Mormon Country Now Has The NHL

[Mr KLC]

The NHL on Thursday announced that the Arizona Coyotes will effectively relocate to Salt Lake City starting in the 2024-25 season.

Smith Entertainment Group — led by Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith and his wife, Ashley — reportedly paid between $1.2 and $1.3 billion for the franchise.

The Coyotes’ franchise will become inactive, with all of its hockey assets, players and draft picks, moving to a new franchise in Utah. Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo will have the opportunity to reactivate the franchise if he secures a new arena for the team within five years.

Ryan Smith told the official NHL website that the team will have Utah in the name, not Salt Lake City. He added that determining the new team’s nickname, though, will be a process that could take a while.

[Mr KLC]

Starting to think that this deal has been in the works since he bought the team. He’s making a $575m net profit on a $425m purchase in 2019. Recent valuation was $625m, yet he got $375m more, almost 50% more. Never was a chance of getting a new arena built, and biggest joke was even the dump site turned them down – that was his joke on Phoenix. And then playing at a college rink. Like taking candy from a baby, he must think.

[Ian]

Starting to think that this deal has been in the works since he bought the team. He’s making a $575m net profit on a $425m purchase in 2019. Recent valuation was $625m, yet he got $375m more, almost 50% more. Never was a chance of getting a new arena built, and biggest joke was even the dump site turned them down – that was his joke on Phoenix. And then playing at a college rink. Like taking candy from a baby, he must think.

I think the NHL finally had enough of the Arizona Coyotes when the minority owner strangled his wife. From what I can tell Alex Meruelo didn't even have to pay for the additional shares he acquired. Hopefully he puts some of the money from the sale into the Sahara in Vegas.

[VeggieDog]

They're really dedicated to win. You could say they're on a mission.

[Enkhbat]

NHL just doesn't work in the desert, Utah is much better. I think the main reason for the move was the fact that former Coyotes owner was a cheap bastard.

[Demonata]

Not Mormon country anymore. This state is all homeless bums.

[Thefix13]

Not Mormon country anymore. This state is all homeless bums.

The shit stain they call California is running out of room

[packerd_00]

They've been bending over backwards to keep the NHL in Arizona. You lost your team that's it why the hell should you get another one.