Bettman Prefers Coyotes Move to Winnipeg
May 17, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL, News, Phoenix Coyotes
For once, Gary Bettman and I can agree on something – if the Phoenix Coyotes get moved from Arizona, they should return to Winnipeg (they were the Winnipeg Jets up until 1996).
Okay, so maybe Bettman didn’t say those words exactly but court documents have revealed that the NHL commissioner would prefer to see the Phoenix Coyotes move to Winnipeg than Hamilton. I think that’s the smartest thing I’ve ever heard him say.
Honestly, I know that a lot of people are all for it moving to Hamilton but I just don’t think it’s right to have three teams in the same province (and, yes, I also don’t think California needs all those teams – especially after I saw first-hand how little many of the residents of Anaheim care about the Ducks).
Besides, the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton is more than 30 years old and Winnipeg just got a new arena. Sure, it only seats around 15,000 fans but that seems like more than enough at this point.
The Coyotes’ bankruptcy hearing is on Tuesday. I can’t wait to hear what comes out after that.
image: TSN
