Balsillie’s Offer to Buy Coyotes Rejected
June 16, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL, News, Phoenix Coyotes
An Arizona court ruled yesterday that Canadian billionaire, Jim Balsillie, could not buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Hamilton, Ontario. The 21-page judgment determined that “there wasn’t enough time to deal with all the unresolved issues raised by the unprecedented case.”
According the the judge, there were too many problems to resolve before the June 29, 2009 closing date that had been set in an effort to speed things along. Incredibly, Balsillie’s plan was to have the team in place for the 2009-10 season.
I don’t mean to be rude but I find that slightly arrogant. First of all, setting …read more
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 …read more
