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On Friday morning, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Meruelo hosted a joint press conference to discuss the team’s move. Meruelo called the move “the most painful decision of my life,” but reiterated that he’s committed to bringing hockey back to the Valley of the Sun.
Read more: https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/19/coyotes-officially-leaving-arizona-salt-lake-city-sale-approved-utah-jazz-owners/
Bettman stated that the Coyotes playing at Mullett Arena was a temporary fix as the team attempted to find a permanent home. “As things have played out and with the auction, it became clear the timeline stretched. We were dealing with uncertainty,” he explained. Bettman continued by saying the best case scenario was for the Coyotes to continue playing at Mullett for three to five more years, but said the arena isn’t built for a major league hockey team.
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Well, one could presume that when the NFL suspended the Cleveland Browns' brand and created the Ravens in Baltimore, that the Browns were put into to suspense…Meruelo is not wrong. And I totally believe him when he says he made more money at the Mullett than he did in Glendale. Glendale was a sump. They were giving away tickets there and still had problems with attendance. Lower capacity at the Mullett, but ticket prices were through the roof. And stop it with the "it was the other team's fans" BS. Don't care. Attendance is attendance…This press conference was a joke. Meruelo did a great job in tough spot. He took full responsibility, and that's something very few owners in any sport will do. But the Q&A part of this presser was journalists and bloggers using the time to grandstand and put out their personal grief. And even more irritating were all the false equivalents – mentioning the Phoenix non-compete clause with the Suns, a standard TIF package for a privately financed property "Oh, no! You're gonna get sued! The State will deny you! Blah! Blah! Blah!" To these people. Shut up. Go educate yourself about the process. And stop wasting valuable time with your self-promotion…As for the unpaid bills question – he did answer it! Very succinctly! If he were a stiff he wouldn't keep his gaming license. The Coyotes were treated far differently from other sports teams because of Glendale's smearing of them…And I don't blame Meruelo at all for his dismissal of the media, if this is the kind of crap he has to put up with…In short, this presser reflected far worse on the press than it did on Meruelo or Bettman. And in the end I think Bettman will still fall on his sword getting the Coyotes back up and running…And from a personal perspective, living in Arizona is kinda like living with a bipolar spouse. I love you when we're rich, and I loathe you when you're poor…
Is attendance at a 4,500 seat facility “incredible” and a sign that it’s a good hockey market? It sounds like perhaps an unknown, a leap of faith that a new arena in a good location unlocks the potential of the hockey market.
Nhl and Meruelo are damn liars
What a bunch of douchenozzles. Bettman and the owners wanted to expand their market to a wealthy SLC. This was a very convenient way to do it without having to go the expansion route which would cut into the shared revenue of all the owners's pie.
What I saw was a relieved commissioner that has a finality to a long continuing issue that really seemed to not be progressing. I didn't see a commissioner eager or thrilled in taking the team from Arizona. In fact I think he is doing a favor to Arizona in giving some time to get their ship together, get the arena up and built and we will be stopping by to see how it is coming along and get hockey back in Arizona. 5 years is not so long so best get busy. Just focus on the arena, forget about the sports park and all that until the arena is up and ready for games. Then worry about the sports district later.
I feel like their best chance would be to wait until the Suns want to build a new arena and a new ownership group steps in. Meruelo is a clown.
Who does like the media other then media members? It's so weird how It's dangerous for anyone to say that.
Glendale City Manager has confirmed the reason they didn't renew the lease was that the Coyotes were not willing to sign a long-term lease. But the Glendale City manager has said it was 12 years, not 20.
Also, campaign finance reports show the Coyotes spent $1.1M on the Tempe campaign, not $7M, so either he lied or he committed a campaign finance violation.
Also, the half season/half season thing is so impractical for the Roadrunners. Tucson is 2 hours from Tempe, and the AHL plays the same times as ASU
Those yote fans need to calm down with Alex because he the only one that wants them back
Question… why did they have to move them this year if you knew that they would be in the facility for another year. Give the fans a final year, give Utah a year to get a name and colors. So why did it have to be now???
Great job Brodie. I saw this once before but found it even more interesting the second time with your breakdown. It's obvious Meruelo and Bettman were very stressed during this presser, but I think they've done the best they could do under the circumstances. I think Utah will be a great addition to the NHL and I also hope hockey can return to Phoenix within 5 years.
Good riddance merulo, this neverending az. story, and to bettman's wet dream of az. hockey succeeding. And ahl move to mullett is to fulfil merulo lease there.
This also reeks of cali golden seal '70's mess where after 8 seasons of losses, losing, sparce crowds seals move to cleveland in '76 only to be plagued by more losses, players not getting paid, and nhl loaning barons $$$'s to make payroll to finish '76, '77 season. Then to rid nhl of this shitstain they merged barons with north stars as they got all baron players/assets in deal as barons were 'dissolved' as a franchise as seal/baron owners gunds took ownership of north stars. Then in '90 with met center falling apart gunds wanted to move north stars and return to bay area. In '91 gunds sold north stars to n green and got rights to bay area expansion team with new arena coming to sj the sharks who got a dispersal draft of n star players plus expansion draft in deal..
Nothing personal, but sometimes (not always) reporters ask questions that are meant to entrap, not elicit information. And much (not all) of the skepticism surrounding the media is deserved. The state of Arizona has to approve the entertainment district. I pay an added fee on my Cardinals season tickets that helps pay off the bonds that financed State Farm Stadium (which is owned by the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, a state agency). All events at the facility have a "facility use fee" added to the admission price. That way, users, not the general taxpayers, pay for the facility. That same referendum also raised money to improve and add spring training facilities here – resulting in the explosive growth of the Cactus League from eight to 15 teams. When that referendum was approved, the line was, "If you don't go to a game … you don't pay anything." It's not unlike the motor fuel taxes that pay for streets and roads, or the greens fees at public golf courses.
Alex in the middle of a speech at a family reunion: "I don't like relatives."
Gary springs to his feet: "What he means by that is he doesn't like my relatives. Believe me, he loves all of you. Also, he never told me before your arrival that he hopes you all leave immediately after dessert."
Not from Arizona, so I never really looked to see why this team is always is in this shape. Looking at the Phoenix area, the arena really should be downtown. And I know it's highly unlikely the Suns want to build a new one this early. If it doesn't workout in the next 5 years, the Suns will ready for a new arena in 10 years and thats when the nhl should try again.
"Because I don't like the media."
Had to double take. I thought it was a Donald Trump interview for a second. 25:48
Best coverage by far.
I liked the way Gary Bettman SHUT MERUELO DOWN SEVERAL TIMES.! This happened numerous times when Mr. Meruelo suffered from diarhia of the mouth. I felt as if the good fans here in the desert needed help from a higher power; Even higher than MR.GARY BETTMAN!
GOD please help us, the good people in Arizona that were the fans of this THE ARIZONA COYOTES.
Please guide Mr. Bettman in making the right choices to save us from THIS IDIOT ALEX MERUELO.
Please deliver us a savoir that would lead us from this horrific fate Mr. Bettmanleft us. You in your wisdom know that Mr. MERUELO ISN'T THE INDIVIDUAL to save this franchise from the the continuing ridicule, lies embarassment and what this franchise has had to deal with for almost THREE DECADES!
Only you know if what we've heard out of the mouth of Alex Meruelo.
Lord; Spare us from this idiot! HOCKEY WORKS IN THE DESERT, But not with Alex Meruelo. Is it not bad enough we live in Hell like conditions for 8 months a year.Please Lord we ask that you may deliver an answer to spare the good people of Arizona from this incompettent, misguided fool.
Amem
Desperate times require Desperate measures!
If anyone has a better prayer, I'd love to hear it. Gary kept looking at his watch because he had to catch a flight to Salt Lake City. I honestly think Bettman was just tired of just listening to the LIMP DICK EXCUSES AND ENDLESS LIES OF ALEX MERUELO!😂
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The way Bettman went into full damage control mode after the “I don’t like the media” comment was hilarious! And great commentary from Brodie throughout!
How is it that here in Palm Desert CA (a really small market) we got a new, nice, cool arena built quickly for the Seattle AHL team that has been embraced by the community but this dumnuts couldn’t get a new barn for an NHL franchise in a much larger market?
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I think the fact he isnt going to seek public dollars for an arena is awesome. I haye this trend sooooo much. These sre billion dollar franchises. They can afford their own arena. This is great to hear. It also shows a personal commitment. I generally look down on owners but i can give credit where its due.
Hes put the freeze so be can assess 2 things
1. Costs of keeping people
2. Who should be kept
More layoffs will come. But he cant let the whole org go. He needs to keeo some things in place because he needs to be able to standup on 3 – 4 years and get right back and you dont want to lose institutional knowledge
So, since everything I have watched you report on have been yotes and A's related…can you do a vid on NFL/STL related? XFL 2.0/3.0/UFL have been essentially carried by the Battlehawks…that STL should have an NFL team? ,😄😄