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NHL to Utah? Arizona Coyotes reportedly informed move to Salt Lake is happening
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| 4/12/24
| Ryan Miller
Posted on 04/13/2024 7:04:30 AM PDT by LiberalismDestroys
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To: LiberalismDestroys
An ice hockey team in Arizona is an affront to the global warming, climate change crowd. On the other hand, does the Great Salt Lake ever freeze over?
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posted on
04/13/2024 7:07:52 AM PDT
by
Bernard
(“God's cruelest punishment is to let you reap what you sow.”)
To: LiberalismDestroys
The Utah Sister Wives...first 100 fans get a trophy wife!
To: Bernard
Never, it is way too salty.
To: LiberalismDestroys
bout time! Those coyotes have been helping illegal aliens cross the border for too long!
To: LiberalismDestroys
Makes sense. You try keeping ice frozen in the desert!
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posted on
04/13/2024 7:25:24 AM PDT
by
chuckee
To: LiberalismDestroys
The Arizona franchise in the NHL has been a disaster since it was established in the 1990s. I know why the NHL leadership has been beating a dead horse for so long (it’s a large TV market), but sooner or later reality has to set in.
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posted on
04/13/2024 7:26:53 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
To: chuckee
The NHL has worked pretty well in Florida, Tampa Bay has been very successful lately, won a couple of Stanley Cups.
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posted on
04/13/2024 7:28:14 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
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To: LiberalismDestroys
This would help Dale Murphy bring an MLB team To STL as well.
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posted on
04/13/2024 7:31:44 AM PDT
by
Dacula
To: srmanuel
“I think there are a lot of Shysters in Florida.”
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posted on
04/13/2024 7:39:35 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: srmanuel
Yes, wasn’t this year’s NHL final Las Vegas vs. Florida? It must cost a pretty penny to keep their rinks and arenas at the proper temps!
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posted on
04/13/2024 7:51:10 AM PDT
by
Blurb2350
(posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
04/13/2024 7:55:46 AM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
(Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
To: Alberta's Child
The Arizona franchise in the NHL has been a disaster since it was established in the 1990s. I know why the NHL leadership has been beating a dead horse for so long (it’s a large TV market), but sooner or later reality has to set in.
The Coyotes are an asterisk here in Phoenix. TV Market? They were on Channel 15.2! Now they upgraded to Channel 61.
There was talk of building a special arena in Tempe, AZ. Local resistance is strong. The Suns are a thing here. The Coyotes are not.
I am from Connecticut, and the Whalers had a loyal fan base from the WHA Glory Days. The owner moved the team to Carolina (Hurricanes), and he gets more corporate ticket money, but fewer real hockey fans.
To: LiberalismDestroys
Salt Lake City seems too small of a market. And Mormons won’t like 5 minute fighting majors…
To: crusty old prospector
They didn’t seem to mind so much with the Baker-Fancher wagon train in 1857.
Too soon?
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posted on
04/13/2024 8:43:13 AM PDT
by
ColoCdn
(Nihil, sine deo)
To: Blurb2350
I live in Jacksonville and they’ve had a minor league hockey team for quite a few years now and the wife I have been to a couple of games, they average 6000-8000 per game and are successful
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posted on
04/13/2024 8:45:33 AM PDT
by
srmanuel
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To: crusty old prospector
Salt Lake City seems too small of a market. SLC is a growing market. And they will be #2 option (after Utah Jazz).
In Phoenix or Atlanta, they'll be #8 or #9 because there are other things to do.
To: All
It may be bad for the booze sales. Mormons are not known for drinking.
To: Alberta's Child
They never managed to put a good product on the ice. A series of poor owners not able to invest in the team, and not able to generate fan excitement. Gary could just never find a real sports owner for the team, somebody who could afford to lose the money to get a team that could regularly get into the playoffs and maybe win a round. Something to excite the fans.
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posted on
04/13/2024 8:53:45 AM PDT
by
discostu
(like a dog being shown a card trick)
To: discostu
$#it location too. Atlanta Braves had that problem and they fixed that by moving to the suburbs in the northern part of Atlanta.
Sometimes it's about location.
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