NHL hockey in Phoenix, Arizona (1996)

April 1996 - The Winnipeg Jets are about to move to Phoenix
Jerry Colangelo, owner of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, played an integral role in the Jets' move to Arizona
Before the Coyotes came along, hockey fans in Phoenix cheered for the Roadrunners of the International Hockey League
CBC News - originally aired on April 24, 1996

[@doodlebob2023]

i am so jealous of the kids and young adults who got to live in the 90's. no phones. people are happy. their style was super cool too.

[@nelyrkrad]

Unbelievable. GO JETS GO

[@washingtonfootballskins]

Charles Barkley was right along. Youth hockey has grown in the city.

[@MikeConleyFan]

And now it’s being ripped away just like that

[@willfuchs3689]

They are now moving to Salt Lake City🥲

[@taylorsmith9629]

0:46 looks like Jeff Gordon

[@Larson34]

28 years later they are moving to Utah

[@111voodoo]

I was a part of this same 600 kid youth group at oceanside. I had just moved to the valley from Detroit 3 years prior. Really surreal watching this.

[@untouchedpoke]

Highly embarrassing as an Arizona sports fan.

[@MicBergsma]

Man I remember I was in middle school stoked for coyotes… sad they are moving

[@PhilipSpence-ud4pp]

1996-2024

[@FischerFan]

End of an error.

[@leguy5662]

Hopefully they get another hockey team some day.

[@Hoovie9596]

As a Jets fan, I hate this

[@doodlebob2023]

bet ur happy now lol

[@ElmerFudd16]

@@doodlebob2023 We're ECSTATIC

[@JoeyJordison97]

@@ElmerFudd16 You shouldn't be. You know what it's like to lose a team. At least you were lucky enough to get yours back. Funny thing is, as a Yotes fan, the Jets are one of my favorite teams.

[@arseface2k934]

​@@ElmerFudd16 not ecstatic enough to fill a stadium it seems

[@ElmerFudd16]

@@arseface2k934 Which team relocated? 🤡

[@howardcraigiv518]

This video aged very well lol….. The coyotes are on the brink of being out of Arizona, and on to the next location . They can not even find a arena to play in. Phoenix, Arizona already gave the coyotes the boot.

[@timburr4453]

Should've stayed in Winnipeg

[@washingtonfootballskins]

Weak Canadian dollar.

[@jared4walsh]

@@washingtonfootballskins they're worst then CAD ARI is lol

[@FischerFan]

@@washingtonfootballskins Better to lose a lot more in American dollars, right?

[@washingtonfootballskins]

@FischerFan of course. We can afford it

[@FischerFan]

@@washingtonfootballskins Speak for yourself. You're not an owner of an NHL team.

[@JazzyUte]

Did not think they were saying puck boys at the 2:53 mark lmao

[@Ri5004]

Lol

[@chrisxavier3147]

I honesty have mixed feelings about their situation. I feel bad for their fanbase, but they should not have a team over Quebec

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Facts!!

[@jony6584]

😂

[@sjdrifter72]

One of the biggest crimes ever committed by that weasel Gary Bettman, who did nothing to save the Jets and keep them in Winnipeg. Ever since he took over the NHL teams have relocated from traditional hockey markets like Winnipeg, Minnesota, Quebec, and Hartford to cities where hockey doesn't belong, most notably Phoenix/Glendale/Tempe, Dallas, and Raleigh.

[@FischerFan]

Bettman has been the hockey purist's worst nightmare. I can't imagine what Foster Hewitt would've thought of him and his insane practices.

[@rileyholden-zc9ip]

We wouldn't have Austin Matthews if the Jets didn't move

[@washingtonfootballskins]

Traditional hockey for Canadians yes,but the NHL,it's a business.America 1st before fans loyalty.

[@FischerFan]

@@washingtonfootballskinsWrong. The world does not revolve six inches around the good ol' U.S. of A.

[@washingtonfootballskins]

@@FischerFan $$$$ over Loyal Fans

[@FischerFan]

SO, how has THIS 'growth' worked out for you and the NHL, Mr. Bettman?!

[@arseface2k934]

pretty well, actually. the predators, golden knights etc. have all been successes and hockey has its own niche in the sun belt. shitty ownership doomed the yotes

[@FischerFan]

@@arseface2k934 Oh, of course. Every time a team in the sun belt fails, it's always the owners' fault. It's never the fault of the fair weather, insufficient fan bases.

[@arseface2k934]

@@FischerFan LA, Anaheim, Vegas, Dallas, Nashville, Carolina and Tampa have all been successes. Florida struggled for a while, but still here and stable after 30 years. Why have all these teams succeeded while Arizona and Atlanta didn't? It's because of ownership that didn't give a shit and sold at the first opportunity. Same reason why Canada lost just as many teams as the sun belt in the Bettman era. I guess the NHL has no business being in Canada either.

[@FischerFan]

@@arseface2k934 If not all teams are thriving, then that should suggest a League has too many franchises.

[@arseface2k934]

@@FischerFan if Utah is a smash hit, and so far it's looking promising, what's the excuse then? it'll be the same exact amount of teams.

[@BM_2002]

Barf

[@dereksavage7569]

🤩 "promo sm"

[@jamesfranke4521]

It's time to face the facts that the NHL just didn't work out in Arizona. There's true hockey fans in Arizona, but not enough. Time to move on to Salt Lake City.

[@taylorsmith9629]

Far less than phoenix area

[@arseface2k934]

it doesn't work in some random suburb an hour outside of phoenix. if they found a stable home in the city itself they would've been fine

[@FischerFan]

@@arseface2k934 The Coyotes were never a profitable business venture.

[@ziggymorris8760]

About the only thing that was good about the yotes are the jerseys.