Comments on: NHL Coyotes to Change Location… Name

By: RCP

RCP — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:32:24 +0000

Keep the Coyotes in Phoenix. Arizona Coyotes is not a good fit

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:49:25 +0000

I think this is stupid. It’s like saying that all of Manitoba won’t support the Winnipeg Jets. This tactic is not going to work. Now what’s going to happen is that the NHL won’t go to the local city council for financial support instead now they will go to the state for financial support. This is more than likely what they are going for since the local council turned them down. Now your just going to have the whole state mad at the NHL instead of the local city in where it is hosted because the team will only be able to survive on financial aid. The NHL will never be self sufficient in Arizona, it will never happen. Saskatchewan doesn’t even have an NHL team but yet Saskatchewan supports the NHL more than all of Arizona together. The viewers of the NHL in Phoenix equals that of a small town and it is an absolute phenomenon that the Phoenix Coyotes have an sponsors at all never mind the local bakery and local pizza joint. This joke just has to end period. It’s embarrassing as an NHL fan.

By: diggerjohn111

diggerjohn111 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:10:35 +0000

In reply to FJOJR. Spreading the game killed it in the first place. They took the game away from hockey people and gave it to the greedy corporations who only want luxury boxes. No hockey south of snow! FOLD THE YOTES!

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:26:05 +0000

In reply to Aaron. I love the 90s look. But at hte same time the new logo is more professional. The old one is something an AHL team would wear. As far as colors i like that hte Dbacks, Cards, and Coyotes all basically hvae the same colors now. Granted that being said i am not sure why the Dbacks and Yotes didnt stick with the purple etc since its part of the Suns uniform.

By: Squatty McGee

Squatty McGee — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:20:16 +0000

In reply to Stephen Trinder. You know what would be even better? If the NHL was actually playing games. I really don't care what they call the Coyotes, as long as they are playing games on my TV! (I'm from NYC, so they're not really close by, but my point being: I wish they were playing NHL hockey!)

By: Joel Scott

Joel Scott — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:08:04 +0000

@Bryan: I don’t think the NHL would approve of any team as the “Trololololers.”

By: Bayne86

Bayne86 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:20:39 +0000

Arizona Coyotes doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue…

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:59:02 +0000

In reply to Niel. No.

By: Niel

Niel — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:01:55 +0000

Just move the team already.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:03:21 +0000

If Jamieson for some bizzare reason doesn’t come up with the money, anyone of the following cities would be more than happy to take the Coyotes…

Hamilton
Saskatoon
Houston
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Quebec City

Hamilton would be more ideal, but then the NHL won’t allow it because of the Sabres/Leafs territorial rights distance issue.

In fact, to make sense out of the whole thing, here is yet another NHL realignment idea with potential ECHL and AHL affiliations without any territorial infringements…

Smythe

Los Angeles/Manchester/Ontario
Anaheim/Phoenix/San Diego
San Jose/Worcester/San Francisco
Vancouver/Abbottsford/Stockton
Seattle/Springfield/Bakersfield
Colorado/Hershey/Colorado
Edmonton/Oklahoma City/Tulsa
Calgary/San Antonio/Utah

Norris
Detroit/Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo
Chicago/Rockford/Indianapolis
St. Louis/Peoria/Idaho
Minnesota/Houston/Fort Wayne
Winnipeg/St. John’s/Wichita
Nashville/Kansas City/Memphis
Milwaukee/Chicago/Evansville

Adams

Toronto/Toronto/Toledo
Buffalo/Rochester/Elmira
Montreal/Hamilton/Laval
Quebec/Portland/Atlanta
Ottawa/Binghampton/Gwinnett
Boston/Providence/Lowell
Carolina/Charlotte/South Carolina
Columbus/Lake Erie/Cinciannati

Patrick
Pittsburgh/SWB/Wheeling
Philadelphia/Lehigh Valley/Reading
Washington/Norfolk/Baltimore
NYR/Connecticut/Alaska
NYI/Bridgeport/Greenville
New Jersey/Albany/Trenton
Florida/Adirondack/Florida
Tampa Bay/Syracuse/Orlando

By: Bill A

Bill A — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:30:07 +0000

All due respect to you Chris, but as of this moment – 12/4/2012 10:30 am EST – I have yet to see any announcement on NHL.com regarding the name change.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:17:20 +0000

This makes sense since they don’t actually play in Phoenix but why name them the “Glendale Coyotes”.

The Arizona Cardinals were called the Phoenix Cardinals for a few years before changing as well.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:15:47 +0000

In reply to Squizz.

The Jets and Giants represent New York City, not New York State. People who don’t live in NY don’t get that. So being 5 miles away from the city, they can still represent NYC.

If we use your logic (or lack thereof), we should rename the following teams:

Landover/Maryland Redskins
Arlington Cowboys
Santa Clara 49ers

Teams are named for the market.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:24:42 +0000

In reply to Jason. Not bloody likely. Did the Buffalo Bills change their name to the Orchard Park Bills? No! Are the Washington Redskins called the Landover Redskins? Survey says, negative!

By: Bazooka Joe

Bazooka Joe — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:44:01 +0000

Whatever the name, sand still sand
I personally prefer the Arizona Mickey Mouse Hockey Club

next name will be Seattle …

By: FJOJR

FJOJR — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:16:30 +0000

In reply to Jim Elek. I live in the south. We have real ice. It comes out of our fridge. It's made of water that is frozen. The eight ice rinks in my region also have real ice. They make it out of water too. We also have air conditioning that keeps the ice from melting. We also have a roof that means we can make it year round and not have the mean old sun and tilt of the earth make it go away. Love how some people complain the lockout will kill the game but they don't want the game to spread so they too are killing it.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:26:55 +0000

To those who want the Coyotes to relocate…

IT AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN!!!

By: Jed

Jed — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:41:41 +0000

It makes all the sense in the world to change the name. Look, Jamison is a total Bettman tool and he and Bettman are doing everything they can, despite the lockout and doing stuff behind the scenes, to get this deal done once and for all. They haven’t played in Phoenix since the arena opened almost 10 years ago and Glendale Coyotes wouldn’t make sense, so the best name for the team is the Arizona Coyotes, just like what the Cardinals did after they got out of Tempe. They could also change the logo a little bit as well, but glad they’re doing the change in name…long overdue.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:38:13 +0000

In reply to Stumack. As mentioned before, would it really make sense to call them the New England Whalers now? Not as long as the Boston Bruins are still around.

By: Squizz

Squizz — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:17:27 +0000

In reply to Jason. At least they are in the same state, Unlike the JETS and Giants of New Jersey.