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发帖数: 755 | 1 After a 5-2 vote by Glendale, Ariz. city council, the council voted in
favour of extending the timeline to find a new owner
for the embattled Phoenix Coyotes hockey club. As it did last year, the City
of Glendale will commit $25 million to cover
any losses accumulated by the Coyotes during the upcoming season.
According to reports, the Coyotes reported more than $37 million in losses
during the 2010-11 season.
It’s been a long process for the Coyotes, in bankruptcy for two years and
under ownership from the league. Over that
time, there has been much speculation of a relocation to Winnipeg, the
former home of the Coyotes before relocating
to the desert in 1996. However, the league has remained committed to
exhausting every resource to make its current
situation work. With the Coyotes remaining in Arizona for at least another
year, discussion of the Atlanta Thrashers
relocating to Winnipeg has moved to the front burner.
Most recently, the NHL has worked with Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer
on a potential sale of the Coyotes,
however, Arizona taxpayer watchdog group, The Goldwater Institute, has
continued to watch over the potential sale,
voicing several concerns, and threats of legal action, over the discussed
proposal to sell to Hulsizer. The Goldwater
Institute is not in agreement with several aspects of the sale, including
the lease agreement of the Coyotes’ facility,
Jobing.com Arena.
“We're much closer to the finish line,” Bill Daly, NHL Deputy Commissioner
, said in a statement. “I think we are getting
there whether it is with Mr. Hulsizer or another potential buyer.”
Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs added, “This is a payment for a service. This
is not a subsidy.” |
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