Arizona & Utah MEDIA cover Coyotes imminent MOVE

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[@brodiebrazil]

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[@cmac3530]

Them interviewing a random Canadian guy on the streets of Salt Lake and acting like he was some sort of NHL expert was hilarious. Such a local news outlet move.

[@Stango42]

I busted out laughing at that. Too funny lol

[@loC2ol]

So funny 😂 even the beginning clip where the guy throws in at the very end that supposedly all the players weren’t excited to move to Salt Lake. Like why mention that? 😭

[@jeron3966]

@@loC2olwhy not? It’s just news 💀

[@jeron3966]

It literally says sports fans how stupid are hockey fans 😭

[@michaelmarkowski204]

From my research watching cartoons as a kid, my understanding is that Coyotes and Roadrunners do not work well together.

[@NRSagerOOLF]

God-tier underrated comment. Beep-Beep.

[@codymachado]

I just pieced this together now Coyotes and Roadrunners aha

[@flech3025]

It's interesting that Utah seems much more excited about the Coyotes than Nevada does about the As.

[@jeron3966]

We wanted the A’s too and would’ve probably filled that stadium for the next 20 years in a row but they wanted to go to sac

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

The problem here isn't the fans it's arena issues, dating all the way back to 2003 when they moved the operations to Glendale from Phoenix. The team has been slowly dying since.

[@twain3074]

and moving it from the western hinterlands to the northern hinterlands wont change a thing. AND the Valley won't be missing a thing if they leave.

[@moonytheloony6516]

You are correct. Moving to Glendale isolated their east valley fan base which was a bad decision.

[@moonytheloony6516]

@@twain3074 The Coyotes moving to Utah still keeps them in the West and it does change a lot of things because for once they will be sharing in a new arena that has already secured its funding which is a huge victory for team that's not been able to do that. And both the Coyotes and Jazz will be owned by the same guy which greatly reduces potential conflicts.

[@twain3074]

@@moonytheloony6516 ...that only matters to hockey fans, of which there were not that many in the Phoenix area to begin with, which was the original problem. It doesn't effect the economy or quality of life in the Phoenix Metro area one whit. .. Glendale will be paying for their mistake for decades.

[@elosogonzalez8739]

​@@moonytheloony6516HAD the Coyotes ever had a winning season, Glendale would have worked. The WESTGATE developement was built in conjunction, so fans could enjoy an experience. Why Alex Meruelo didn't like Glendale, HE GOT NO MONEY FROM WESTGATE! That along with their lousy performance, led to poor sales.

[@mitchellr6301]

Brodie, thanks for the coverage. Clearly, moving to Glendale wasn't a good idea, but I think this all comes back to former Suns owner Jerry Colangelo. He insisted America West Arena be constructed for basketball only and it occupies prime real estate downtown. If that arena had been built for both hockey and basketball, the Coyotes would still be there and would be thriving (along with the Suns). I'd love to see a more detailed story about this aspect of it.

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

As an Edmonton Oilers fan my team has the honour of being the final team to play the Coyotes in Arizona.

[@lottie-bu2jn]

the final team to lose to us too

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

@@lottie-bu2jn Bro is being overly cocky lol, we shall see

[@moonytheloony6516]

I can understand your pride in this fact but other than being a possible trivia question somewhere, it's not going to be something that will be commonly remembered. Plenty of NHL teams have relocated and who they played in their final home game is hardly ever mentioned.

[@phxmaster9684]

@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavijaI don’t think you realize Arizonas win at Edmonton the other day is their most recent win Win or lose Wednesday the Oilers will be the last team the Coyotes ever beat 😂

[@iron-farmer]

People barely remember where the team came from let alone their last home game lol

[@ron1970SJ]

The NHL knows that the Coyotes' owner isn't going to meet the benchmarks to get an expansion team. It's just a way to avoid a lawsuit.

[@MrGertus12]

The Jazz have been in Utah since 1979. Definitely more than "a couple of decades"

[@mattreedah]

Boise is like Salt Lake City’s younger brother

[@CliffWarren]

@Julia_Hammels This was not a Boise station. It's a station in southeast Idaho, Pocatello and Idaho Falls, about 2.5 hours away. I live here and can see myself getting to a few games next year if this all comes to pass.

[@americangiant1003]

@@CliffWarrenThank you for clarifying. So looks this new Salt Lake City team will also be getting potential new fans from Idaho.

[@traci635]

Because Coyotes games will be broadcast to Idaho. Boise isn't far from SLC​@Julia_Hammels

[@ckstaff]

@Julia_Hammels Southern and eastern Idaho is not so far from Salt Lake and gives a lot of Idaho sports fans pretty good access to see major league sports. Boise would probably do the same if they were a bit closer. It is a long drive from Boise to Salt Lake to see a game, but it is an easy drive and I have many relatives who jump in the car and drive to Salt Lake for the day and then drive back.

[@ulical]

@Julia_Hammels I live in SLC and the Idaho border is about an hour away. But you're right, Boise is between 4.5-5 hours away.

[@zacplayshockey1]

The Utah Grizzlies currently play in the ECHL but also played in the IHL/AHL before that and they have a great brand. If the NHL Utah team can get that name/branding it would be awesome.

[@ron1970SJ]

The Coyotes could play in the Maverick Center which seats 12,000 for a few seasons while a new arena is built. It was built for Olympic hockey in 2002.

[@ckstaff]

Yep, better suited for hockey except Ryan Smith don't own the Maverik Center. He wants them in the Delta center.

[@admirals818]

And it's safe to assume the Grizzlies will be relocating.

[@squidMB]

I get the feeling it’ll be like the nordiques moving to Colorado. They were on the verge of greatness then relocated. Probably won’t win a championship the season after they relocated but can definitely be contenders in a couple of years.

[@CliffWarren]

That Idaho station is not Boise, it's Idaho Falls. It serves southeast Idaho, which is 1.5 to 3 hours away. Those of us who live here consider SLC as our backyard. A good place to see a game, then get out of the big city!

[@devinmathews7809]

Might mention also that Idaho Falls is hockey crazy. It's very impressive what their youth team has accomplished in 2 seasons. Part of it could just be that they're starved of live entertainment.

[@rickcobos1724]

@@devinmathews7809I would like to see Boise get an NHL franchise in 10-20 years. Many reasons as to why that I can elaborate on if desired.

[@Dinothunder3309]

Also the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL

[@rwest1966]

As a sharks fan that moved to Tucson 3 years ago. I'm disappointed that they're leaving. Ownership is a disaster and honestly doesn't deserve another team.

[@thejammydodger1839]

Brodie as a utah native who has loved the coyotes, thank you for your coverage and support of this situation. I have been coming back to your channel every day for the latest news. Youve been very tactful and empathetic. Thank you

[@Lucky2000Zx]

9:55 As a Tucson native I can tell you this is Channel 4 News - KVOA part of NBC.

[@brodiebrazil]

Guess I should have known that

[@eddelao2762]

Its that cheapskate billionaire owner who barely has enough gas money to cash his own checks

[@StressfulGengar]

Meruelo lol what a cheapskate

[@gerrylee1687]

I feel like he is money laundering

[@nflmlbclassics]

Thank you Brody for this excellent compilation of coverage about the coyotes move. I learned a lot seeing the various angles of this potential move.

[@MinnNorthStars]

Do a video on north stars move to dallas. Minnesota lost their name, colors, records and retired numbers dating back to the 60's and never gets talked about.

[@kswizz26]

Brodie, I’m gonna start calling you the sports team relocation guy

[@rolandrodriguez1381]

Great job! Thanks

[@rwest1966]

The reason arizona doesn't seem to care much about is hockey is because the coyotes were never a winning team. The reason for this? OWNERSHIP. Cheap owners never paid the players well. This would be different if the coyotes had won a stanley cup here or at least had winning seasons. The owners are a disaster plain and simple

[@maxpowr90]

As a fan/resident of Boston sports, it's amusing how much sway we have over the Big 4: both Jeremy Jacobs and Robert Kraft are Chairmen of their respective Board of Governors (NHL and NFL respectively). For Jeremy Jacobs to approve the sale, (who caused two NHL lockouts mind you), I imagine Ryan Smith is now forced to use Jacobs' company (how he made his billions) Delaware North, as the concessions vendor; like he did with Vegas and Seattle.

[@stevenbauer4799]

jeremy jacobs is bettman's boss and ran whalers out of conn. so he and rags could have those tv $$$'s to themselves.

[@Hogtownboy1]

It is being covered as a Bettman hate in Toronto

[@michaelmarkowski204]

I know Ryan Smith from back in his acting days. Did a great job playing Tina Fey's boyfriend in 30 Rock, plus those insurance commercials.

[@superblitz]

15:48 Utah has Major League Rugby: Utah Warriors at Zion bank stadium

[@OhShiitakeMushrooms]

I wouldn't start off by using a clip from Channel 4 news. Nobody here in Utah watches them. LOL. KSL and Fox 13 have a much higher viewership.

[@hotwax9376]

Also worth mentioning on the Salt Lake City video: the MLB score ticker listed the Angels as "Anaheim" when Anaheim hasn't been in their name for about a decade now.

[@Kevin_C_Leonard_63]

They officially call themselves the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but it's apparently TL:DR to many in the media.

[@hotwax9376]

@@Kevin_C_Leonard_63 They changed it to just "Los Angeles Angels" around 2014 or so.

[@stillsixstudios]

I love the drip that Ryan Smith has rocking the backwards cap. He looks like your buddy from college or the guy hosting the house party that you're at.

[@hazeover100]

A 2 year mission for success

[@milan99cz]

Very interesting content, thank you for this

[@CliffWarren]

Yeti, quite possibly the coolest name in sports.

[@ulical]

Yeah Brodie, I get what you're saying about the different media deliveries between SLC and Phoenix. The Phoenix telecasts have all the warmth of a ransom note.

[@DarthPicarat]

I like this video...gives me a sense of how this is laying locally given im not anywhere near Utah

[@enjoimovies]

Excellent!!!

[@obelisk21]

Think about how much money the other owners in the NHL have poured money into the Coyotes to keep them afloat for the past 15 years. My assumption is the reason the league is brokering the deal and taking a 20% premium is to pay back all the money to the other teams that have propped up this franchise.

[@sampicano]

I have some harsh truths to mention, not to kick you while you are down - just some obstacles and realities that need to be addressed in order to actually get a future NHL team back in Phoenix. Winnipeg waited 15 years for a new team (1996-2011) I get that Phoenix is one of the top ten largest cities in America (10th - 4,845,832 population). I also realize that Houston (5th - 7,149,642 population), and Atlanta (6th - 6,104,803 population) are larger than Phoenix and also don't have NHL teams - those are the cities in the South Phoenix is competing with to get an expansion team. I personally feel a 2027 or 2028 date is impossible as of today. Phoenix has no arena. - The starting bid for land starts at $68.5 million (therefore, the closing bid will be MUCH higher) The renderings proposed were for an area, practice facility, hotels, restaurants, a casino etc. - the price tag for the arena is approximately $500 million - the price tag for the entire district was approximately $3 billion The parcel of land for auction - North of Loop 101 on border of Scottsdale Road has: - no existing infrastructure - no water rights - no sewage system built - no road access Therefore the total cost to build will ACTUALLY be higher than $3 billion - you still need to build sewage systems, roads, and acquire water rights...those were not included in the $3 billion proposal. Between 2013 and 2022 the Arizona Coyotes have lost more money than any other team in the NHL - $115.2 million in losses. The Arizona Coyotes are a net loss team since 1997 - meaning the team overall LOST money over the past 28 years - they didn't generate money. As of April 2024 Alex Muerelo's net worth was estimated at $2 billion. - land $68.5 million - arena $500 million - district $3 billion - PLUS YOU NEED ROADS, SEWAGE, WATER RIGHTS....so not $3 billion - actually quite more than $3 billion..... - plus you need to BUY a expansion team (probably $1 billion minimum) The last NHL team to sell was the Ottawa Senators for $950 million - the Arizona Coyotes are allegedly being sold for $1.2 billion. So....$4,068,500,000 Four Billion, Sixty Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand - would realistically not be enough money to build this district. How is a team that lost $115.2 million dollars ever going to recoup those losses??? The team was overall at a net loss for 28 years - so realistically how many years would it take to recoup $3 billion? One of the lower valued teams - Columbus generates about $30 million a year in profit. $30 million x 100 years = $3 Billion $30 million x 135 = $4,050,000,000 Still not enough to pay for the district and expansion team.... So Muerelo is NOT the answer

[@brodiebrazil]

good summary

[@sampicano]

@@brodiebrazil this will be the rudest thing you might ever hear me say (today) but my prediction about the coyotes was DEAD on...shannon the hockey guy and craig morgans were not.... interesting

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

@@sampicano I was going to post this comment on Brodie's "hot take" video but I feel him having a background in journalism really helps vis-a-vis a The Hockey Guy (who I also like to watch) but tends to be very conservative and overly cautious in terms of feeling he can't say/comment on something unless the person involved concretely says something officially. When the Yotes released that "we're excited about our new arena" after you started getting insiders saying stuff, he took that at face value when we now know this has virtually been a done deal for at least the past few weeks. THG made a video about how he recieves tips from people who work/(play?) on teams that later turn out to be right but he won't report that stuff. I think a reporting background allows you to discern what you can confidentiy comment and/or share your opinons on without having to wait for 100% PR confirmation. There's a line between "hot take" say uncomfirmed stuff just for clicks and "take whomever's directly involved word for it unless they say otherwise." I think there's a middle ground that allows for speculation based on FACTS (either publicly declared/available or confirmed by trusted official sources behind the scenes) even if they contradict what has publicly been (which is often just PR spin) and Gary Bettman and the NHL have a long track record of publicly saying stuff that they end up contradicting lol

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@sampicano morgan was just a lying shill for yotes who just re-hashed lies told to him thru yotes pressers/social media. It never had any true substance as compared to what real nhl insiders were saying. and lots of yote fans believed that lying b s. that they were staying in az. and had a future there even tho most fans told them this was inevitable.

[@moonytheloony6516]

This was an interesting read but the issue I have is that it assumes Muerello's resources when in fact no one here has access to his portfolio. Clearly he has made his fortune by knowing how to make money in whatever enterprises he invested in as businessman. There are many avenues a billionaire can secure to acquire funding for big projects and though I'm not a finance expert, I don't wish to speculate on things in which I have zero access to actual data which would be related to the totality of Muerello's resources. Trying to do so opens the door to the Dunning-Kruger Effect. As much as I can appreciate the effort of this presentation, it needs to be taken with a grain of salt as no one here is Muerello's accountant, finance advisor, business partner, investor, or an attorney, to know if he is or isn't the answer from a financial resources perspective.

[@MeJosher]

Yeaaaah that's Channel 4 for you.

[@anthonykobe1235]

They could play in the Maverick Center if needed.

[@Kevin_C_Leonard_63]

What of the Utah Grizzlies? There have actually been two minor league teams by that name. The original team was founded in Colorado as the Denver Grizzlies in the old International Hockey League in 1994 and won the championship in their inaugural season but had to leave right afterwards when the Quebec Nordiques became the Colorado Avalanche. Restarting as the Utah Grizzlies in 1995 they initially played at what's now the Delta Center until a purpose built arena that served as the primary hockey venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics opened in 1997. The Grizzlies won their 2nd consecutive IHL championship in their inaugural season in Utah, the deciding game of the 4 game sweep of Orlando setting a then minor league hockey attendance record when over 17000 fans packed the Delta Center. When the IHL folded in 2001 the Grizzlies were one of several teams admitted into the lone remaining AAA level minor league, the AHL. They suspended operations in 2005, after which a different ownership group bought a dormant ECHL franchise and the 2.0 version of the Grizzlies were born.

[@michaelmichael3308]

I would love to have the Coyotes announcers make the trek.

[@Raneymon]

Knowing Ryan Smiths group pretty well through media. They will likely use the Delta Center Jazz announcer. He announces all the big events, like NBA all star game, worked with the exhibition hockey games, and sometimes does NCAA and local events.

[@Kevin_C_Leonard_63]

When the Whalers left Hartford and became the Carolina Hurricanes Chuck Kaiton, the voice of the franchise on radio since joining the NHL in 1979, moved with them, remaining as the play by play announcer (almost always working solo, as Vin Scully usually did) until a few years ago when ownership lowballed him on a contract renewal and opted instead for a radio simulcast of their TV output. Come to think of it, John Forslund also relocated with the team from Hartford and remained in Carolina until taking his present job with the Kraken in 2020.

[@devinmathews7809]

Local news 8 is local to East Idaho, which is much closer to Salt Lake than Boise.

[@richsmith6997]

I feel bad for Coyotes fans just as I feel bad for A's fans. But unlike the situation with the A's, apparently the NHL will not allow the Coyotes nickname to follow the team and there is at least an option for Arizona to get an expansion team within 5 years if they can get the arena issues straightened out. Unfortunately, these were not options offered to Oakland by MLB. In hindsight, if MLB had offered those two options to Oakland I tend to believe it would have offered at least a measure of hope to A's fans.

[@patanasoff7]

Love your videos. I think Utah Mountaineers would be nice.

[@Hiram27]

Brodie's knowledge of Utah sports major and minor from memory is quite impressive.

[@CastroPalmeiras]

In Salt Lake City there is also another arena .... which is the Maverik Center where the Utah Grizzlies from the ECHL plays regularly. I am not sure what is its capacity, but there are 2 good options for the new Utah Coyotes to play.

[@brodiebrazil]

i think it's only about 12k. probably not realistic compared to delta center.

[@CastroPalmeiras]

@@brodiebrazil Oh yeah, that's for sure ... but it still has a bigger capacity than the Mullett Arena. Sad to see the Arizona lose its NHL team, but very happy and excited for hockey in Utah.

[@edwarddobrowolski9398]

they already have an ECHL team there, the Utah Grizzlies

[@rbwirth12]

Looking forward to the choice of mascot and colors.

[@dillonharnden-shea57]

Brodie I can tell you get a kick out of looking up local affiliates haha. AT 10! 😅

[@blackdawg7361]

Utah Yeti, brilliant!!!😁

[@LightningCeltic]

(not done with the video so someone might bring this up) but Utah has a ECHL team called the Grizzleys (2005-present) and their average attendance this year was around 6003 so I think NHL could to very well here

[@Dbomb81]

The coyotes have been an embarrassment almost since they moved in from Winnipeg. So this dumpster fire is moving only to get another? I just don’t understand, get it figured out now.

[@StoneColdClassics]

SLC is a much better market and they’ll have an opportunity to get a team back in Arizona if they ever figure out their rink situation. The only negative is that the coyotes are going to lose the retired numbers and history of the Jets/Coyotes, this is truly the best case scenario for the health of the league in the short to medium term

[@jeandelisi9441]

@@StoneColdClassics Phoenix wins because the Sun Devil hockey team no longer has to share their arena and will get Coyotes fans-Coyote fans are not going to buy Cardinals, Suns or Dbacks season tickets. And college hockey should be good enough for Phoenix. I know that I am looking foward to Michigan, Denver, and Providence coming to town.

[@fuble4268]

I feel bad for all of the coyotes fans. But I'm so exited for a team to come to my state. And everyone else in Utah is too. Everyone I talk to about this are also really hyped. Just not as much as me.

[@tannergreenhalgh9943]

As soon as I heard the news I tweeted at Ryan Smith asking how to get season tickets. Feel bad for Phoenix and hopefully they can get a stadium and an expansion team

[@harryplopper9567]

They should call the team the Utah Mormons. I live here and it’d be hilarious 😂

[@mikemater]

I hope as an az native born the year the yotes came here that they get a team back. but honestly, i just dont have faith they are gonna pull it off. They owe it to az fans and the state but yeah ill see it when i believe it

[@prman9984]

There are no AZ fans. That's the problem.

[@moonytheloony6516]

That's a good and proper attitude to have right now. The trouble is I've never been THAT impressed with the totality of the Coyotes' fanbase in Arizona. It seems to be rather small by comparison to other cities which could be an issue but Phoenix is a big city that's growing so that geographic appeal is still there. Any new franchise will be conditional on the absolute construction of a new arena in a logical location which must be everything that the Glendale arena wasn't. The blame for this mess that's been a 28-year unresolved problem goes all the way back to '96, when the Jets' owner at that time decided to move to Phoenix without a secured arena deal for his already struggling franchise. That move should not have been approved in the first place at that time without a new hockey arena secured in advance.

[@michaelmarkowski204]

I think Bettman doesn't want to lose the large Metro Phoenix market. If Meruelo (or another group) can build a new arena within the 5-year window, they'll get an expansion team (west) along with Atlanta (east).

[@moonytheloony6516]

I'm happy for Salt Lake City. I wonder if the deal will include the retaining of the Coyotes name for the state of Arizona though. If that's not a part of the transaction then a new franchise for Arizona would have a different name. Speaking of names....will the Coyotes be branded as Utah or Salt Lake City? Given the Jazz' branding I'll bet on "Utah"....Grizzlies would be interesting especially when they would play the Boston Bruins which would create a "Battle of the Bears" matchup. Though I must admit that I prefer "Yeti"...like the Seattle Kraken it's a name from myth that has a nice relationship with all things cold. Utah Yeti rolls off the tongue quite well. Let's hope they will develop nice uniforms for the inevitable re-branding. As for a possible new franchise in Phoenix, I do like "Roadrunners" very much as a possible name if "Coyotes" isn't redirected back to Arizona, which is possible because the new owner may want to secure the Coyotes name for throwback merchandise purposes in Utah....or not. That part of this deal will likely be revealed immediately. I also like the "Fighting Saints" for a Phoenix brand. Phoenix Fighting Saints...imagine fans showing up to game wearing halos with a black eye. I say this because I always thought that's what the Minnesota Wild should have been named in the first place, so for reasons that are entirely selfish, I'd like to see that name on an NHL team. "Javelina" is a name I also like for a new hockey team. It's a regional reference to a very real animal that can be ferocious. Imagine the fans attending games wearing pig noses and oinking when they score a goal. It could happen...😜 "Falcons" .....AZ does have Falcons. Phoenix Falcons has a nice a ring to it and would create an opportunity for a great menacing mascot to scare the annoying children in the stands. "Gila Monsters" or simply the Phoenix Monsters (using the Gila Monster image) the possibilities of unique fan participation/interpretation of this name would be limitless....the home games would be like Halloween party. I can already see a group of fans sporting Boris Karloff masks revving up the crowd from the centre ice upper-decks.....The Phoenix (Gila) Monsters could sponsor blood bank drives by having its players dress up as Count Dracula welcoming the blood & plasma donors...all for a very noble cause.

[@louiscypher4186]

The NHL owns the Coyotes name. So the name won't come to Utah.

[@Actionronnie]

​@@louiscypher4186 Yup NHL will hold onto those rights, even if no team returns. There's money to be made in reto brands.

[@Broncos2447]

Im so excited but i wish it Would have been an expansion team.

[@topramen5718]

My vote for the new name is Salt City Golden Eagles. With that being said i wish it had happened threw expansion. I also am not holding my breath until its official. Utah loves Ryan Smith!

[@louiscypher4186]

Salt Lake Elks 🫎

[@CubeInspector]

Already a golden knoghts so no

[@elosogonzalez8739]

I think the YETI'S will work well. Team Colors: Purple, light and Dark Blue with a White Yeti. Javier Gutierrez is A P.O.S. too!

[@stevenbauer4799]

s l golden eagles like chl/ihl team.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@elosogonzalez8739 liar xavier will be out of a job after wed. game. No need for a lying p0s in slc.

[@ajhftw]

I heard that the Coyotes name will remain in Arizona for future expansion, in other words they are pulling the Cleveland Browns.

[@tombraider2500]

Glendale refused to renew the year-to-year lease, offered only a twenty year lease that didn’t fit with the new owners plans to create an entertainment district.

[@Hogtownboy1]

The Arizone tone is quite different than when the Thatchers left Atlanta. It was total disinterest back then.

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

I think the big difference is how much social media has grown. Before, you may have had to actively ask someone if they were a Coyotes fan (if you even cared about the NHL at all). Now you see the photos, the handles, and the tweets and KZbin videos that really connects and amplifies fans of sports and teams that on first second people would've thought nobody knew or cared about.

[@jdsmith1740]

I agree that social media has made a difference. Trust Me Atlanta fans were completely heartbroken. Don't you remember when they went to Nashville and threw there Jerseys on the ice when Winnipeg came to town. I sure do!

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

@@jdsmith1740 Yeah we see "collateral damage" in ways we just haven't been able to before even if an action is justified (like Israel going after Hamas) because social media allows us to see the actual real life costs of such actions in real time (emotional, mental, physical) that it wasn't before (even during Israel's last conflict in Gaza in '21). If social media was as big as it is now back then, the US would've pulled out of Afghanistan and Iraq much sooner just due to public pressure. It's why they don't want to put boots on the ground in Ukraine. Thrashers fans going viral with emotional Twitter/X threads or KZbin videos would've put way more pressure on ownership and Bettman to exhaust all avenues (hell, they let the Coyotes play in a 5 000-seat stadium this time). Even the way the media are covering this is much more empathetic to the fans losing their team.

[@Hogtownboy1]

@Julia_Hammels i am talking about media coverage. And hockey coverage completely disappeared. Quick question are you a native southerner

[@stevenbauer4799]

Interest? did bettman put up a 15 year fight for atlanta?

[@michaelmarkowski204]

Wonder what the Coyotes organization has planned at Mullett Arena for the final home game (and last game period) of at least this version of the Coyotes existence in Arizona...? Maybe a free bumper sticker for every fan in attendance with the Coyotes logo that reads "See You in 2029".

[@exeter1985]

Since both hockey and basketball play at a similar time, which sport will the fans choose?

[@brodiebrazil]

good point. it's competition for ticket money

[@MyAndreux]

New name for Utah team: Buzz, pioneers, fighting saints,…..ice cats.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

No no no, it’s. Gotta bee the Stingers

[@SamuelAttias-jo1ze]

Whoa

[@Posit_Zero_Blue]

I've seen so many cities like SLC wanting so badly to be metropolitan but just aren't. Taxing their residents to bring in pro sport where Washington state didn't spend one red cent on the Kraken, their state of the art retrofitted arena, or their practice facility.

[@kennethc9996]

I wish the Oilers name would have stayed in Houston 😵‍💫

[@Just-E536]

We already have A Grizzles hockey team

[@martyphelps970]

Yes, we do have the Grizzlies. However, there's an astronomical difference between NHL hockey and ECHL hockey.

[@Just-E536]

@@martyphelps970 Wow! Really??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@toddgelineau6536]

Excellent video. I don't think I could have enjoyed this type of analysis when the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina. Coyote fans have been gutted by this move. Even if a new arena is built in Tempe, I don't believe it will be supported in the way the owner thinks it will. The fans are angry and will not forget this. The communities in which they have played will not forget the unpaid taxes, and all the other bridges this owner has burned.

[@Jaywilbs]

The real issue has ALWAYS been ownership. It’s like the ownership groups, over the history of the team, either play dumb or genuinely forget that arena leases or ownership comes with the team. It’s almost as if they buy a team just to add to their resume (specifically coyotes ownerships) and don’t have the liquid cash to pay employee/player salaries and arena leases/upkeep. I don’t know, this is pretty common with all sports, but it got a HUGE microscope over it, simply because the team was located “where hockey doesn’t belong.” It’s a tough pill to swallow but it seems like the Utah ownership is actually interested in becoming a gold standard franchise, maybe even in spite the naysayers on the location.

[@fpjrzman]

They can't go back into Arizona with Meruelo as part of ownership. He's a fucking gong show that shouldn't be any where near an NHL franchise EVER AGAIN

[@timmccrory7630]

Oh, and also I think Houston got screwed again as the owner of the Rockets says we are committed to bringing a NHL team to Houston. We got screwed. Again

[@jeffa.7618]

Utah Sting/Stingers 🐝 join the swarm, welcome to the hive, etc etc

[@ShawnTempesta]

God I love when Brodie tees off on local mediaisms

[@tombraider2500]

The citizens of Utah are willing to spend nearly a billion dollars on an arena, the citizens of Arizona wouldn’t even let the team build an arena with private funding and zero taxpayer dollars.

[@user-wb7ox9pj2v]

Or the "Carpetbaggers"?

[@timkelly6463]

In a "minor" hockey market like Phoenix, it should've been priority #1 to improve relations with the Suns ownership. Those teams should've been sharing a building. I realize the Suns arena isn't built for hockey, but they should've put in the work to make it happen.

[@admirals818]

Not much mentioned about the Grizzlies, but I guess we can assume they'll relocate. Keep the Roadrunners in Tucson and send the Grizzlies to Phoenix???

[@ryanhicks9546]

Grizzlies are staying in Utah echl team affiliate of Colorado

[@stevet7777]

call them the Salt Puckers

[@rickwamsley8702]

The Tucson Roadrunners have to leave Tucson because why!!!

[@w.l.graves7228]

roadrunners NEED to stay in tucson ... why kill the loyal hockey fans there , to try to substitute an nhl team in phoenix .. ridiculous ! ASU SUN DEVILS are a good competitive team , the mullett is a great venue for them , and we've supported them for many years.

[@brandoncashion]

I'm a bit confused at your level of surprise in the two media markets tone of coverage of the events. It is zero percent surprising that Utah news would be happy to report a new franchise coming to their city, while the folks in AZ would be overall sad to lose theirs.

[@brodiebrazil]

I’m not surprised. Of course not. This is the business I work in. My points were that Salt Lake kind of skimmed over the cost/details because of pure enjoyment. Arizona very much realizing the full implications of this actually coming true.

[@brandoncashion]

@@brodiebrazil 👌 Gotcha. In honesty, I commented about 25% of the way through watching. Definitely some solid points made. Also, wanna go ahead and mention, been loving your coverage of NHL news

[@Actionronnie]

It was probably the same back in 96 when they got the Jets. But can't a single old news report about Phoenix being excited to get the Jets. But a bunch of sad reports from Canada on losing the Jets back then 😂

[@VintageTealDog]

What I don’t get is that Utah would have to renovate for hockey, yet the Toyota Center in Houston is “hockey ready” and Rockets owner wants a team … So I’m confused about Utah move and not Texas

[@prman9984]

Sounds like Ryan Smith went after it and the Houston people didn't. Conversely, Houston may already be working with the NHL on an expansion franchise.

[@moonytheloony6516]

That may be because the NHL has a willing buyer in the firm of the Jazz owner who has secured the funding for a multi-purpose sports arena which is a great marketing perspective.

[@stevenbauer4799]

nhl smells $$$ and want houston's population and $$$'s for expansion. word is fertitta reps met in nyc with nhl recently about expansion.

[@woody4077]

its possible that the utah media didn't mention too much on the district funding because they had ALREADY done reports on it

[@Jazzfan22]

This was eastern Idaho news which is actually closer to Salt Lake than Boise.

[@jeron3966]

You mean northern utah?

[@Jazzfan22]

@@jeron3966 no it’s an hour closer to SLC

[@jeron3966]

@@Jazzfan22 I’m saying it’s basically Utah silly goose

[@michaelmarkowski204]

I can see that Utah sports anchors know very little about NHL hockey. You're getting the Coyote players, not the sweetheart expansion draft gift Bettman gave to Vegas (which I don't think the Kraken were given). Coyotes are rebuilding and could be a really good team in a couple of years, but they'd be lucky to make the playoffs next season IMO. Nonetheless, I predict 41 sellouts at the Delta Center next year.

[@traci635]

I feel awful for the Coyotes fans, but for the health of this franchise, a move to Salt Lake City, is by far the best move forward. Salt Lake City is a very nice city and there is a ton of support for hockey in this region and over the border in Wyoming. The players will enjoy the region, if they love the outdoors, and honestly they will love the fanbase. It's a beautiful region. It's great to see another team coming to the Rocky mountain region.

[@user-wb7ox9pj2v]

Love the new name being bandied about: Revolutionary War-themed "Utah Turncoats".

[@ckstaff]

Where else could they play? They could play at the Maverik center, which is better suited for hockey, but Smith don't own the Maverick center and does own the Delta center. Not hard to understand why he wants hockey in the Delta Center until new stadium is done. As for the state fundings, the state is IMO very interested in funding the billion to the MLB group because it solves an issue that has for years plagued the side of Salt Lake that badly needs attention and sits in a state of nothingness. What to do with that area and what it would cost to revitalize the area gets solved with only an investment of a billion dollars. Sounds like a lot but not in comparison what it would cost to do something if they had to do it. Probably a no brainer investment for the state of Utah. A new home for the homeless?? LOL. As for the Arizona fans, can feel the pain of losing your team and hope that your people can eventually get their stadium situation settled, be ready to go when the green light for expansion happens and do it. This should give your ownership time to get in order for next round of expansion and feel you get it. I say good luck to Salt Lake as we will find out for real if Salt Lake is in fact a hockey town. I am personally more excited for MLB, but that is just me.

[@Pacer_Master]

The reason the NHL is doing it is because the owner reportedly has said he wants to keep the team in Arizona but he has been commenting tax fraud on the state level that’s why they lost their arena in the first place. I’ve been following this from the start also the Utah Grizzlies are an ECHL team who play in West Valley City

[@jacobwagner8984]

AHL teams don't need to be close to the NHL ones. Charlotte Checkers to Florida Panthers, Bakersfield Condors to Edmonton, Iowa Wild to Minn Wild, Hershey Bears to Capitals The Roadrunners should stay in Tucson Grizzlies belongs to the ECHL team in Salt Lake valley. Utah Elk, Salt Lake Scorpions, Utah Rattlers

[@petkeeperb3978]

You say that Utah politicians are cheering the fact that Arizona is losing their hockey team but that is totally inaccurate. They are just happy we are getting a hockey team. It isn't utah's fault that they couldn't get their shit together in Arizona. I hope they get things straightened out and get another team but you seem very disappointed that Utah is getting a team.

[@stevenbauer4799]

Anyone wanting an expansion team for slc better check this out. Yotes right now actually pay only $46 mil. in actual cap $$$'s. They have $23 mil. on ltir. $15 mil. of that expires after season meaning with cap going up slc will have about $35 mil. in cap space to play with this off season. plus slc will have 10 second and seven third round picks next three drafts and have all three firsts. One will be in top 10 probably 6-8 in june draft. slc can sign/trade for some serious talent. slc paid expansion price for re-location yet still gets a helluva bargain draft picks/cap wise to start off with.

[@DarkForceEight]

Yes. SLC getting the team GMBA has been fixing for 3 yrs & it should be competitive in 1-2 seasons. You're welcome.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@DarkForceEight gmba had an easy job shuffling off expensive players for picks, picking up ltir deals for picks, and collecting top 10 picks every season. Not like he had to actually extend players or go after top ufa's operating on the cheap. All for a future city. And smith may want his own gm in slc. You're welcome.

[@DarkForceEight]

​​@@stevenbauer4799If it were that "easy", it would have been done already in the past 20 years of this team. Current ownership built a great scouting group led by a guy that helped build the Blues into a competitive team. The future going to SLC will be better than anything we saw in Glendale which is why so many AZ fans feel betrayed. But, I'm sure you know all that. 🙄

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@DarkForceEight No way it was getting done with a bunch of unstable owners including merulo. And his brother built blues. 'Current ownership built a great scouting group led by the guy who built blues...?' No current owner merulo hired ba because he was cheap in the wake of stat geek chayka's firing for fking up and costing yotes four picks in '20 draft. No top gm candidate would have taken that job. And how much do yotes spend on scouting and how many scouts do they have? Bottom line is they lost-one cheap bubble playoff appearance in 12 years so don't give them so much credit. All i am saying is the table is set for slc. What they do with it is yet to be seen. And it may not be easy to attract top talent if jazz are any indication of things.

[@aallen681]

What happens to the Tucson Roadrunners?

[@tonyk501]

@aallen681 Meruelo gets to keep his ownership of the Roadrunners in the deal, transfer some of his soon-to-be unemployed Coyotes team staff to the Roadrunners AHL team staff, and also move the Roadrunners from Tuscon to Mullett Arena so that they immediately become the AHL farm team for Utah, and so that pro hockey maintains a footprint in the Phoenix area in the interim, until he can get a new building built within the next five years so that he can buy back in with a new NHL Coyotes 2.0 franchise. Meruelo made off like a bandit in this deal.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@tonyk501 is that another empty promise from merulo? unlikely. ahl team gets transferred to smith with sale. phx. wont support nhl. why would ahl set up shop there? tuscon has a bigger building so that doesn't even make sense. and merulo will cancel land bid or not show up for it say bye bye and go away happy with his $ billion. And you think merulo is gonna buy back in spending his own $$$'s to buy land, build arena, pay for infrastructure/development then pay expansion fee that will be more than he got to go away? haha i don't think so. because if he could he would have done that in tempe instead of trying to get hand outs to do just that. And who pays last year of mullett lease? I guarantee merulo wont pay it once he signs on the dotted line so nhl will have to pay it. Do you really think asu mullett will want to continue on with merulo a guy no one trusts to do business with? That's why asu got $20 mil up front before doing business with merulo to play there. Glendale learned that after being stuck with non payment bills. Quit trying to make merulo into something isn't. He's not a golden god out to save az. hockey. he's a con man out for himself who got a nice payoff to go away with a trail of broken promises and unpaid bills along the way. And why would ahl team move to mullett? yotes made virtually nothing playing there as asu controlled all revenues according to ncaa and got key dates plus lack of proper suites, etc. there as well. ahl would be better off staying in tuscon for revenue. Smith may just take ahl team and set them up in boise or somewhere closer to slc like idaho.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@tonyk501No. ahl goes with smith to utah so he can put it in idaho or somewhere close. And no way will anyone do business with merulo now. phx. doesn't support nhl. no way they support ahl. and no one will pay to see ahl if merulo is owner. he betrayed az. he's not too popular right now there. they'd make more $$$'s in tuscon or anywhere else so that aint happenning.

[@eddelao2762]

🥊🥊

[@tombraider2500]

I’d say let them have the cursed name with the cursed franchise, if Arizona can keep the draft picks.