Howlin' Hockey » Greg Jamison http://howlinhockey.com A Phoenix Coyotes Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 17 May 2013 00:43:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Phoenix Coyotes Ownership Saga nearing an end? http://howlinhockey.com/2013/04/10/phoenix-coyotes-ownership-saga-nearing-an-end/ http://howlinhockey.com/2013/04/10/phoenix-coyotes-ownership-saga-nearing-an-end/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:25:49 +0000 Troy Baker http://howlinhockey.com/?p=2742 If you listen to the buzz surrounding the Phoenix Coyotes of late, the message is this: Many interested in acquiring the franchise and keeping them in Glendale. So says many sources including Gary Bettman who is quoted saying: “There seems to be more interest at this particular point in time than we’ve seen throughout the [...]

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]]> If you listen to the buzz surrounding the Phoenix Coyotes of late, the message is this: Many interested in acquiring the franchise and keeping them in Glendale.

So says many sources including Gary Bettman who is quoted saying: “There seems to be more interest at this particular point in time than we’ve seen throughout the process”.

Good news for the beat up fans in the desert who every year fear they will lose their favorite NHL team. Not a lot of good news since Greg Jamison broke all our hearts with his failed bid to buy the Coyotes with a sweetheart of a deal from the City of Glendale. Still scratching my head he let that one slip away. Now the prospective owners:

*  Darin Pastor – Lifelong hockey fan and Capstone investment mogul who made his mark with JP Morgan Chase seems to be the front runner in my opinion. A few retreads on this list who never seemed able to complete the deal are unlikely to figure it out all of a sudden. Pastor is a NY native who has family roots in owning hockey just not in the NHL.

*  Mathew Hulsizer – I just dont see this one as he came and whispered in our ears but the Goldwater Instigators never let that happened and he ran away to invest elsewhere. He was a real nice guy and the top two would be my choice unless Greg Jamison pulls a miracle.

*  George Gosbee and Anthony LeBlanc – Reportedly have submitted a bid and the necessary paperwork to begin negotiating with the City of Glendale and the NHL. I have very little info on this pair but they seem to have Canadian interests at heart and that is always scary.

*  Greg Jamison – Ok so why is he on the list? He claims he is still interested and putting a package together to own the Dawgs. Forgive me if I am a bit pessimistic but he burnt me before. That was me excited in this picture. Thinking we had just won a vote that would lead to the end of the painful saga. Canadian whooping boys are us ‘Yote fans.

Why the recent push all of a sudden to own the Coyotes? Well at one point it seemed no one wanted us. Now with revenue sharing and other perks of the latest CBA it seems not possible to lose $10-15 million as has been the case during this ownerless run the past 4 years. It is a glass of water to the Coyotes fans who are thirsty for stability.

]]> http://howlinhockey.com/2013/04/10/phoenix-coyotes-ownership-saga-nearing-an-end/feed/ 0 Back to Square One; Coyotes future remains an enigma part 1 http://howlinhockey.com/2013/02/01/back-to-square-one-coyotes-future-remains-an-enigma-part-1/ http://howlinhockey.com/2013/02/01/back-to-square-one-coyotes-future-remains-an-enigma-part-1/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:38:43 +0000 Troy Baker http://howlinhockey.com/?p=2583 There I sat at 11pm on the last day of January. Thinking, well hoping, maybe a miracle would take place. I mean $308 million reasons why an owner and prospective investors may be willing to get a deal done. But this is the NHL where nothing seems easy and lawyers get involved. At this point [...]

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]]> There I sat at 11pm on the last day of January. Thinking, well hoping, maybe a miracle would take place. I mean $308 million reasons why an owner and prospective investors may be willing to get a deal done. But this is the NHL where nothing seems easy and lawyers get involved.

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At this point we know this much: NOTHING! We do know Seattle, Las Vegas and Markham are pretty excited to have an opportunity to snag and established hard working team with an excellent coach. Also some people in Quebec City think they have an outside shot to dust off the Colisee Pepsi and house a relocated team for a few seasons until they build a proper arena.

Unfortunately for Canadian hopefuls the NHL will make too much money off charging them an expansion fee. Gary Bettman has vowed to stay in the Phoenix market and has remained patient for going on 4 years now. If the Coyotes were to leave there are a few spots here in the U.S. that will be priorities for Bettman. #1 is Phoenix which I suggested before I heard it anywhere. You have US Airways and if Glendale wants to play around with the possibility of losing the Coyotes and turning Westgate into a ghost town then let the angry East Valley residents fill up the Arena where the Suns play.

Seattle is putting a package together which includes possibility of reclaiming the Sonics by snaring the Kings from Sacramento.  An Arena to house them both is in the planning stage. Las Vegas is a bit of a reach with the gambling implications so close to home. No professional franchise has cracked into that market as of yet. Bettman wants to keep western teams in the US so Coyotes fans should take that into account when worrying about losing their team.

We get statements from all parties involved saying “We were not able to complete the purchase by the deadline give” and “We will continue to wok with the City of Glendale and Greg Jamison.”

Glendale claims they have a few other prospective owners who are ready to step up and make bids to secure a lease for years to come. Mayor Jerry Weiers is very smug about the position he newly occupies. I fear the Mayor and the city he presides over is missing the point. They need the Coyotes more than the Coyotes need them. Westgate and Jobing.com will die without them.

 

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