Saturday, March 12, 2011

NHL keeps Winnipeg waiting...

Photo from the Illegal Curve Hockey Blog


s/t Illegal Curve. I am not sure why the NHL is keeping Winnipeg waiting? Checkout this picture, they are not doing well in the stands in Glendale Arizona.
It is pretty clear, given the paltry attendance at Coyotes games over the years, that if NHL commissioner Gary Bettman decides in the next week the bond sale is never going to happen and announces the team is headed to Winnipeg, the Coyotes attendance will crater. The team is averaging an announced crowd of 11,664 fans per game right now, which is 29th among the NHL’s 30 teams. [Globe and Mail]