Phoenix Coyotes news and notes

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	More bad news for the Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes rank last in NHL attendance at the quarter mark of the 2009-10 NHL season, and that is not the worst news. The bad news is since the Coyotes new Fiscal year began July 1st the organization has lost 15.9 million dollars, according to Court Documents.
	Did Phoenix ever deserve to have a NHL franchise? The Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1996 due to their inability to keep star players in Winnipeg and because Winnipeg featured a hockey arena that was the smallest in the league. The problem with the move is it was essentially doomed from day one. The Coyotes have never turned a profit in Arizona due to a terrible stadium lease with the city, playing their first seven years in a facility completely inadequate for hockey, and for a lack of success on the ice. The simple facts here are this is a team that has not won a playoff series since 1987, and the folks in Arizona apparently have better things to do with their time and money.
	Coyotes sell out home opener, disappoint fans They called it the whiteout. The Phoenix Coyotes slashed prices for their home opener, and gave away white T-shirts in an effort to not only attract fans to the team, but to give their hockey team an emotional boost. Really though this was an attempt by management to prove that the Coyotes are a viable franchise in Phoenix, Arizona. It does not appear that those efforts were successful, as the Coyotes lost the game, and the fans were merely taking advantage of huge discount.
	2009-10 NHL Preview: Phoenix Coyotes With all the court room drama surrounding this team it is sometime very hard to remember that they will be taking to the ice, at least somewhere in just a few weeks. While it is certain to be a huge distraction the front office and coaching staff will attempt to put all that aside and try to win on the ice. The main problem there is that is the core of the Coyotes problem, the lack of on the ice success.
	Next chapter for the Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes have finally been sold, and the NHL is finally rid one of their worst owners. Jerry Moyes finally agreed to sell the Coyotes to the league, since their 150 million dollar bid for the team was being used to operate it in the current season.
AP Photo/Kevin Cazy	Wayne Gretzky steps down as Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky resigned as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes today. This is yet another example of a great player not being able to become a great coach, and to be fair to the Great One, he wasn’t even a mediocre coach. Granted a lot of his failures as a coach stemmed from the team he was coaching, and the organization he was trying to lead. However a lot of the Coyotes problems fall squarely on the shoulders of Gretzky. He resigned saying he didn’t fit in with the bidders that are still vying for control of this franchise, but he has also been a no show at Coyotes training camp.
	Balsillie sweetens bid for the Coyotes While a Federal Bankruptcy Judge wants two more days to consider all the issues surrounding the bids for control of the Phoenix Coyotes Canadian Businessman Jim Balsillie has upped his ante in his pursuit of the team. Balsillie has added a 50 million dollar payment to the City of Glendale, Arizona to help soften the loss of their hockey team should his bid ultimately work out.
	NHL forced to make their own bid for Coyotes Due to an uncooperative owner in Jerry Moyes, a targeted media attack, and a failure to reach a deal wit the City of Glendale, AZ Jerry Reinsdorf and his investment group have withdrawn their bid for the Phoenix Coyotes.
	The NHL plans to extort Balsillie if his Phoenix bid is approved Gary Bettman is doing everything in his power to keep the Phoenix Coyotes right where they are. In a move that further proves that Bettman is the worst Commissioner in sports, Bettman plans to charge Jim Balsillie a 100 million dollar relocation fee to move them from Phoenix to Hamilton, Ontario.
	Is Jerry Moyes the worst owner in Sports? Jerry Moyes bought the Phoenix Coyotes in 2001, since then the team has lost 30 million dollars a season on average. In that time the team has won 40 games in a season only once and has an overall Win-Loss record during his ownership tenure of 236-259.
	For Blackberry Boss third time could be a charm to land a NHL team Jim Balsillie, co CEO of In Motion the company that makes Blackberry’s, has twice now failed to land an American based NHL team and move them to Canada. He has tried to purchase the Nashville Predators, and the Pittsburgh Penguins to no avail. However he may be bale to finally land a NHL franchise and return a hockey team to his native Canada.
	Phoenix Coyotes are in serious trouble Everyone will be quick to say that the economic crisis is to blame for the Phoenix Coyotes struggles, but this is a classic case of a sports team that has been mis-managed for an extended period of time and it now looks like relocation is the only way the NHL will be able to save this franchise.