[News] Tempe voters reject the Coyotes Arena and Entertainment District

[sureLoss]

Could be seeing the final nail in the coffin for the Coyotes in Arizona.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1658676544951447552

https://twitter.com/user/status/1658676803668701184

https://twitter.com/user/status/1658679145973284864

Spoiler!

https://twitter.com/user/status/1658669710412742656

https://twitter.com/user/status/1658669215086444545

[Ashasx]

Can the league possibly keep pushing for the Coyotes in Arizona now?

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1658672868354584577

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Can the league possibly keep pushing for the Coyotes in Arizona now?

They can and probably will sadly.

[Toonage]

All hail the Houston Space Coyotes

[dammage79]

This has to be it. Houston, KC, QC, take your pick of revenue.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by Toonage

All hail the Houston Space Coyotes

I'm all in for "Space Coyotes"

I feel bad for the Coyotes fans.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Theoretically the team could be in a new city by fall. Granted, the logistics are tight.

Atlanta Flames announced a move to Calgary on a May 24th. Similarly, the Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg in late May.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by dammage79

This has to be it. Houston, KC, QC, take your pick of revenue.

Will have to stay west to keep the balance. Can California take on another team? Will travel easier.

Great news nonetheless

[PepsiFree]

They need to move somewhere with at least one built-in headline.

Losing streak? "Houston, we have a problem."

Rough go on the road? "We're not in Kansas anymore."

Quebec? Nothing. Garbage.

[metroneck]

Originally Posted by dammage79

This has to be it. Houston, KC, QC, take your pick of revenue.

I think Houston would be the NHL’s last pick, as it would probably command the highest expansion fees.

[Ashasx]

well you do gotta feel for coyotes fan

[FlamesAddiction]

As much as this would normally spell the end for most teams, we have seen this over and over with the Coyotes.

I am skeptical that they relocate until I actually see the headline. They always find a way to survive. They have the resilience of, well, literal coyotes.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1658676544951447552

https://twitter.com/user/status/1658676803668701184

[SoulOfTheFlame]

Hello Quebec Nordiques?

[PepsiFree]

I feel like the NHL had to have a fairly decent contingency plan, knowing this was a very big possibility. So, it wouldn't surprise me to see them move this offseason.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by SoulOfTheFlame

Hello Quebec Nordiques?

I would love it, but I doubt the NHL wants to upset the symmetry.

But, they have an arena, a potential owner, and probably not a place the NHL is holding out for future expansion.

[Strange Brew]

Moving a team is so much more complicated now that franchises and expansion fees are worth so much.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

That sucks, but merely keeping the coyotes in Arizona has taken an inordinate amount of work and creativity. Arguably much more than it's worth, when there are western US cities that would be instantly more viable markets that could theoretically make it work next week.

Time for Bettman and Co. to call it on Arizona.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

Will have to stay west to keep the balance. Can California take on another team? Will travel easier.

Great news nonetheless

There's maybe 2 untapped Cali markets left isn't there? San Diego and Sacremento?