Posts About "Glendale"
The Coyotes Saga Part II: Coyote Ugly
June 12th, 2015 When the Arizona Coyotes moved into the then-Glendale Arena in December of 2003, there was a buzz surrounding the franchise. After attendance fell to the low 13,000s for a couple of years, the crowds saw a spike back above 15,000 with the move. People seemed excited about the future of the team. After the league lost the...
Praising Arizona: The Coyotes and Their Local Impact
July 7th, 2013 "My dad is from Detroit and played his entire life. So right when I could walk he put me in skates. Ever since then, that is what I have wanted to do on a daily basis." That's how Zac Larraza's hockey story begins. It has had its ebbs and flows, but Larraza is fortunate enough to be living a fairy tale of sorts. You see, not...
Coyotes - NHL And Renaissance In Glendale
May 6th, 2013 UPDATE April 7, 2013: Meetings postponed, no further explanation provided. It went public recently via a post from Fox Sports Arizona's Craig Morgan (click here) that NHL brass and the Renaissance Sports and Entertainment (RSE) group will be meeting with the City of Glendale to begin the process of developing a mutually...
Phoenix Coyotes: How They Can Stay in Glendale
April 10th, 2013 Much is being made of the Phoenix Coyotes running out of options to remain in Glendale. Sure, it's not a slam dunk, but they have plenty of options left.
Phoenix Coyotes Making Playoff and Sale Progress
April 7th, 2013 The Phoenix Coyotes continue to battle to make the playoffs despite puke buckets behind the bench, with a win over the listless Avalanche last night lending a hand. More importantly they continue to work to resolve what's become known as "The Coyotes Saga" over four years of bankruptcy and failure.
Coyotes Attendance Is Up Despite Ownership Woes
March 26th, 2013 Jobing.com arena was built with the plan of having an NHL hockey team as the anchor tenant. The arena capacity for hockey is 17,125. Coyotes Attendance There's plenty of room for improvement for Coyotes attendance and the trend is on an upward swing. Median attendance for the Phoenix Coyotes this season (14,928) is within a couple...
Phoenix Coyotes: The Clock Is Ticking In Glendale
January 22nd, 2013 More than two months after my last article on the messy situation in Glendale (The Phoenix Coyotes: Things Get Messier In Glendale), the future of the Phoenix Coyotes remains in limbo in the Arizonian desert. Greg Jamison, the former CEO of the San Jose Sharks who has been interested in buying the Coyotes since August 2011, has yet...
Jamison and Coyotes Get A New Lease on Life, For Now
November 29th, 2012 While the lockout continues, hockey fans in the desert and northern Providences are occupied with the Phoenix Coyotes. Taking the stand at Tuesday's Glendale city council meeting, prospective Coyotes owner Greg Jamison, Coyotes supporters and opposers had the chance to speak on the major item on the meeting's agenda, the arena...
Greg Jamison Ready to Purchase the Coyotes 'As Quickly As Possible'
November 21st, 2012 Prospective Coyotes owner Greg Jamison, like the rest of the Coyotes fans is ready to drop the puck and get the sale of the NHL owned team done as soon as possible. Given that the lease agreement that was proposed gets voted in his favor. Having spoken to Arizona Republic's Sonu Munshi after the Glendale Workshop last night,...
The Phoenix Coyotes: Things Get Messier In Glendale
November 16th, 2012 More than two months after my last article on the messy situation in Glendale, the future of the Phoenix Coyotes remains bleak in the Arizonian desert. Greg Jamison, the former CEO of the San Jose Sharks who has been interested in buying the Coyotes since August 2011, has yet to officially purchase the team from the NHL despite...
The Phoenix Coyotes Saga Dragging On
June 11th, 2012 With the Stanley Cup final between the New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings coming to an end this week, everyone thought the Phoenix Coyotes saga would be over by now and that the NHL-owned team would have a new owner ready to turn things around in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix. Greg Jamison, former CEO of the San Jose Sharks,...
Wandering the Desert No More? Phoenix Coyotes Fans Impress
April 30th, 2012 Contrary to what one might have expected, Phoenix Coyotes home games have been boisterous affairs thus far in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It would have been fair to assume the mood within Jobing.com Arena would be tepid in the face of the franchise’s uncertain future. However, during moments of on-ice excitement, pockets of the crowd...
Predators vs. Coyotes - The Unusual Suspects
April 27th, 2012 Everyone has already piled on the sarcasm to this unlikeliest of all-Southern market series. It's the Retirement Community Desert Dogs vs. the Music City Sabre-toothed Tigers. Red wine-coloured jerseys vs. Mustard-coloured jerseys. The team Jim Balsillie tried to buy and move to Ontario vs. the team Jim Balsillie tried to buy and...
