
– PLUS YOU NEED ROADS, SEWAGE, WATER RIGHTS….so not $3 billion – actually quite more than $3 billion…..
– plus you need to BUY a expansion team (probably $1 billion minimum)
The last NHL team to sell was the Ottawa Senators for $950 million – the Arizona Coyotes are allegedly being sold for $1.2 billion.
So….$4,068,500,000
Four Billion, Sixty Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand – would realistically not be enough money to build this district.
How is a team that lost $115.2 million dollars ever going to recoup those losses???
The team was overall at a net loss for 28 years – so realistically how many years would it take to recoup $3 billion?
One of the lower valued teams – Columbus generates about $30 million a year in profit.
$30 million x 100 years = $3 Billion
$30 million x 135 = $4,050,000,000
Still not enough to pay for the district and expansion team….
So Muerelo is NOT the answer.
35:26 There are a lot of good points made in this pod, but this… THIS. I KNOW IT SUCKS BUT KEEP SHOWING UP, Y'ALL.
Oh, and… I'm gonna miss you both working together. I really did enjoy watching the exchange.
Robyn and Matthew: can you stream the final game on Wednesday?
what will your name be after the coyotes are gone????? will you go back to just Az sports guy???
Why the league would trust this current owner is beyond me. He tanked this team so badly, why reward him? My Coyotes team is going to Utah, I hate it but I am going to support that team. So glad I recently moved out of AZ. I have been a fan for a long time and every owner has been bad. I hope the Utah owner spends the money and make a winner.
This is one of the only videos I decided to watch in the one week since everything imploded for this franchise. I have not watched even a single second of hockey since last weekend. I will not on Wednesday. I still have no intentions to watch NHL hockey again because the Coyotes ended up gone.
I'm not even going to try describing how I feel right now. Other than these disgusting ****bags who trolled your videos and harassed Coyotes fans for months get their way and their evil deeds were rewarded. I hope the universe ends up punishing them for that.
Sad reality is, the Coyotes are dead and Alex Meruelo will be the one responsible for not putting up a fight to the very end against Marty Walsh and the other greedy NHL owners. Thanks for everything the both of you have done. Good luck in your future endeavors.
No we love you shirtless fat guy!!!!!
I am a die hard Detroit red wings fan, but I will always have a very special place in my heart for this team because I feel like they did a lot for me to be able to start playing hockey as an adult. I could not afford to play as a kid because of the money. I have looked over the last couple of years and found that the coyotes have more community programs for youth and adult hockey to teach people to play. I first played in the pride growlers 2 years ago. Looking into other states with nhl teams to include the red wings my home team they don’t have anything like that in the community. The coyotes have also shown the warriors hockey support by helping us with gear and funds for tournaments. To lose this team makes me very sad cause they do a lot for the community. I do hope that they try to keep these programs going in Arizona while we wait to get another nhl team here.