Alex Meruelo Speaks on Arizona Coyotes/Utah Sale
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2024
- Alex speaks with local news radio, TV, and at the official NHL press conference.
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I'm going to say, I'm leaning towards following the team in Utah still. I respect all the fans of the Jets that still followed the Coyotes despite what happened there. I can take a page out of their book.
The owner of the Coyotes has had several years to get this done, but he treated the Coyotes like a casino business, so this isn't surprising to see this sell. Maybe this will finally allow the Coyotes to get a new permanent home in Phoenix and they will be reborn in 5 years......
As for the move to Utah, this is very exciting for those of us who live in the Rocky mountain region, as now we have a team other then the Avalanche, to root for. Salt Lake City is MUCH easier to travel to and navigate through then rush hour congested Denver.
As a Cleveland Browns fan, watching my team move to Baltimore was tough, but the City of Cleveland did get their team back, so hold on to hope Coyotes fans! I truly believe your beloved Coyotes WILL BE BACK ❤
Meh, he fixed the front office that was a total mess before he got there. This team in Utah will be competitive quick. Dealing with covid was huge. The fans want him to just build an arena with no help from tax payers and not build other facilities? What a joke. They don't deserve a team. They barely filled 75% of the place for 20 years.
I would start this video with a beer too 🍻
Life long Coyotes fan here. I'm actually not even from Arizona, I grew up in a small town in British Columbia and now living in Vancouver. Back when I was like 6 or 7 my older brother wanted me to get into liking hockey as well, but I wasn't sure what team to pick. My first name is actually Jeremy, and he told me there is a player named Jeremy Roenick, and he also showed me the howl sound that is played when they scored at home, and I liked that so I quickly became attached to the team. I did what I could to follow them with limited coverage at the time. I did get to see a Coyotes game at home back in February of this year, so at least there's that. Despite the loss against Minnesota that day, I still had a great time, and one highlight is Howler happened to be in my area during the game so I absolutely had to get a picture with him.
Anyways despite being outside of Arizona I am still completely devastated by this entire situation. I don't even know what I'll be doing moving forward and right now I have almost 0% faith in AM. I'll still try to watch hockey to some extent, it just won't feel quite the same. Some say they will follow the team to Utah, but as for myself I don't know if I want to do that yet, but I guess I'll decide later on. Not being from Arizona, if a new team does come back in 5 years or however many it may be, I'm not even sure if I will cheer for Coyotes 2.0 since it will be an entirely different team.
I feel your pain on a different level. Give Utah a chance. Ryan Smith will invest in this team and I think you will like the rebranded team. I'm in Wyoming so to have another team in the Rocky mountain region is exciting, even though I'm a Seattle Kraken fan. Most of my family is from Utah, so this is exciting. The Coyotes could still be reborn in Phoenix in 5 Years so hold tight.❤
Buy More tickets!!!
@@owengambardello6485 so you’ve only been a fan since Gary took over and you drank the Kool-Aid and think that eventually, EVENTUALLY, they’ll find 1 million fans that are willing to spend money on THAT team? 😂😂😂😂😂
As a life long HOCKEY fan, I’m glad someone is dumb enough to believe that. 🤞🏻
Bettman kept putting his hand up or like he was embarrassed what Alex was saying. "I don't like the media" lol. It was gut wrenching to see 500 million go into his account.
Yea Bettman kept making weird hand gestures while AM was speaking, this is why AM uses Xavier as the front facing media guy
Expansion, when it happens again, is going to have a huge impact on teams. Esp if it's 2-3 teams coming in quick succession.
Yup! If they expand 2 teams at once or 4 teams in 2/4 years, it will disrupt rosters massively for every team
I will definitely be supporting UT. Those are still our boys and this is not their fault. They need us now more than ever.
I've had the same thoughts. It would be a tough decision to abandon that group
bro i hope you keep making vids man
Thanks brohemian
I have been trying to convince myself that i can follow the new Utah team to support the boys because none of this was their fault and they deserve to be appreciated and supported...but I just cant do it. My over riding feeling is imagine if they go on to achieve great things...regular playoff appearances and maybe even a Stanley cup win...the gut wrenching feeling will always be...they should have been doing that in a coyotes jersey 😔
I can see why Alex doesn’t do media. He looks bad at it. But this process forces him to face the media, face the public. Maybe he can feel the public rage in stride and grow into the owner AZ fans deserve. He’s a great businessman for sure. There is a void that he can choose to step into. I’m not sure if anyone sees that. I don’t know if Alex sees that either. Even if he is awkward. It’s ok to be an awkward face of the organization.
IMO he needs to fade in the background and hit the milestones. Fans of other teams barely know who their owner is. Just show me; it's not my responsibility to believe what you say
Maybe now with ~500 millon profit, AM can hire someone to help him public speak. Petey from PHNX sports said it best, "That was a 💩 show circus!"
My question is since the Roadrunners are still owned by AM, are they going to be Utah's affiliate, or are they going to be the revived Arizona Coyotes'?
They will be Utah's affiliate next season. The Roadrunners might go under a name change IF they move to Mullett Arena
@@996TheHowl Got it. Considering how often minor league affiliates change, do you think it's possible that the Roadrunners will become the Coyotes AHL affiliate again if the Coyotes come back?
@tristanskywalker1998 definitely. I'm sure Utah wants their own affiliate and closer to the team. Plus, Im sure the Utah owner wants to end all connection to AM ASAP
As an ice hockey fan, I totally agree that the Tucson Roadrunners will always be the Arizona Coyotes AHL affiliate when they return to the Grand Canyon state, and the NHL even though the Roadrunners will be the AHL affiliate to the Utah NHL team at least the AHL team will be called the Arizona Roadrunners when they play in Mullett Arena for the 2024-25 AHL season
@@996TheHowl I totally agree 100% even though I would definitely say that the AHL team will be called the Arizona Roadrunners when they play in Mullett Arena for the 2024-25 AHL season
If the Coyotes get reactivated in the next couple of years and we get our team back, will you still be covering Salt Lake City, the 2.0 Coyotes, or both?
Haven't made a decision yet, Coyotes 2.0 is so far away there's no point right now in thinking about it
As an NHL ice hockey fan, I don't like waiting not one bit
@@996TheHowl NHL ice hockey fans don't like waiting, but I hope the June 27th auction won't ruin my dad's 59th birthday
The NHL made a mistake giving Alex Meurelo another chance, especially with the Coyotes brand. He has created so much bad blood with the Phoenix area over the years, and it is apparent with how Tempe voted to keep a toxic landfill over a new arena project. We already know he isn't paying people and this has been a recurring theme for years going back to the pandemic. I wouldn't be opposed to the NHL revisiting Phoenix in the future, but they need to wait until an owner with a proven track record comes along, or maybe looking to other Phoenix owners like Mat Ishbia or Ken Kendrick to own the team. If I were the NHL, I would have also blacklisted Alex Meurelo from ever owning another NHL team and also dissolving the Coyotes brand because of how toxic it has become. Meurelo is holding the team hostage in Arizona.
I’m gonna give him a chance. He was dealt a shitty hand with the Coyotes and managed to put together a good team. I also somewhat respect Bettman for the things he said. I’ll be cheering for Utah and our players but also kinda hope the franchise fails miserably. Hope we get the Coyotes back but until then I’ll be wearing a Roadrunners jersey.
I got Roadrunners content coming up this week!
Why is it that every Arizona game I watched, there were more away fans cheering than home fans? Seriously watch highlights of when Original 6 come to Arizona and you wouod think the original 6 teams were playing at home.
Because season ticket holders are able to make their money back by selling it to snowbirds for high prices, it's not that deep
That's like saying why are there more Yankees fans then rockies fan... Yankees have been around forever. The rockies is what 30 years... original 6 have been around since the start so they have more fans lol
What a dumb comment.
Did you catch the fact that the rights to reactivate the coyotes isn't transferable from Alex. So if he isn't successful, another ownership group would have to build an arena prior to applying for an expansion team. If your community couldn't get an arena built while having a team, how likely would it be to get one done without a guarantee of having a team.
That group would also have no preferencial treatment in competing with other markets for an expansion team. It was a poor choice by the media to be so combative and ungrateful to the commissioner in Fridays press conference. He worked hard and stuck by that market for 27 years attempting to get an arena built. Do you think he's anxious to return?
Its also a poor decision to vilify the current owner. The community and local / state govt is going to have to put past disagreements aside and work together to satisfy the NHL'S requirements in the next 5 years or Hockey will never be back.
The NHL wants hockey in Phoenix. There is a great fan base in Arizona so I see this as the last ditch effort to save the market. Ryan Smith stepping up, as well as the Utah government and their 900 million commitment, it was a no brainer to allow the sell to Smith and give AM the money he needed to build a permanent home for a reborn Coyotes team.....this also will allow another market to expand once the Coyotes are reborn
Alex Meruelo better not take tucson roadrunners
They are moving to Mullet arena.
As an ice hockey fan, I totally disagree 100%
@@LAKingsFan90 As an ice hockey fan, I totally agree 100%
Give jets records back where it belongs.
It's wild that Alex Meruelo has the Jets 1.0 history held hostage for the next 5 years
IF Alex Mararello had a chance to sell the team for more before, that proves the guy isn't the sharpest Crayon in the box! At this point, He should have sold the team when he had the chance! THE FANS HATE HIM, CAN'T TRUST HIM, HE HATES THE MEDIA?! THAT'S NOT THE SMARTEST THING TO SAY! THE GUY'S A CHEAPSKATE! Alex Meruelo is BAD FOR HOCKEY AND BAD FOR ARIZONA! I hope he doesn't show up at the auction. I think he'll take his money and run! Lies, lies and more lies coming up. Stay tuned! Meruelo didn't sell the team; It was taken from him! Gary Bettman and the NHL Stripped the team because he frankly DOESN'T HAVE HIS
$H!+ together! Bettman has, will continue to give Meruelo every chance, and will continue to do so. THIS TIME... Alex will be on a much shorter leash! EXTRA! EXTRA! Alex Meruelo lies about how much he spent on the Tempe election. WOW! GO FIGURE!
It makes me nervous when he claims he had more lucrative deals on the table in the past that he declined. The man needs to cut his losses and let the team be managed by somebody competent. If people were offering upwards of 1.2B (1.5-2B) for the Yotes then you can bet they probably cared more about the franchise. It’s an utter joke that they’re not transferable. The NHL should consider all folded teams inactive with the rights provided to any new ownership that wants to revive or bring in a new team. Let the individual markets hold the branding/records/etc.
hes not allowed to entirely sell the team within 5 years. the team has to be owned by him for the next 5 years. its part of the deal
@@scottstenlund433 oh I know, my point is that if he does try to sell the team it becomes null and void, all the Coyotes branding and records transfer back to Utah/the NHL, which is stupid. If new more competent owners want to buy and reactivate the team they should be allowed to.
If you believe this guy, go to the HA HA Hilton and ask to be put in the padded room! Also get the long sleeved white jacket with the nice buckles in back where you cannot reach them!
Arizona YOU HAVE BEEN FLEECED!
How can you “own” a an inactive NHL team?
Isn’t that like owning something that gets reposed and still telling people you own it LoL
It's unprecedented
The coyotes are dead to me.... even if they come back we lost all the young players.... I will never support the coyotes again.
be strong
Holy Shit! The NHL is a crack addicted street walker. JUST LEAVE PHOENIX!!!! Stop insulting all the other places that can and WILL support a team. This is a JOKE, and and INSULT to Winnipeg, Quebec City, Hamilton, and the rest of Canada!!!
Quebec City and Hamilton aren't going to happen. Already saturated and/or ineffective markets for the NHL. Get over it.
@@Massachamp08 both of those place, while still being over saturated, are better markets than Phoenix. They’ve both proven they can put butts on seats. Phoenix has proven that Gary, truly and with all his heart, hates Canada more than he loves money.
@@Massachamp08 Davidson, Saskatchewan is a better market than Phoenix.
@@Atletimatt Phoenix is one of the biggest markets in the US, so I doubt the NHL is gonna just give up on it.
@@Massachamp08 THEN WHY WON’T THEY WATCH HOCKEY?!? THEY’VE HAD MORE THAN 20 YEARS!!! Are you insane?!? What could they possibly do different that would change the dumpster fire that Phonic has been for the NHL?!? Are you insane?
Whats wirh the beer?