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Originally Posted by nieuwy-89
I love the Coyotes set-up in Glendale. Perfect place to fly in, catch a few hockey games, NFL game, and do some golfing. Great hotels, bars and restaurants and everything is in walking distance.
Sports fans in large cities will always need to travel a bit to get to the arena. I don’t get why the location is always cited as a big issue in Phoenix, compared to other large US cities.
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How many games would you go to if the Flames new area was in Olds? That's the type of drive fans in the east valley of metro Phoenix face going to a Coyotes game. Remember that metro Phoenix is the size of 7 and a half metro Calgarys put together. It is a huge city, and as a result location of shared services is crucial to success of those entities. If there is one thing you can count on in Metro Phoenix, it is municipal governments finding ways to screw things up, especially when it comes to competing with each other for precious resources. Cooperation rarely happens and the arena and stadium are perfect examples of that.