theglobeandmail.com - 1/12/2009
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Maybe he didn't really intend to mislead us. Maybe, one month ago, when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said this of the Phoenix Coyotes - "They're going to get through the season just fine" - he was merely waiting for someone to ask the right question."So, Mr. Commissioner, by 'fine' do you mean ...
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thestar.com - 1/12/2009
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thestar.com —
The Phoenix Coyotes may prove to be the
story of the second half of the NHL season...
- for all the wrong reasons. They are believed to be not only a house of cards about to fall, but a house of cards on fire.
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Coyotes could be next body buried in desert
fiveforhowling.com - 1/13/2009
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The Morning Skate: How Did the Coyotes Mess Happen?
Slap Shot —
... , the national paper blew out the front page of its sports section with a red-ink-splattered package — literally — on the Coyotes’ financial woes. No newspaper has been as dogged in chronicling the ongoing troubles of the N.H.L.’s U.S.-based franchises, and its journalists — especially David Shoalts and columnist Stephen Brunt — deserve credit for mining their sources to cut through the “all is well” output of the league’s fog machine. All is not well, of course, ...
A history lesson on NHL relocation
Kuklas Korner —
... on 25% of their NHL revenue sharing last season, and the cries for relocation (or even, laughably, contraction) are making the rounds. Most of these screeds start off with the presumption that the NHL’s Sun Belt movement was directed by Commissioner Gary Bettman in a bid to establish a stronger national TV presence in the US, but the story is much more complicated than that, and local considerations played a key role in each individual case. ...
Swimming in debt
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball —
... and Stephen Brunt. The hockey landscape provides far more interesting real-life case studies than does baseball, yet baseball is where most of the smart guys perform their studies. Expansion, relocation, mergers, bankruptcy, union boss convicted, salary caps, revenue sharing. And all within the last 30 years. What a treasure trove. ...
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Preview: Leafs at Coyotes
pensionplanpuppets.com 12/5/2008 — Pre-Game: 8:30 p.m, Leafs TV Broadcast: 9 p.m., Sportsnet, Leafs TV Interactive , AM640 Post-Game: 11:30 p.m., Leafs TV Post Video: mapleleafs.com
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The Phoenix Coyotes are expected to lose between $25- and $35-million (all currency U.S.) this year and with his primary business under financial duress, owner Jerry Moyes may not be able to cover the hockey team's losses any longer.
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Bickley: Lose Coyotes? Howl, no!
azcentral.com 12/10/2008 — The other night, the Chicago Blackhawks scored so many goals against the visiting Coyotes that the horn at the United Center ceased to function. No embarrassment is too great for our hockey team, and these days the story seems to be a growing dire. ...
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thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com 2/25/2009 — The financial problems of the Phoenix Coyotes are well known and have been the focus of efforts by the NHL to salvage the franchise for the better part of the season. It now appears that the City of Glendale, owner of the arena in which the Coyotes play, has been bailing out the team for some ...
Coyotes Putting Bryz on Ice?
phoenix.fanster.com 12/4/2008 — A thrilling 4-2 victory last night in Glendale over the Los Angeles Kings and goalie Mikael Tellqvist was once again a key factor. After losing six consecutive games Head Coach Wayne Gretzky gave Tellqvist a shot against the Blue Jackets on ...
