For the past few months, the management of the Arizona Coyotes seems to have come straight out of a real circus. In addition to a team that isn’t competitive on the ice, there seems to be some ridiculous news coming out every two weeks regarding the baby de Gary Bettman.
The big issue this season is the arena in which the Coyotes will play their home games next year. They have been kicked out of their old home, the Gila River Arena, and the plan is to play in a 5,000-seat arena (the one at Arizona State University, in which they will have to adapt their schedule according to Sun matches. Devils) for a few years before moving to Tempe to a real NHL arena.
Will this project see the light of day? I believe in it less and less.
However, once again tonight, the Coyotes find a way to cover themselves with ridicule. Indeed, we learned this evening that they will not even have the right to put their logo at the center of the ice of their new home. I would like to tell you that it is a hoax, but unfortunately it is not.
The Coyotes won’t be able to use their logo at center ice while in their new home arena at ASU.https://t.co/4yQ494eJpb
— For The Win (@ForTheWin) May 17, 2022
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Indeed, the agreement signed with Arizona State University agrees that the ice must not be modified when the Coyotes use the arena. Indeed, the university having agreements with companies for advertising, they will not allow the Coyotes to risk terminating these contracts.
Tapes can be changed, for example, but the Coyotes will be limited in the number of ads they can sell and will need college approval to run an alcohol ad.
We also learn that the Coyotes will have to follow a “good behavior clause”. Thus, if ever the team or its owner, Alex Meruelo, find themselves in the headlines for the wrong reasons (scandal, non-respect of agreements, defaults in payment, etc.), the university reserves the right to expel the Coyotes at all times.
Again, you have no idea how much I’d love to tell you that this is all a joke, but it’s definitely true.
Quite frankly, the Coyotes don’t look like a serious franchise right now. They just make fun of themselves all the time, and candor is the equivalent of a decayed tooth in a jawbone (the NHL, in this case). Gary Bettman seems too stubborn to end the project, but how many more announcements of the genre will he be able to tolerate?
Recall that (the contract of) Shea Weber should be traded to the Coyotes in a few weeks since the team is not ready to spend money and that it must reach the ceiling wage floor. I seriously pity the players and members of the hockey staff of the organization, who are unfortunately caught up in such a circus.
Anyway, see you in more or less two weeks for another ridiculous development concerning the Coyotes? Misery…
A lot of
– And headbutt for Ben Chiarot (which will probably earn him a fine).
Ben Chiarot loses his cool in front of Ross Colton and headbutts him, helmet on helmet.
I think he’s going to have to pay a fine tomorrow.
— Luc Gelinas (@LucGelinasRDS) May 18, 2022
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– John Klingberg wants to die in Dallas. Could that eliminate a potential destination for Jeff Petry?
Important news that could also have an impact on the future of Jeff Petry. https://t.co/1hCZ5fFeaG
— Mathias Brunet (@mathiasbrunet) May 17, 2022
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– Interesting.
My column on how almost everything in the NHL now seems to revolve around the salary cap #HabsIO: https://t.co/0AISSUSbxB
– Stu Cowan (@ StuCowan1) May 17, 2022
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– The Orlando Magic wins the NBA lottery.
Check out the full top 14 draft order for the next session: https://t.co/vG5bUrUzd6
— AlleyOop360 (@AlleyOop360) May 18, 2022
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– Ayoye.
Magog treats himself to an 11-goal feast at the Telus Cuphttps://t.co/CBusafZx01
— RDS (@RDSca) May 17, 2022
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