So you say that there is a chance. This makes the chances of hockey moving back to Winnipeg even better. I am holding out hope, as I recently told a friend of mine from Winnipeg. I can't wait till I can go to a Jets game on Boxing Day just like the old days.
The imminent sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Jerry Reinsdorf is no longer imminent, meaning Winnipeg's chances of landing an NHL team just got a little bit better.
Several media outlets reported Thursday night that the NHL’s sale of the Coyotes to the Chicago businessman is dead and that the city of Glendale, Ariz., wants Ice Edge Holdings to assume control of the franchise in an effort to keep the team in the desert.
Scott Burnside of ESPN wrote that Reinsdorf’s deal with the Phoenix suburb is off the table and that Glendale’s city council will file documents on Friday morning accepting a new lease proposal from Ice Edge. Glendale voted against Ice Edge’s initial proposal last month.
As for the team possibly returning to Manitoba, the ESPN report indicated that Glendale needs to guarantee several conditions with the NHL before the league will agree to sell to Ice Edge.
It’s believed Ice Edge was waiting for those conditions to be met before signing the new lease agreement.
If those conditions aren’t met, Burnside wrote it’s possible the league would then look at selling the franchise to Canadian billionaire David Thomson, who co-owns True North, the company that owns MTS Centre. ESPN said a purchase agreement is ready if the Glendale-Ice Edge deal falls apart. [Winnipeg Sun]
This would be perfect! I still pine for the old Jets, and am disappointed I lived up there after they left. Would have loved to get to a game. I say move them to the Peg, then move them into the Northwest division, and move the Ave's into the Pacific division. That would make sense. Still does not solve the issue with the Wild being in the WRONG division (hello, our rivals should be Detroit, Chicago, and St. Louis). But at least it is a step in the right direction, which The Count (seriously, Bettman reminds me of the Count from Sesame Street) has not made in the last 10 years.
ReplyDeleteYou know you're right Buttman reminds me of the count on Sesame Street as well.
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