That was a class act. Well done Biz.

Thank you biz for speaking up for all us yotes fans! Hockey does belong in the desert!

Redwings fan here, i always stay up late to watch the yotes. They skate hard, they care and their games are wild AF. They have an amazing roster of prospects 24 years of age and younger.

Biz, most often I scream at my TV in opposition of your opinions and analysis. However, you are spot on here and what a class act this was talking about this organization. I have new found respect for you today. As far as hockey in the desert, it belongs there as much as it does in South Florida for my Panthers. And for that matter, as much as it belongs in Toronto or Montreal. If we are all true fans of the game, we want to see the fan base grow and flourish. I hope Arizona one day gets another team. Moreover, I hope the NHL holds owners more accountable in the future. What happened in Arizona and Atlanta a few years back was due to poor ownership and at the cost of players and fans alike. Thanks again Biz, this needed to be said.

It's a sad thing, and anyone cheering it on should try to understand what it would be like to have your team ripped away from you.

Biz, you said it best: hockey does belong in the desert and not under the control of Alex Meruelo.

Thank you Biz,for kind and Heart Felt message to Coyote Nation.So sad to see the Coyotes move.Leaf Fan

Redwings fan here! I’ve always respected the Coyotes and cheered for them as an under dog team. I hope the best works out for the coyotes and their fan base!

thank you bizonette for having the guts to speak your mind , as best you could !

A very sad day for hockey. Wish the Coyotes could stay and that fans get a team back in Phoenix/Arizona some day.

One of the greatest logo's in all of sports! The Jersey they wore last night easily the nicest NHL jersey of them all! Rest Easy Yotes.

Thanks Biz, I hate this situation. I’m heartbroken.

Couldn't have said that any better, Biz. Much respect

We felt similar here in Alaska when we lost our ECHL team Alaska aces! I know you know our Scott Gomez, Alaskan pride!😉👍

Thank you for posting this... Screw the haters, Hockey belongs in the Desert and it sucks the way happened... It was all cool just a week ago...

True class right there, thanks Biz

The white out a great experience to see in person as I saw it when the jets did that well before the team moved to arizona

This happened to us in Vancouver,where out of no where the Vancouver Grizzlies were taken away from us,ownership did that to us,owners came-here like he was a saviour of the franchise but all along was going to move our team,I know Grizzlies were losers,but they were our team,for any city that loses their team it’s heartbreaking,Coyotes needed a stadium near Phoenix,it’s too bad,they have great uniforms and I’m sure in a few years they would’ve competitive,,sorry this happened to you all in Arizona ,especially the fans and the staff who will not be going to Utah,I could only imagine if I worked for my fav team,the Canucks and this happened to us

If that is “choked up” than I get choked up making a sandwich lol he was just talking

Hear, hear! Well said, Biz. Love that guy...

As a North Star fan i feel all your pain . Hopefully you guys get a franchise back soon . RIP Yotes .

even as a wings fan. This hurts I loved the white out crowd and iconic yotes logo.

Biz Nasty you are a Class act and an awesome person!!!

Lightning fan here. I agree with Biz Nasty about hockey belonging in the desert. What's now the Footprint Center is centrally located, but it doesn't work for hockey due to being built with only basketball in mind. What's now Desert Diamond Arena is hockey-friendly, but it's not even close to being centrally located. I'm not crazy about Alex Meruelo running the new Coyotes, but I strongly believe that a franchise in the Valley of the Sun can become viable with an NHL-friendly venue that's where the hockey fans live (mainly from Phoenix on east).

Props to him for calling out the bad ownership on national television

We love you biz ❤️

i cannot believe how well-spoken Biz was right here..

As an Islanders fan, I can relate to knowing the feeling of possibly losing your team. Good luck Coyotes fans. I truly hope it works out for you guys.

Biznasty…what a legend. We love him too

He's got heart. That's what it's all about.

From a preds fan- only other team I considered rooting for they played hard every night even in big loses they didn’t slow down

Biz is a beauty

It's always a shame when a team leaves its fans behind. The yotes had a bright future. Also, thanks for beating the oilers and overtaking the habs for the lottery ;)

Long live the Coyotes

Well said Biz

Well said.

I watched the game on TV, although I am not an Arizona fan (Habs fan here). I also had tears as I was upset for the players, staff and fans. I had seen Coyotes play back in September when they visited Melbourne with the LA Kings for the two pre-season games (only just over one hour flight from my home city of Sydney). Their former owners really sucked for the way they treated the players, staff and fans. Respect to the ones who were truly behind their team and no respect whatsoever to those owners.

writing was on the wall as soon as they moved into Mullet... having a professional team play in a college rink is a really bad optical for any newbies tuning in

Now the people of Arizona know how the people of Winnipeg felt ! There is hope. In 20 years you can get another franchise. ( Sorry Atlanta is fresh out of hockey teams ) another decade to build a cup contender

Biz saying tumultuous is astonishing

Awww sweetheart!

Bettman was behind all of this. He needs to be held accountable just as much as Coyotes ownership. What a disgrace.

As a lifelong resident of greater Hartford, moving a team does not diminish your love for the game. The teams are forever intertwined in the fabric of our city. They are a part of our identity. They hold the hope that the world’s greatest league will one day return to our city and the Brass Bonanza will make our hearts swell.

Nice tux, BIz.

Thanks, Biz. Stars fan, but I feel ya, and the fans. It's not easy, but try to hang in there.

They had almost 30 years to get it right…. And they couldn’t stabilize ownership or even a place to play. Winnipeg has had a season and a half of a lack of sellouts and they are threatening to potentially move that team. Give me a break.

Way to go Biz!

I think that Biz will bring it back to AZ and become the owner, investor and/or part of management eventually. He'd be a GREAT asset to that team!

Would be awesome if it were possible to see something like team ownership by the people, something along the lines of what they’re doing in wrexham.

As a former Thrasher fan, I understand what the Coyote fans are going through. It sucks! I hope you get another chance at having a team, and bravo Biz! You are a fan favorite because of your honesty passion! The league needs to do more to support franchises in new markets. If you want to grow a garden, you don’t throw plants or seeds in a pot and tell them to figure it out, you have to water, fertilize, and nurture that garden till it produces the results you need.

We Love you too, Biz Nasty.

what's with the tux?

The current owner of the Yotes should never be allowed to have another major sports franchise again, EVER!!! Most, if not all of Leaf Nation is feeling the pain of the fans and employees that are losing a piece of their lives. Hockey does work in the desert, this owner should not be allowed to be anywhere near the future team.

I couldnt imagine losing the Bruins, and to see other fans losing their team hurts man

If things don’t change in Canada 🇨🇦 we’ll be hearing more speeches like this about the Canadians, Oilers and the other 5 great franchises in the great white north. Business is not what it used to be thanks to the Prime Minister’s totalitarian ways. Please help the great Canadian nation get back to normal. God bless Canada 🇨🇦 and all the normal citizens being effected by this craziness 😢

Coyotes you have my pity.

The Coyotes have always sucked, and to all the “fans” saying long live the Yotes and that “hockey belongs in the desert” are probably the fans who would never go ACTUALLY support their team. “Being out of the way” is zero excuse. Ya’ll are the reason why you’re losing your team. You never showed up. You never gave a shit. You’re only sad because YOUR ACTIONS and terrible support are the reasons why they are going to Utah. At least the people of Salt Lake City will actually go to a game.

As a rangers fan I rarely agree with biz but yes it's great to see the passionate fans in arizona get praise, there might not be many of them but they stuck by a mediocre franchise through its ups and downs and didnt abandon them. It seems like a great move to move to another area but it sucks that those who I just mentioned that didnt abandon such a mediocre franchise even at its worst but the franchise abandoned them. I can understand how that would be a slap in the face. On the other hand it was clear it wasnt going to work out there was just too many factors for a while that was making this inevitable. Still sucks for those who supported the franchise.

As a an old Thrashers fan condolences to the Arizona faithful

Love ya biz

What will their new name be? Since they already have the Utah Jizz for ball, maybe do a theme like the State cooking pot being the Dutch oven?

Love ya Biz. Normie blue color tough guys can relate

This move is for the best. Hockey need cold climates

So sad to see Coyotes moving on. Great city, team and fans - and the coldest rink I have ever been privileged to watch a game in. 🤘❤

The Biz is the business for me. I haven't been able to watch hockey, especially after what THEY did to Don Cherry. The panels used in hockey during broadcasts lack everything missing from the sport. The chicklets boys represent all that's missing.

I remember owning an Coyotes jersey when I was young,

Bruins fan here, hockey does belong in the desert. It isn't fair that a city loses a team. There are passionate sports fans everywhere, no matter what sport you watch. Hopefully they bring hockey back to Arizona. True sports teams never die

As soon as a hockey player uses the word “tumultuous” in an interview, they have my respect.

Sad to see Coyotes go, but Shitnasty is all about getting social media attention

You’re the best Biz! We love you in AZ. I hope you can raise some money and figure out how to bring it back here buddy, nobody is going to let Murelos build anything here

Where exactly did he get "choked up" ?

I'm a Flyers fan and I feel for you guys. I couldn't imagine one of my teams leaving Philly :(

Former owner IS the problem!!!! Gary Bettmen saved the players and staff. He is a hero!!

I don’t understand how they are leaving when a new arena in Arizona was announced

i feel for the phnx fans. they got absolutely wrecked by moronic ownership :(

There are more Buffalo Sabres fans living in Phoenix than Coyotes fans and that is not an exaggeration. Im from the Northeast and lived in Phoenix and I can attest with 100% certainty that hockey does not belong in the desert and it never did.

Reminds me of when Selänne talks about what jets mean to him.

You may laugh at the fans but think about the people that are losing their jobs

Thank you for being honest. Hockey does belong in the desert. Hailing from Tucson.

I'm going to miss the Space Coyote.

Having gone through this with the Northstars 30 years ago, I understand how jarring this is.

I’ll keep howling!!! Arizona is the real coyotes & always will be !!!

As a Tampa fan I can’t say I feel y’all’s pain, but what I will say is that this can happen to any franchise and something needs to be done to protect the communities that these clubs represent, it just simply isn’t acceptable in my eyes to dangle the carrot in front of the horse for decades and then just all the team to relocate like you’re moving a franchise store. People make careers off these teams, they make lifetime friends, family, and memories. To just rip that all away because an owner could make a profit is gross and quite frankly should not be allowed to happen. Lastly for the fans saying things like ‘Arizona isn’t a hockey market, or they donut deserve a team they’re fair-weather fans’ that’s all well and good until your stadium is no longer safe, or the owner of the building decides it would be better financially to build condos, or any other number of reasons why a team would be forced to move out as unlikely as it is. The reality is no fan base should have to go through this.

I must have missed where he choked up.

Sorry AZ people!! Put all your heart into the other three teams now!!

It always sux when a team leaves town. I remember when the Sonics left Seattle and ownership lied about not selling it to an "out of towner". The owner was behind a legislative bill that would have given an extra $90 million in taxpayers monies for an arena remodel spent on parking and consession's whole only adding 600 fan seats. When the bill was voted down the owner got mad and started lying to the city. When I hear Paul speak those feeling come back. Sorry for you Arizona..

bummed here in AZ - hoping we'll have the Coyotes back active within 5 years if we're lucky.... :-/

The fans who hardly ever showed up for the last two decades were not treated well? Oh what a shame

It's definitely not the teams fault it's the owners.I just hope if and when they come back it will be under new ownership.

the worst part is nobody could see this coming....... oh wait

I can only imagine being just good enough like paul and living yousr childhood dream and having the team that gambled on u and said ur good enough, now there gone. Sucks. Always felt bad for coyotes. Ownership problems

Stand up fella, nice1 Biz. From the UK> Go 'yotes!!

I want Matthews to get a cup or two and come to AZ to open up the new team wow that would get butts in seats.

Thank God we finally got this team moved out of the desert.

Matthew's wont be playing in Arizona lol

They will be back

suddenly i dgaf. now it matters and we all care. as a cyotoes fan, dgaf

As a fan who lost his team almost 30 years ago, I empathize. But at least you're likely get a second chance.

They will be alright as a team. Guys will adapt. Az fans can go root for Utah. Back them boys up.

Team should have been moved a long time ago, in fact never shouldve been there in the first place. Should be another team in the Toronto area or Quebec City. Gary Betman and the owners dont care about actual hockey fans and the place the game originated in.