With the team in Glendale, I don't believe PHX is a viable NHL market. Have been to games down there and you can get a ticket for next to nothing and sit anywhere. The Coyotes lose $20 to $40MM a year and the arena is in the wrong location. Hardly anyone in the city I talked to could name a single player. The NHL is just not on the radar. It is a huge turn-around project to say the least. Without massive tax payer subsidies or an out clause for relocation, I doubt anyone would be willing to take the risk from a purely business standpoint.
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