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troutman · 04-21-2011, 09:04 AM

Phoenix failure felt as far away as Victoria
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1993030/

Here’s how: it’s become increasingly clear the Coyotes are not long for Arizona and will likely return to the place of their birth, Winnipeg. That would displace the AHL Manitoba Moose, who would then be looking to maintain a close link to their NHL team, the Vancouver Canucks. Best possible site? Victoria, with its 7,000-seat Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, presently the home of the soon-to-be-ousted East Coast Hockey League Salmon Kings.

The WHL, too, had been eyeballing Victoria and, in a move to beat the AHL, decided it had to put a team there. This is where the Chilliwack ownership group, a five-some that includes NHL general managers Glen Sather and Brian Burke, got involved.

Bettman: NHL remains
committed to Phoenix
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1992931/

Bettman then declined to confirm reports he is has been in discussions with True North Sports and Entertainment chairman Mark Chipman about a possible "Plan B" option that would see the Coyotes relocated back to Winnipeg.

"I'm not going to either confirm or deny that," Bettman said. "I think it would be fair to say that I don't have the deal for the club to go anywhere else right now. If I had to get to a deal at some point, my guess is I could probably arrange it.

04-21-2011, 09:04 AM	#1367
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Phoenix failure felt as far away as Victoria http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1993030/ Here’s how: it’s become increasingly clear the Coyotes are not long for Arizona and will likely return to the place of their birth, Winnipeg. That would displace the AHL Manitoba Moose, who would then be looking to maintain a close link to their NHL team, the Vancouver Canucks. Best possible site? Victoria, with its 7,000-seat Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, presently the home of the soon-to-be-ousted East Coast Hockey League Salmon Kings. The WHL, too, had been eyeballing Victoria and, in a move to beat the AHL, decided it had to put a team there. This is where the Chilliwack ownership group, a five-some that includes NHL general managers Glen Sather and Brian Burke, got involved. Bettman: NHL remains committed to Phoenix http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1992931/ Bettman then declined to confirm reports he is has been in discussions with True North Sports and Entertainment chairman Mark Chipman about a possible "Plan B" option that would see the Coyotes relocated back to Winnipeg. "I'm not going to either confirm or deny that," Bettman said. "I think it would be fair to say that I don't have the deal for the club to go anywhere else right now. If I had to get to a deal at some point, my guess is I could probably arrange it.