le 7 mars 2017 - Les Coyotes ne resteront pas à Glendale, selon Gary Bettman

in 2009 he intervened to keep the team in Glendale. That's when prior owner Jerry Moyes tried to sell the team through a bankruptcy filing, and the new prospective owner wanted to move the team to southern Ontario, Canada.

At the time, Bettman said the team "with new ownership and with the accommodations the city of Glendale is prepared to make, we think can succeed."

"There are a number of markets that have been expressing interest to us over the years and the phone keeps ringing more regularly the longer that the Coyotes situation stays unresolved," Bettman said.

 

Bettman coolly exploits both Winnipeg and Glendale

DAVID SHOALTS

The Globe and Mail

Published Tuesday, May 25, 2010

But there was Bettman's henchman, deputy commissioner Bill Daly, dropping a Winnipeg grenade into the lap of Glendale city manager Ed Beasley. Cough up $25-million or we're out of here.

Officials from the city of 250,000 were given until 5 p.m. Friday to produce the $25-million guarantee, according to one source. They caved at 4:45, with 15 minutes to spare.

Glendale politicians are terrified of losing the franchise, so they willingly compounded one huge mistake with another. The first mistake was borrowing $180-million to build Jobing.com Arena for former Coyotes owner Steve Ellman. Now they feel they have no choice but to throw good money after bad to avoid losing the anchor tenant even if that tenant loses more than $20-million in a good year.  

 

The Associated Press | April 7, 2013

“We’re not planning on moving Phoenix as we stand here today,” he said.

 

Bettman said the league would select an ownership bid before talking with Glendale about a lease agreement for Jobing.com Arena. The city recently hired a company to find a manager to run the arena and handle negotiations with prospective owners.

“I’ve been in regular touch with the mayor and we agreed that when we get a framework lined up, then we would come see the city,” Bettman told reporters. “We don’t want the city to have to expend resources and time getting involved until there’s something concrete to present to them.”

 

Posted: 06/12/2013 

"It's been a complicated process," Bettman said Wednesday before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. "We, in our minds, understand that we're dealing with a time frame, but a specific day isn't going to do it. But time is getting short and this is really going to be a decision that the city of Glendale is going to have to make."

Daly said the 2013-14 schedule will be released a bit later than usual in part because of the uncertainty surrounding the Coyotes.

"It certainly means that it's possible that the team won't play there next year," Daly said. "We're in the short strokes in Phoenix now."

Jul 3, 2013

Coyotes to stay in Arizona: Glendale council approves lease agreement

 Gary Bettman was in attendance and spoke briefly -- and also much more subdued than usual -- during the meeting, but no statement was given by the league after the vote. 

 

“We are obviously very pleased with tonight's result. It’s the last chapter in what has been a long saga, but it’s good news for the National Hockey League, the Coyotes franchise and the people of Glendale," Daly told ESPN.com via email after the vote was cast.

 

August 6th, 2013

"This team is truly here to stay in Glendale and Arizona."

Commissioner Bettman said, "This was a complicated, difficult, and at times extraordinarily frustrating process, but I'm pleased and proud to say we've been able to conclude it, thanks to the hard work of the new ownership group led by George Gosbee and Anthony Leblanc. These two gentlemen were tireless in their efforts, they were committed to the process, they are committed to the Coyotes right here in Glendale because they believe -- as do I -- that hockey will not only work here, but can thrive here when all the pieces of the puzzle come together."

 

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2014

"We're certainly not in position to expand into the East. We've been very candid and up front that if in fact we go through an expansion process, the world will know about it. But we're not looking to relocate any franchises, and we're not looking to expand. 

 

Posted: Jun 04, 2015

Bettman insisted Wednesday night that the Arizona Coyotes and the Florida Panthers are in good shape, downplaying reports of financial troubles for the two struggling franchises.

 

Bettman spoke out strongly against reports of problems with the Coyotes' lease in Glendale, Arizona, calling them "inaccurate" and insisting the franchise isn't in trouble.

 

"They have a lease that's in full force and effect," Bettman said. "Their obligations are being met currently. The club is not going anywhere, so I don't know where or why these reports are coming from. ... It's unfortunate that there seems to be some degree of distraction in terms of the coverage of the club, but they'll deal with it, and time will tell over time that, in fact, they're doing a good job of building that club in Arizona."

 

"The game has never been more exciting, more entertaining or more competitive," Bettman said. "Our franchises have never been stronger, and our ownership never better."

 

Published Friday, Jun. 12, 2015

 

No one, the governor said, worked harder than Bettman to keep the Coyotes in Glendale for the past decade. This may have had more to do with NHL broadcast and marketing contracts keeping a major television market such as Phoenix in the fold than love for Glendale, but Bettman fought hard. Now, given his remarks following the council decision, the commissioner is most unhappy with the city. Maybe unhappy enough to let Barroway and LeBlanc hit the jackpot by selling or moving the team.

 

Wednesday July 1st, 2015

Bettman told Morgan that the Post “was told the story was completely untrue. They ran it anyway. The story is garbage. Team is staying put.”

LeBlanc, who is also the team's president and CEO, told Morgan that the Post report is “100% false.”

A Coyotes spokesperson told the Post that the team is “committed to playing in Arizona.”