I'm losing my hockey team, and this sucks

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Ай бұрын

Reporting seems universal that the Arizona Coyotes will play their last game next week. I've been a hockey fan for over 30 years, and Coyotes fan since they moved here in 1996. I've been to Phoenix Roadrunners, Coyotes, and Arizona Sundogs games. I absolutely love(d) hockey. After next week, I think I'm done...

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@TheBeardedGentleman Ай бұрын

Thinking I might do a follow up over the next few days going into a bit more detail about "how did we get here" and what the feeling on the ground has been like through all this. Because I feel like it's important for outsiders to get some of the context on what led to this. Love all the comments though and appreciate all the kind words. I'm not a fancy "vlogger" or "insider" or anything. I love NASCAR, the Suns, and the Coyotes. I'm just a fan who loves hockey and felt like I had to put my thoughts out there. Thanks for listening.

@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija Ай бұрын

My team (Edmonton Oilers) had a huge relocation scare in 1998 but it was saved nine hours before the deadline, looks however like ARI isn’t so lucky, I’m sorry bro

@DustinBull Ай бұрын

I as well love NASCAR and Hockey, you have great taste sir! I enjoyed your take, I am an outsider that dosent know any details

@TheBlazersfan22 Ай бұрын

Think of it this way. If that owner guy wins the auction to build a rink. They can always get a new owner, and they will still have that rink in arizona that dude built from the auction win. There will be no find a rink issue. Just find a better owner. Even if he still is the owner of the coyotes once the rink is finished.

@toewstokane9023 Ай бұрын

Yes for sure do a follow up.

@ezekiallockhart3388 Ай бұрын

I also love NASCAR and NHL hockey. Was a North Stars fan before Norm Green feked everything up. Rip Coyote’s.

@saviorlegend Ай бұрын

I was living in Atlanta at the time the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg. A few years later, I was living in St. Louis, when the Football Rams moved to LA & then a few years later, I moved to Phoenix for a job & now the Coyotes move to Utah. This sh!t sucks. I think I might be cursed.

@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija Ай бұрын

Please don’t come to Edmonton 😂

@Hoovie9596 Ай бұрын

Ah ha ! I knew it was you ! 😮

@mutt2283 Ай бұрын

For gods sake stop moving to new cities

@camc9225 Ай бұрын

Have you thought about moving to Vegas?

@johneddy908 Ай бұрын

So is the Coyotes franchise, and guess what - THEY WERE ORIGINALLY BASED IN WINNIPEG.

@Chevelle602 Ай бұрын

The Coyotes NEVER had an owner that cared. NEVER. And people blame it on the fan base, the weather, the desert, hockey doesn't belong here blah blah blah. No. You can't generate a fan base when owners never care about their own team. Thanks for bringing back old roadrunner memories. I hope at least they come back to Phoenix.

@MG-rg3jo Ай бұрын

I think that the local politicians take a fair share of this blame. The owner wasn't great but make no mistake this took more than the owner to cause this debacle.

@aniyn Ай бұрын

Agreed. People said the same thing about Florida for years, and look how that worked out. You just need a competent organization, and Arizona has been sadly deprived of that for far too long.

@aidanlastname0187 Ай бұрын

The Leafs have had bad owners for years and haven’t won since 1967. Yet they have arguably the most die hard fanbase. Arena is full every game no matter how bad they play

@Cerby1979 Ай бұрын

⁠Yeah, the Harold Ballard years were tough on the Leafs but they overcame that after he died.

@sommebuddy Ай бұрын

@@aidanlastname0187 Toronto is a much larger city, and has 10x the amount of generational fans..although no cup in 55 years, but they are generally in the hunt, and their fanbase is coast to coast....Arizona have been a pitiful franchise for decades, in a " non traditional " market. If the Raptors were last place every season of their existence, they would be in the same boat as the Yotes.

@HNezlxrd Ай бұрын

As a Swedish hockey fan, I will never understand how American teams are runned. For me its insane that a team can just "Alright, we'll move to another City"

@detectif1061 Ай бұрын

too many people in suits.

@blockland30 Ай бұрын

it's called $$

@bustindyfuglien Ай бұрын

Very strange to see young Doans relocate early in their careers twice

@peter47544 Ай бұрын

Very. What are the odds on that ? He was just finding his true form when they left our city. And we were goooood godammit. Housley feeding Selanne on the fly was like nothing people had ever seen. Now, a lot of guys skate that fast. I can recall a new Jet coach (Simpson) say he had never heard a player's jersey whip in the wind until he saw Teemu in person. Love your hashtag dude. Buff is still my favourite 2.0 Jet, even if he bailed on his contract and threw our team a wrench on the way out.

@RealBillBerg_8 Ай бұрын

Even as a fan of another franchise, no one wants to see this team move.

@K1VLY Ай бұрын

i do

@RealBillBerg_8 Ай бұрын

@@K1VLY who cares what you want?

@noonelikesyoucharlesdugan3581 Ай бұрын

Yeah I’d like to see an expansion team but relocating teams over stuff like this is stupid

@dudemcmann6936 Ай бұрын

No one? Except for the millions of hockey fans that have been embarrassed by this team over the last quarter century. Did you just start watching NHL hockey last year or something?

@SouPNaZi316 Ай бұрын

i do. this franchise shouldve never left Winnipeg.

@GMPMHockey Ай бұрын

Utah-based NHL fan here. I am so sorry it played out this way. You guys deserved so much better. I celebrate their arrival but how it happened will never sit well with me.

@LegalAmerican4 Ай бұрын

Why? I mean, I totally get that it sucks for the fans. It really does. But they got shot down so many times for so many reasons. After 17 failed attempts at a spot for an arena, mayors and voters have spoken.

@TheHutchIsOn Ай бұрын

@@LegalAmerican4you can still feel empathy for the arizona fans tho:

@Michael_RareZebra Ай бұрын

@GMPMHockey One thing that we can forgive in Arizona is that your owner asked for an "expansion" team and not a "relocation". So many people may say you guys stole them but that's not the case. Personally, you might even find some of us in Arizona following at a distance because we love this core so much (from GMBA to the scouts to Bear, the coach down to key players).

@GMPMHockey Ай бұрын

@@Michael_RareZebra I can see why. The only thing I find at all disagreeable is dealing Chychrun, but maybe they had their reasons. I don't know if Smith is as innocent as the word "expansion" makes it sound (you don't talk about hosting the NHL in mere months in an expansion context), but I think there are a few possibilities. 1: The writing was on the wall internally already, and Utah not getting the Coyotes wouldn't mean Arizona would keep them. We'd just be having this same conversation about Houston. 2: Smith was talking about setting the Coyotes up for a few seasons in a more appropriate building than Mullett while Meruelo worked on the arena situation in Arizona (also providing a further case study for expansion to Utah). 3: Winnipeg is also out there failing to live up to its attendance promises to the league. (Entirely the organization's fault.) Smith was just covering all bases.

@GMPMHockey Ай бұрын

@@LegalAmerican4 Good fans get screwed over by ownership groups and politicians all the time. Doesn't mean they aren't good fans.

@Mattq916 Ай бұрын

Oakland A's fan here going through the same thing. My grandfather lived in the Bay when the A's moved, took my dad to many games -- even playoffs or the World Series, and then my parents took me to A's games too. My grandfather even worked at the Coliseum and Oracle Arena when I was a kid. It's a shame what incompetent ownership, politics, and the NHL/MLB allow to happen. Even though I am not a Coyotes fan, I feel for you and my heart is with you and other Coyotes fans.

@clgrooms Ай бұрын

Salt Lake City area resident here. We feel for you Coyotes fans. I just showed this video to my young teenage son so that he understands that these things come at a cost. While we’re happy to finally get a NHL team here, we also understand the pain the Arizona fans have endured. I can see where it would make you reluctant to enjoy hockey again, but that’s my plea and my hope for you all - to not lose the love for the sport. Don’t let bad management or the lack of its leadership TAKE THAT AWAY from you. And honestly, most people hope and think that you guys will get your Coyotes back when the time is right and the new stadium is ready. Love from Utah.

@lesexpos4469 Ай бұрын

And québec way more sad for us

@kamiraanddie12394 Ай бұрын

It's a hard pill to swallow and I doubt the coyotes will ever see AZ again. I'm reading will be granted a NEW EXPANSION team if we get new stadium built in next 5 yrs. It just won't feel the same anymore. I'll love the sport. But we lost our team due to greed and owner mistakes that just sucks. He gets his billions bck and we lose our team for good. But I don't want to take away from a place and people that doesn't have a team and I'm glad you guys finally get one. Just fail to see the reasoning of ripping one team away from others and giving it to someone else, especially if youre saying we're going to get a team anyways with new stadium. Makes no sense! Sorry, just torn up rn.

@anul6801 Ай бұрын

You in Quebec still has Montreal. Its not something to whine about.

@kamiraanddie12394 Ай бұрын

Update: Alex, the previous owner, still owns the name and logo. so we just have to get another stadium built in the next 5 years and we'll get the expansion team and the yotes will howl again.

@herogibson Ай бұрын

At least you dont have to worry about the team being owned by the same guy who sold them

@bobhoward7555 Ай бұрын

Feeling for all the diehard Yotes fans out there. From a Canadian, I always loved the Yotes sweaters and desert hockey. They will certainly be missed.

@blairthandi7058 Ай бұрын

Don't forget about the horn and the coyote howl.

@bradendocherty4816 Ай бұрын

Killer uni's for sure!

@watchinthebay5624 Ай бұрын

yes both of them must be so sad!

@Rew3422 Ай бұрын

I’m so sorry dude. When the islanders were threatening to move I was crushed. I can only imagine what it feels like.

@UTFT777 Ай бұрын

Sonics fan here… wouldn’t wish that shit on anyone

@Barzal_13 Ай бұрын

Same

@sportsfix6975 Ай бұрын

Minnesota, Winnipeg and Atlanta all got a second chance. Arizona will get a team again..they just didn't want to wait 3+ more years for the arena to be built...I live in Winnipeg so I went through it already.

@don_chanGD Ай бұрын

unbelivable that this is something that can happen in american sports

@kamiraanddie12394 Ай бұрын

@UTFT777 sonics got screwed and I felt so bad and that's coming from a Suns fan. We now feel your pain.

@agent00puffball Ай бұрын

First off, I'm so sorry about how everything went down. Nobody deserves this and your take on Meruelo is completely valid. That being said, thank you for giving your view as a Coyotes fan about this whole situation. I don't think a lot of people realize why the NHL tried so hard to stay in Arizona. The problem was never the fanbase. They saw that people wanted it and it could succeed. It's always been ownership. I genuinely hope you get the Coyotes, or at least whatever form they take, back some day. But I also hope you have competant ownership when that happens. I'm not a Coyotes fan, but I am glad I found this video. Opinions from Coyotes fans are really the only ones that matter in this, and it is devastating knowing legitimate hockey fans are now out of the NHL. None of this is your fault.

@Kcman1827 Ай бұрын

More people need to see this video man, it really provides an insight on how people outside of Arizona don’t understand. As not being from Arizona, thank you for this. What you said about all the youth leagues made me think of our programs in Maryland and how they have been successful because of the caps. My condolences

@jockejocke1 Ай бұрын

Just got done watching this. I live in Sweden, born and raised here. I remember a road trip with my family in the summer of '97 or '98, I was in my early teens and I got a hockey magazine from a gas station when we were on the road and made a pit stop, and in the magazine the Coyotes logo caught my eye, the Kachina logo. It was a big piece in the mag about the history of how the team came to be. The Kachina logo instantly became a favorite of mine and I still love it til this day. It'll be sad to see it go away.

@yesyesyesnonono5748 Ай бұрын

Väldigt tråkigt att se, är Dallas Stars fan och dem är väl dem enda som fick mera fans efter flytten

@mynameisforrest Ай бұрын

@@yesyesyesnonono5748Colorado Avalanche som tidigare var Nordiques känns som en lyckad flytt med. Men stjärnorna stod rätt för den klubben direkt, med snabb Stanley Cup-vinst och rivaliteten med Detroit…

@MrDeezo Ай бұрын

Hey BG, Coyotes fan down here in Tucson. Moved here from Boston in 2000 and been to hundreds of Yotes games, coach youth hockey down here in Tucson (Jr. Roadrunners), season ticket holder for the Roadrunners...My family and I are devastated. My 10 year old son's love of hockey is unmatched and he's crushed. As fans we've been beaten down and walked over for years by bad ownership and politicians. I don't know what to say, this just sucks.

@redred222 Ай бұрын

the team was cursed from the start, look how many owners had the team has any other team went through that many in the years it was a team crazy the last guy sounds the worst the second buyer never should have been approved for the team the nhl really did a bad job finding people that knew or care owning the team

@DBSG1976 Ай бұрын

Watch Coachella Valley games and Tuscon is a tough team and you fans are always in good throat.

@user-fo1jt2ev4j Ай бұрын

thanks for sharing this... I'm truly sorry for you guys... This video and comments opened my mind... I never thought there were actual die hard fans of hockey in that part of the NHL territory (I'm Canadian) and I feel ashamed to have thought otherwise... I've seen the Nordiques move out to Denver as a kid... I know I this must feel.. you have my sympathy

@Denonify Ай бұрын

Wow this is really sad as a Montreal Fan. I remember Quebec losing there franchise. We lost a big rivalry. It was never the same after that.

@DNSKansas Ай бұрын

No Canadian should feel sorry for Arizona. Bettman stole the Nordiques and first Jets. Nobody should shed a tear over his beloved Coyotes moving.

@Birdman957 Ай бұрын

@DNSKansas you're a nasty person.

@themanformerlyknownascomme777 Ай бұрын

@@DNSKansas we can aperciate the Coyotes as a team that was in Pheonix and the players who gave it their all while stile despising the shithead owner and that bastard Bettman.

@watchinthebay5624 Ай бұрын

@@DNSKansas I hope this franchise continues to rot in Salt lake.

@coreywilliams6390 Ай бұрын

I love how you personalized it and shared your own experience with the team. I’m a Vancouver fan, and local to the area, and I relate to so much of what you said. It’s the emotional investment that is impossible to quantify, but it is what makes a team so special to each of its fans.

@darylanderson4600 Ай бұрын

Now you know how i felt when the Winnipeg Jets 1.0 was stolen in from me 1996. I wouldnt wish that pain on anyone. sorry for your loss.

@tetrachromedreamcoat8292 Ай бұрын

I've noticed a lot of Jets fans especially extending their sympathy. I can't speak for all of us, but I really appreciate it. It really is a terrible, rotten fucking feeling. Just wish we'd give you back your history before this iteration goes away.

@alexalmonte2423 Ай бұрын

Jets should’ve never moved, look at how passionate the Canadian fans are packing house every night. Arizona had an empty arena 70% of the time. If you’re not sellin seats then it’s hard to stay in business. Only reason nhl moved jets the first time is because they wanted to “grow the game” cause it would make more money. It’s all about money.

@jmanig76 Ай бұрын

@@alexalmonte2423From someone who was there in the nineties, there’s a lot more to it than that. The Canadian economy was in the tank, the dollar was at an all time low and the NHL didn’t have a salary cap yet. One thing people forget is that no one or almost no one stepped up on the Canadian side stepped up to buy teams like Quebec and Winnipeg. Not saying at all it’s a good thing that they moved but the issue was way bigger than just “wanting to grow the game.” As for the Coyotes, they actually started well attendance wise when they were downtown, but that arena was a poor fit for hockey, Glendale decided they wanted them and the Cardinals to anchor an entertainment project and it all went downhill from there. As an Expos fan I’ll always have a soft spot for the Coyotes because I see a LOT of a parallels - a non traditional many market outsiders feel never had any business having a club in the first place but were more or less screwed by ownership at every turn and ended up despite the difficulties more popular and more loved by the community than people think.

@willp.8120 Ай бұрын

Oh, cut the crap about the Jets. Y'all capitalized on Atlanta losing its team on account of our ownership group who intentionally sabotaged the team. I want to hear nothing out of you people.

@ryanfriesen4366 Ай бұрын

@@tetrachromedreamcoat8292 our tradition and history is ours no matter how much people say our history is from atlanta it sits in arizona

@warrenk5101 Ай бұрын

As a Jets fan that lost my team in 97, I feel for you. Hang in there. We built a new arena and were able to bring a team back, which can happen for Arizona.

@shawnwhite1972 Ай бұрын

But they shouldn't go back to Arizona, the team never made money, not a strong market

@jooooohn401 Ай бұрын

@@shawnwhite1972it’s a strong market if you have the stadium in the East valley like he said and if the teams ran competently and somewhat competitive. That’s where all the hockey fans are. The drive to west gate from the East valley is atrocious and it’s got one of the worst parking lot setups to get out of in a timely manner. Yotes were destined for failure in Glendale.

@Cartisucksnow Ай бұрын

Not the same expansion yotes won’t have doan Keller Cooley guenther this is so dumb the second they get good …

@honkingantalope Ай бұрын

Canadians love hockey. This guy just loves onlyfans and cheeseburgers.

@TORHABSFAN1 Ай бұрын

It's a strong market which is why Bettman tried so hard to save them forever.. but it's not a strong "hockey" market. That's the problem. The population is there, the money is there, the TV market is there... the hive a fuck (this guy aside) is not there.

@Flash4ML Ай бұрын

This is such a shitty system. Never been more glad to be a Premier League enjoyer, at least that club is always yours to cheer for, even if poor ownership is tanking the team. I can just feel the pain here, I'm so sorry for your loss man

@G0S Ай бұрын

I feel so sorry for you, I was absolutely devastated when the San Diego Chargers moved to LA. I’m still a fan and go to games but I will never call LA our home.

@brock1120 Ай бұрын

I feel you!! I bled baby blue and gold, once they turned their back on San Diego they were dead to me!!

@TheHammer1221 Ай бұрын

Coyotes fan for life. Couldn't agree more about your comments about Meruelo. the guy found ways to showcase why it wouldn't work here in AZ all so he could line his pockets with a billion dollars.

@larrylavalley1739 Ай бұрын

Sorryfor your loss old Montreal Expos fan here never watched a baseball game after the expoes left town----I feel your pain

@TheFlamingPike Ай бұрын

Yeah it's very difficult to watch the game without the Expos. Sometimes I will watch the Blue Jays but it just isn't the same.

@colinmarr626 Ай бұрын

Agreed I remember dealing with the Washington vultures

@rightthroughthecounterstri3961 Ай бұрын

Lost the Nordiques and the Expos.. I hate it here sometimes..

@user-bi6cl9rt9o Ай бұрын

@@colinmarr626Me too. A bunch of a/h.

@samuelrigaud6595 Ай бұрын

CH 🤷🏾‍♂️

@albertgiron3179 Ай бұрын

Man this sucks! Living in Tucson, AZ, and my 8 year old is getting into hockey. You echoed my concerns about youth hockey. This is our first year getting into hockey. The Roadrunners are associated with the Coyotes and their fate is tenuous as well.

@CretanBull Ай бұрын

Montreal Expos fan here...I feel your pain :(

@master-kq3nw Ай бұрын

Montreal need team in mlb exposes back

@bullerhc7169 Ай бұрын

As a Penguins fan I can feel your pain. I remember the betrayal I felt when rumors circulated of ownership visiting Kansas City. Hurts my heart to see this happen to the Coyotes. While the pens situation was different, stalemate with local government over a new arena, this is just devastating.

@BenLeshin Ай бұрын

I needed to hear this man. I have never felt like this ever before. The coyotes are my life I was a Jr. Coyote because of them I became a hockey player because of them I did Howlers learn to skate program 😭😞💔. Thank you for making this video. I needed to hear this idk if I’ve ever felt like this ever idek what to say I have no words 😞😭😭😭😭😞😭💔

@thestormofwar Ай бұрын

I feel ya homie. It's a community you were a part of that had good and bad times and now it won't be there for a while. It's losing something that's been a part of your life. For it's worth, it is okay to feel things my brother.❤‍🩹

@markyoung2246 Ай бұрын

I know how you feel. Lifelong A’s fan, A’s turned me into a baseball player. Love for the sport leaves you. Sorry you are going through this.

@crazydrummer181 Ай бұрын

I know it sucks man. We lost our minor league hockey team because of Hurricane Katrina. They had even won an ECHL Kelly Cup. Mississippi Seawolves.

@theancientandespodcast2146 Ай бұрын

AVS fan here. Sending my deepest condolences. That was honest and heartfelt. You guys deserved better.

@niftyfiftytwo1484 Ай бұрын

Blues fan here. My heart breaks for you and the Coyotes' fan base. Got teary eyed listening.

@BKHockeyTalk Ай бұрын

Panthers fan here I totally feel your pain brother. Was a fear of mine for years, we could have easily gone the same way. Hockey will return to Arizona and you’ll love it. Just will take time. Loved your breakdown of the issues over the years with ownership…would love for you to break it down more in depth if you can stomach it. You’re super knowledgeable on it from an outsider POV

@DustinBull Ай бұрын

Go Cats Go

@BKHockeyTalk Ай бұрын

@@DustinBull 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@rly-hq6wn Ай бұрын

They’ll move the Panthers as soon as they stop making the playoffs again. Nobody shows up to their games until they start playing well.

@coastaku1954 Ай бұрын

Hockey shouldn't exist down in Florida or Arizona, It belongs in Canada and the Northern US, except for Vegas, it works in Vegas

@BKHockeyTalk Ай бұрын

@@coastaku1954 bitter Canadian screams at cloud. Cool thing is no one cares what you think. Hockey works everywhere clearly whether you like it or not.

@-BUGZ- Ай бұрын

Im a 34 year old die hard Red Wing fan from about 40 minutes outside of Detroit, I started skating about a month after I learned how to walk, played hockey for 16 years and even though I was born in 90, we had watch parties at my place for the playoffs and I remember the back to back wins vividly. We even went to both parades and ceremonies after the parades. I could not Imagine the Wings moving! I would be livid, I would be beyond livid. I cried like a baby when I watched the last game at the Joe and I still have not gone to LCA because of that move. But I still love my Wings and always will. Haven’t played Hockey in about 10 years maybe a little less but I still follow them. Larkin is from my home town, he went to the same school I did and played at the same ice arena I did (Lakeland Ice Arena, Waterford, MI) so I can definitely understand your pain. I just now found out that the yotes are moving and since Ive been alive ive only known them be the Phoenix Coyotes. Im sorry brother! We always love new Wings fan no matter where they live!!!

@80sbandsrock Ай бұрын

Big game tonight good luck

@Samlevine111 Ай бұрын

@rippermack6146 Ай бұрын

@@80sbandsrock 💔

@davidjacobson6791 Ай бұрын

I’m not a hockey fan, but I can feel for you. It’s really hurtful when a team abandons you as a fan. Especially when you’ve loved it the way you did.

@philtorrez4198 Ай бұрын

Stay strong brother, long time Coyotes faithful here. Nearly 2 decades. I hope the roadrunners stay. I live in Tucson and enjoy them very much.

@Krokodilius Ай бұрын

the fucked up thing is: the coyotes should've been gone over a decade ago and probably have been back with decent ownership by now...the NHL gets expansion right, now....this sort of reminds me of when quebec was moved, they had an amazing team whereas phoenix currently has a stupid amount of picks...in 5-6 years they should be a perennial playoff team.

@Matt92Machine 27 күн бұрын

They've been intentionally tanking the team for years now, they better have some good picks.

@bretts2356 Ай бұрын

My dude. I am so sorry. I'm a Georgia guy born and raised and I have lived all 48 years of my life around the Metro Atlanta area. I was a die-hard Thrashers fan from their first year up until their last game. I still have all the stuff I acquired over those years because I don't have the heart to dump it. Everything you said- everything you are going through resonates with me. The Thrashers fanbase was completely boned by bad owners who never even wanted a team and they offloaded it as soon as they could and the NHL did absolutely nothing about it. Somehow, despite that fact, it feels like the overwhelming majority of NHL "fans" think that Atlanta just has some innate opposition to hockey. They act like there are no fans here and the "few" that are "Don't understand the game and can't appreciate a team as much as fans in Winnipeg do." Its just as ridiculous for Arizona as it is for Atlanta. While you guys are getting at least some support from other fans, I see a lot of the same hate aimed at you by the same fucking nitwits that like to disparage Atlanta and its not accurate and its not right. Fuck those guys because they don't know what they are talking about. Ignore them, because they are rehashing false information that they hear from each other and they don't even have the aptitude to google what happened. I Don't get why other sports don't seem to have this problem of blaming fans for bad ownership's problems, but as great as our sport is, we have some absolute fuckwits as fans and they like to chirp more than anyone else. Damn dude- I am upset for you. So... when the Thrashers left, I didn't watch another game for 5 years. I just couldn't. Eventually, I started watching again but its not the same as it was. I hate the Jets and I casually root for the Leafs but ... its not like it was. The good news that maybe you can hold onto is that the Thrashers leaving did not kill local hockey. Since the team left, we have added another couple of rinks, the Adult leagues have grown, and we have added a new Jr team. Hopefully something similar happens in Phoenix. Here's hoping both of our cities get an expansion soon and that our jackass previous owners have nothing to do with either team. Hugs from GA.

@jackriley91 Ай бұрын

atlanta native and I feel you. the local community its alive and well. I'm still hanging onto the one shirt i got from the first game i went to. Its a size xl and now that im grown it finally fits but ive noticed all the years of wearing it have put holes in the seams and im not ready to let it go.

@TheCuriousClown Ай бұрын

I hope Atlanta gets a third try. I feel that if Anson Carter is the owner that the team will be in Atlanta forever.

@peterk7788 Ай бұрын

Atlanta will have a team soon!

@polishprince47 Ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss... 😔

@justray26 Ай бұрын

My heart breaks for the fans, players and employees who did everything they can for this team. I am so sorry for all of you

@coastaku1954 Ай бұрын

You mean the 3 fans

@stormchasin7417 Ай бұрын

I started liking this team ever since my mom got my NHL 15. The yotes were the first team I picked to play with and I always stuck to playing them and never another team. Last year it came to me that maybe I should start watching them and see how they are doing ever since then I’ve watched all the games I can since last year, and even though I’ve only been a fan for 2 years basically I still shed some tears because of this situation. I’m glad I have some coyotes stuff before it goes away but I will continue to support the new Utah team and the players I love like Keller, Cooley, Ingram, Crouse, Bjugstad, and basically all the players on the team. Rest In Peace Arizona Coyotes, you will be missed greatly❤️💔 Oh and hockey belongs in the desert no one can tell me different🌵

@akirafromwiisports Ай бұрын

i’ve been rebuilding them in NHL 15 for the last few months and it’s lowkey crazy how they don’t exist anymore and NHL 15 is now 3 teams outdated. pretty sad ive always supported them even though im a rangers fan

@tyler5197 Ай бұрын

I am a Utah based lifelong hockey fan. As stoked as I am to finally get a team, I am even more upset for the fans out there in Arizona. I always preferred expansion over relocation. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to have a team here that I could watch. I truly couldn't imagine having a team ripped from me like this. I feel for you fans tremendously. Please know that we will love and support this team to the fullest. I'm excited to see what they can do coming out of the rebuild and I'm fully buying into this young group of studs. I'm really sorry that it happened this way. I hope hockey comes back to you soon and I hope it's under better management/circumstances.

@lianah5496 Ай бұрын

Bro you summed up just about how I felt about all this. I’m devastated. My life changed so drastically because of the Coyotes. I found love for the game, the team, and picked up this sport knowing literally nothing about it prior. All started from just going to see a scrimmage game of them in 2013. Since then I met so many people in the hockey community and formed so many wonderful relationships. So many years of watching this team struggle, and we’re finally getting to a promising point, only to have that ripped away. Idk if I can follow them or hockey anymore either. I’m just so heartbroken man

@TheBlazersfan22 Ай бұрын

As a canadian. I really want our sport to be loved by everyone. Losing arizona sucks.

@fredriksalomonsson662 Ай бұрын

I'm a Blue Jackets fan and I don't even want to think about what it'd feel like to lose that team. This situation with the ownership is a fucking disgrace. I wish there was something to be done to prevent what's coming. Losing the Coyotes is a massive loss to all hockey fans. The best jersey in sports, a growing community of fans and like you mentioned: A great and exciting young team. I'd like to add that I have nothing against the state of Utah or Salt Lake, but this just feels unfair. You can have an expansion team at some point. Hockey belongs in Arizona. And lastly I want to say that I'm so, so sorry you and your fellow fans have to go through something like this.

@chrisvance2562 Ай бұрын

I agree. As much as the Jackets frustrate me I would be devastated if they moved.

@coastaku1954 Ай бұрын

Hockey doesn't belong in Arizona, it belongs in Canada, it's OUR sport and it doesn't work in the desert! (Unless it's Vegas, I love the Golden Knights!)

@willp.8120 Ай бұрын

Arizona actually has ownership who wanted to keep the team in the Phoenix area and who tried. Atlanta Thrashers owners intentionally worked to kick the team out of the region and intentionally worked to prevent local buyers from buying the team.

@combsalex2361 Ай бұрын

Thank man I been crying since yesterday I love the coyotes

@dieselbaby Ай бұрын

@@coastaku1954 such a braindead take...I wasn't aware that hockey was a sport that is officially a Canadian-only thing now, guess no one let me know. I've also never understood the argument that "hockey doesn't belong in the desert", as if hockey anywhere there's an NHL team is being played on frozen ponds outdoors, where the local climate determines whether or not you can play games there...if that were the case, a decent amount of the teams currently in the NHL including several which consistently do quite well attendance-wise would be out of business.

@jaydendorchester4323 Ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss man.

@1954crc Ай бұрын

I'm a Wild fan. We lost the North Stars and I was sick. I sure feel the pain you Yotes fans are going through.

@jediko610 Ай бұрын

Nice to hear someone actually talk about why the Tempe vote failed instead of just saying that there aren’t fans here and the state failed the team. Hope Tourney can stay, dude took a rock bottom AHL team from a few years ago and had us on pace for the playoffs half of the season

@toesly Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your perspective. This is truly heartbreaking. Love from Vancouver

@tizzle6047 Ай бұрын

Same

@cmdc778 Ай бұрын

My Pens were more than halfway out the door before Crosby arrived. It was a shitty feeling. You have my sincere condolences.

@jasonvmyers1998 Ай бұрын

I feel for you man, I couldn't imagine losing my hockey team I've watched for years like you have I hope you get your team back in the next 5 years and I was also so excited to finally see you guys succeed in the next 2-3 years and now it's gone it's so sad honestly I'll always remember the 2014 series when they beat my Red Wings in 6 games

@NicStryker1027 Ай бұрын

I feel bad for the fans in Arizona. 💔 I live in Edmonton and it would be devastating to the fans and the city if we lost the Oilers. All the best to you and the rest of the fanbase, you guys didn't deserve this. The silver lining is you might be able to get a new team sooner rather then later, but lets hope for better management. Much love from Oil Country ❤❤❤

@mr.intamin1081 Ай бұрын

Never gonna lose the oilers. One of the best most profitable franchises

@samuelrigaud6595 Ай бұрын

It's canada, never going to happen for alberta

@applesaucemanMC Ай бұрын

@@mr.intamin1081they almost lost them in the 90s

@NicStryker1027 Ай бұрын

@@samuelrigaud6595 not Alberta, but both Winnepeg and Quebec city lost their teams.

@Matt92Machine 27 күн бұрын

Imagine the riot that would happen if they moved the Oilers to Atlanta or Houston.

@Austin_Hunter Ай бұрын

As a Canucks fan, and even though there was never relocation issues with Vancouver (from what I remember) I genuinely feel so bad for all Coyotes fans, you guys had to go through all this shit for so long only to get backstabbed like this. I never wanted to see Arizona to move, but unfortunately ownership was a bitch. You guys also had the best home jersey in the NHL (hell I even have one of my own)

@matthewjudge3763 Ай бұрын

I'm a Canucks fan too, but that jersey is the only one from another team that I own.

@Herrlorddonkoenigczar Ай бұрын

Nah, going to Canuck games all the time, nothing pops live or on TV like our Black Skate jersey at home. Nothing.

@localko5226 Ай бұрын

im so sorry man, im not even a coyotes fan and i felt emotional watching this, cant imagine this happening to my redwings, cant even imagine your pain..those memories youve made by watching this team will never be forgotten trust me.. LETS GO YOTES

@misstruly5482 Ай бұрын

Avs fan here... we mourn with you. You're great fans and y'all deserved so much better... sending ♥♥♥ from Colorado

@NHLCrazy2007 Ай бұрын

First off, this is the very first time I ever seen you on KZfaq. Happened to be on my home page of suggested videos. THANK YOU for sharing your thoughts on the devastating news. You were spot on. So much so that you echo exactly how many Coyotes fans feel today. Both a disgrace and a tragedy it ever came to this. This is one of the worst instances in sports history a team has been ripped away from their fan base. The amount of agita, frustration, fear, headache and tolerance the most loyal supporters have been through has been unmatched. We can talk about the Oakland Athletics all we want. But in the end, the Coyotes saga's so many twists and turns that we all could have given up after 2015. Maybe even 2011. I'm personally beyond any measure of anger. I feel so beyond betrayed by not just Alex Meruelo, but at least as much by the NHL Board of Governors and the biggest villain who in all likelihood is the mastermind behind the sudden change of course this week, Marty Walsh. That ****bag literally aired his dirty laundry with Meruelo publicly and said during All-Star weekend literally in his words that the Coyotes must relocate. Said all I needed to know that he was going to be the person that would undermine the Coyotes' chances to stay in Arizona. Turns out, I'm right about that! Many of us thought he had no power over what ownership and the league could do, but we were sure wrong. His waged war against Meruelo resulted in this. EVERYTHING you said about Meruelo still holds true. From the moment I heard the announcement that the original Winnipeg Jets were moving to Phoenix, I instantly became a fan. I nearly moved to Arizona when I was 7 years old, but it never came to be. I would visit my now-deceased maternal grandparents in Phoenix once every 2 years during my childhood and then did not ever again after my grandmother died of a heart attack when I was 16. Wasn't until just months after Jerry Moyes' bankruptcy filing did I come back knowing how urgent back then I needed to find my way there as an adult to see a home game. Never got to go at America West Arena. Friendships were forged out of this adversity of the team, memories still made including playoff games in 2010, 2011 and 2012, attending the Glendale City Council vote in July 2013, the last home game of the 2013-2014 season, Shane Doan Night and the first two ever home games at Mullett Arena. All with the threat of relocation for 25 years! Now this shit going down. I'm so angry that I cannot watch another game. Even will not bother with Wednesday night's final game in Coyotes history. And like you stated, I may have severed ties from the NHL. Being betrayed by Meruelo AND the league was enough to push me to this breaking point! And when you mentioned the trolls, they have been out in full force, they are vicious, hateful and evil. That is how sick these subhumans are. You are too polite. They contributed to the public perception of this franchise. I would recommend you looking out for ElmerFudd16, FischerFan, stevenbauer4799, bobbypaluga4346 and sampicano... if necessary, you would need to ban them as they have flooded all Coyotes KZfaq content on here for months, all while harassing anyone that supports the Coyotes (including me, obviously). Multiple parties are to blame for the end of Coyotes hockey as we know it. And the haters and I didn't even touch upon John Gambadoro's role either considering his employer is based in Salt Lake City (how convenient) and that dirtbag Frank Seravelli spreading all the information to the public before anything is confirmed. Craig Morgan was demonized for doing his actual job and called a hack by the haters for not supporting the anti-Coyotes narrative. I'm too numb, incensed and fed up with how things have ended up. It is disgusting that evil wins out and Coyotes fans have to be the sacrificial lamb of people that cared only about money and nothing else. If you do not watch the last 2 games, good on you. They don't deserve another second of your time.

@mikegosnell2556 Ай бұрын

I experienced this type of loss with my hometown's minor league hockey team, the Johnstown Chiefs. You grieve for a long time. And it never quite leaves you. I am truly sorry for you and all Arizona Coyotes fans. You guys are the best fans of the NHL regardless of what anyone says. You showed up and supported a team through thick and thin. I, a Rangers fan, join you in mourning the loss of the team and the hockey community stands with you guys.

@coastaku1954 Ай бұрын

Bullshit, the Leafs are the best fans in the League. The Yotes have no fans, they can't even sell out a College arena!

@coastaku1954 Ай бұрын

@DR-hy2kn Again, you couldn't even sell out a COLLEGE ARENA. Keep in mind JUNIOR hockey teams have more fans than the Yotes, like the London Knights who have sold out every home game this season and they have a 9000 seat stadium!

@johntsiloyav2 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. Really appreciated your insight on the local politics of the greater Phoenix area. Condolences on losing your team. Hopefully one day they return as that city could make it work with a good team

@jarodwilliams7244 Ай бұрын

i shed a tear watching this man, i’m a huge stars fan but i feel so bad for yall my heart goes out to arizona right now

@tommygately8461 Ай бұрын

I can tell how much this team means to you and I am truly sorry that this is happening to you and all of the coyotes fans.

@RealFM25 Ай бұрын

I feel you! I’ve been sad since the news started to come out middle of last week. Heartbroken is the only word I can use. I’ve never lived in Arizona. However I’ve always identified as a Coyote fan. This is my team and I’ve followed them religiously since the day I fell in love with Hockey. Last year I went through a divorce and shortly after a breakup. Living in Texas I was alone. No friends, no family. However do you know who was there for me? The Arizona coyotes. There is a piece of me dying on Wednesday. I know for many of us this is the case. Thanks for sharing

@westish Ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear your pain brother I am also a huge hockey fan from Columbus I live in Arizona now and getting to see my team come out here made my year, it sucks that they are leaving

@SweatyJowy69 Ай бұрын

You sir have earned a subscriber, I love your passion for your team. As Flyers fans seeing our collapse was gut wrenching and frustrating, but if they ever took my Flyers out of Philly I’d riot. And your point of people who don’t talk about Hockey are all of a sudden are pulled in by the negativity hits home. Flyers overcame so many odds, supposed to be a bottom 3 team and were top 3 in the metro for most of the year. Only for sports radio to never talk about them until they collapsed. Anyway I’m so sorry this happened to you and I totally understand how you’re feeling…

@thenickfoxx Ай бұрын

I consider myself thankful that I have never had to/ will have to fear the Red Wings moving. When I stop to think about it, and how I would feel if they were relocating, I would be in utter despair. It would be like losing a family member. I'm sorry you and the Yotes fanbase have to go through this. My man, once you mentally heal from all this bs Alex and Xavier have put you and the fanbase through, us Wings fans will embrace you with open arms. In terms of young and up and coming talent, we were where you guys are right now a couple years ago. A few young studs with a loaded pipeline ready to make the jump. Now we have more kids on the way. We're just now starting to break out of the rebuild. You're more than welcome to join in on the journey. I already know of a few ex-coyote fans joining the fandom over the past 10 years or so lol.

@samuelrigaud6595 Ай бұрын

Original six

@oskarbergen7379 Ай бұрын

This breaks my heart. As a lifelong Winnipeger ( 15 when the team left) this brings me no joy. You sound just like I did, all those years ago. I am so sorry. And I also remember Shane Doan, he was a Jet for a very short time, and popular here too, as I recall. Best wishes, hockey fandom can be brutally tough.

@TheBeardedGentleman Ай бұрын

Shane Doan plays his rookie year in Winnipeg, moves to Phoenix year two, plays out his career. Josh Doan makes his rookie debut in Phoenix, moves to SLC year two, ????? Funny how the world works sometimes...

@omygodish3 Ай бұрын

Watched this all the way thru and man i feel bad for you and your team hope you can find some peace in all this

@sj4iy Ай бұрын

I took my kids to their first ever hockey game last night (PIT vs NSV). Your story really hit me when you talked about your parents taking you. I’m genuinely sorry that you’re losing your team. I agree with you that the location was extremely problematic.

@crossface222 Ай бұрын

I’m sorry man. Detroit Red Wings fan here. I can’t imagine what you are going through. Much love brother.

@YooperHatesOhioState Ай бұрын

I’d be miserable if this ever happens to the wings

@TheFaustianMan Ай бұрын

Rangers fan here, Sorry for your loss. It sucks! Always enjoyed watching you guys play. Still got the nicest jerseys in the NHL. My condolences.

@metalhed2434 Ай бұрын

Hey man I’m really sorry for your loss. I’m a newer hockey fan in slc and was thrilled to hear we would be getting a team here. It took me a few days after to fully realize how shitty it was for all the fans in Arizona 😢

@andrewmelnyk6416 Ай бұрын

Appreciate you sharing that childhood memory. It does sound very special

@Nay-kp6uu Ай бұрын

Life long Coyotes fan. I'm not even joking when I say this is depressing. No one understands what its like to be a Coyotes fan. The word "sad" doesn't even begin to describe how I feel. I love your ticket story.

@Neon002121 Ай бұрын

Love this comment. It’s so easy to be a fan of a team in Canada because it gets so much coverage here and… well everyone roots for a Canadian team. Lots of respect from me for the loyal fans the newer markets. You are the guys growing the game.

@McStick7 Ай бұрын

bless you sincerely dolphins fan

@Nay-kp6uu Ай бұрын

@Neon002121 The one Canadian team I do like is the Habs. It's funny cause in my EA NHL franchise mode after a few seasons with Coyotes I got fired lol. And of all the offers I got one was Habs, I took that and won the Cup in a couple seasons.

@michaeljohnston272 Ай бұрын

I'm so sorry man, I can't believe what ownership has done to its own fans.. Phoenix deserves an NHL team, and a good one at that.

@inonehand Ай бұрын

I'm a sharks fan, and I've traveled to see games in Gillia River and Mullet, Yotes fans are some of the nicest people I've ever met. I'm so sorry for you guys, you all deserve so much better. Sending you all my love from Oakland.

@demonicar Ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss man. As a Pittsburgh kid who had his team threatened and had to go through the range of emotions that came along with just the idea of losing my beloved Penguins, I feel deeply for any fan that loses a team. Fortunately, we were saved by Lemieux (in my opinion, the MVP of all of sports history), so I never had to suffer the agony of watching my team play in another city. I think at the time they were saying Kansas City. I can't even imagine that. Maybe use this as a jumping off point to a new chapter in life? I just turned 40 and I am trying all kinds of new things. I even brought back some old hobbies. Life is short and there is a lot to experience. Lots of love towards you, friend.

@b33rleague5 Ай бұрын

Jets fan here. I dont think the Arizona project is done yet. I truly believe you'll get a team back in a couple decades. It happened to us. Just a matter of when the right time is.

@gordonlynch3217 Ай бұрын

I'm saddened and disgusted that you guys are losing your team. I'm an Oilers supporter from Scotland (family connection), and I've always had a soft spot for the Yotes playing EA Sports NHL as a kid in the late 90s. Their mascot and awesome uniforms drew me in 😅 so sorry for your loss, i really hope they come back as the Coyotes again.

@andreassvensson1981 Ай бұрын

I really feel for ya man, it must suck so damn much to loose your hockey team or any other sports team. I could not even start think about loosing my local soccer team here in Sweden. That i have played for when i was younger and cheered for my hole life. Keep strong 💪💪 best wishes from Sweden

@benjaminlutz2850 Ай бұрын

I’m a Blues fan, we may have been divisional foes but my god I feel awful for you guys. I went through the Rams leaving for LA about 10 years ago and it absolutely sucked. Haven’t been invested in the NFL since. I don’t even want to think about the idea of losing my hockey team, makes me sick just imagining it. You guys deserve much better than this, I’m so sorry.

@swerve951 Ай бұрын

as a former Minnesota North Star fan ..I feel the pain and disgust of not being able to do anything about it...

@YooperHatesOhioState Ай бұрын

Do u root for the wild now? I have a hard time seeing them ever leaving MN

@swerve951 Ай бұрын

@@YooperHatesOhioState yes i do but it is never the same as it was

@samuelrigaud6595 Ай бұрын

What's the difference? They still have the third kit from north star @swerve951

@FirearmofMutiny Ай бұрын

@@samuelrigaud6595 Nothing is ever the same. The dumbest team name in all of sports (the logo SAVES it), forever in the mushy middle either just barely making or just barely missing the playoffs, stupid color scheme... It's true across all sports too (Cleveland Browns 2.0, the Houston Texans, the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets 2.0, the Charlotte BobcatHornets...)

@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija Ай бұрын

Edmonton Oilers fan here, am in the middle of watching your video from start to finish. We had a huge relocation scare in 1998, we were hours away from losing the team but Cal Nichols and the EIG saved them by buying the team.

@That90sShow Ай бұрын

Do you losers have lives or does everyone in deadmonton watch KZfaq all day?

@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija Ай бұрын

@@That90sShow Is there a problem with what am I doing? Also I am not even in Edmonton lol just an Oilers fan

@TheGame-sn4xr Ай бұрын

I am a Blues fan and overall Hockey fan and I feel sorry for the true Coyotes fans. I lived in Tucson mid-2010s and was never able to make it to a game while in Arizona because, like you said, Glendale was not an ideal location for anything. I hope you don't give up on Hockey and hope you all get the Coyotes back in a few years with actual committed owners.

@bigdusty301 Ай бұрын

Coming from a Hartford Whalers fan, I completely understand about team ownership and moving to another city. There are others that feel what you’re goin through. Stay strong, things happen for a reason.

@cornball7883 Ай бұрын

As a Canes fan, thanks. They’re better here than they were in Hartford.

@snfriedm Ай бұрын

Devils fan here, the yotes have always been my sorta second team. If there’s no devils game on, I’ll watch the yotes game. I always love rooting for the teams that are perpetual underdogs. I feel you. Big time.

@mikemackay86 Ай бұрын

Feel for you. In Canada we lost the Vancouver Grizzlies, Quebec Nordiques, Montreal Expos and it always sucks

@tizzle6047 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately nobody ever cared for the grizzlies, now they are just a fashion icon thingy

@SomeNativeOfficial Ай бұрын

As a Caps fan I feel for you, as this could have been us a few weeks ago before the Virginia relocation fell through. Sorry for Yotes fan loss 🙏🏽😔

@husg13 Ай бұрын

Sorry about losing your team man. I'm a die hard leaf fan and if it wasn't for the Coyotes, Auston Matthew probably wouldn't exist. Road to 1k. Subbed.

@ryanmunoz5479 Ай бұрын

I’m sorry you are losing your team. I enjoyed watching the Coyotes from afar. We are going through a similar process in Oakland. No community should lose their team.

@coastaku1954 Ай бұрын

If you don't show up, your team leaves, pretty simple really

@rightthroughthecounterstri3961 Ай бұрын

@@coastaku1954It’s not that simple.. Even if people show up, owner gotta have deep pockets.. We lost our Nordiques because of our owner, not the fans.

@brock1120 Ай бұрын

@@coastaku1954you’re sorely misguided if you think Oakland fans are the problem. It’s called greedy owners, incompetent local government and crooked league commissioners.

@bonn1771 Ай бұрын

I still remember today last Whalers game. Today is the anniversary of the last game But I want to say you have a better chance of getting a team again

@OfficialWHUGA Ай бұрын

CT could’ve been in play for expansion if government or the people had the real desire to get it back. If the league keeps expanding eventually we’ll be in line again as long as they build a new barn

@bonn1771 Ай бұрын

@@OfficialWHUGA doubt it but I can dream. I do have a season ticket deposit in a few years ago.

@scottsurgenor Ай бұрын

So about 6 months before you were going to your first game with your Dad at 10 y/o, I was 16 and going to my last game with my Dad -- in Winnipeg when the Jets moved to Phoenix. To that point, most of my favorite memories were at Jets games with my Dad. It was a devastating, soul crushing experience and so my heart goes out to you and all Yotes fans as I know exactly what you are going through. And while, we eventually moved on, Winnipeggers had to accept that our tiny market would never have an NHL team again in our lifetimes. But then miraculously, we got a team back in 2011 (unfortunately, at the expense of Atlanta's fans). The NHL is coming back to Arizona. And its not going to be because of a land deal/development project as some real estate play but its because there are tens of thousands of die hard hockey fans in the desert, who put up with a revolving door of nightmare ownership on a losing team and still supported the team. The NHL will be back because of the growth of hockey development at the junior and college levels. And frankly, because AZ is a top 10 TV market and the economics of the league are such that TV and media revenue will soon exceed gate revenues. The NHL fought hard to keep a team in AZ but did not fight for WPG or ATL. And so they will be back. In the meantime, Im sorry you all are going through it. And if I had any advice, it would be to try to be kinder and hold no resentment towards the new Utah team and its fans. Thats the biggest mistake we made in WPG - we directed our anger everywhere - including some of it unfortunately towards the new team and fans who deserved none of it.

@brentos96 Ай бұрын

I was seven when the Jets moved to Arizona, and it was a confusing concept to grasp. Like trying to explain to a toddler that the sick dog is leaving but can't come back. It's just a hard idea to understand. I don't remember many things from my childhood, but I vividly remember going to Jets games with my dad and uncle. I remember the excitement in the building, the smell of the food, the ancient jumbotron with slow light bulb animation that went with the organ music. Those are memories that I will have forever, and I know my dad will always have, carrying my on his shoulders through the crowded concrete slab that was Winnipeg Arena. As much as I am thankful to have a team again and be able to make new memories with my dad, and now my daughter, it sucks being a benefactor of relocation, knowing someone else from Georgia has amazing memories of going to a Thrashers game, being amazed by the spectacular game and environment, getting excited when the goal horn goes off, and then being told that your favourite team is moving, and on top of that, people are going to blame the wrong reasons for why they are moving, and say shit like "It's just not a hockey today... The fans weren't there...no one was interested" when we all know it's bullshit. There is a incredible die hard hockey market and potential in Arizona and Atlanta, and I hate how the general internet will continue to label them as "Bad hockey markets" when in reality it has nothing to do with the market or fans. It's the same reason the original Jets moved. Terrible ownership who failed to make the right moves YEARS ahead when there were signs that something needs fixing before the NHL intervenes. I feel awful for you and all Coyotes fans. I'm sorry

@tomerickson8015 Ай бұрын

I hope there's a new Coyotes franchise in Arizona as soon as possible, hopefully with some serious revision for the ownership/management and infrastructure situation. As a Utah sports fan, I'm over the moon that we're getting an NHL team, but seeing the long suffering Coyotes fans cope with this is hard, and my heart goes out to y'all. I don't know what consolation it is, but I truly believe the team will be loved and very well supported in Salt Lake.

@coastaku1954 Ай бұрын

The Yotes only had like 5 fans, even Auston Matthews admitted "The Coyotes were never good enough for rivalries"

@nachoandsancho5218 Ай бұрын

@@coastaku1954No there's plenty of fans, but for many it's hard to get or stayed attached with rumors going on every year

@ItsPearsonify Ай бұрын

@@coastaku1954 This joke is over played and not even funny. Its obvious Arizona has fans. With a full Arena, they had more than the Islanders, Ottawa attendance wise. Check attendance stats prior to Mullet. And even if you say it was a lot of Other team fans, thats the point Bettman is making. Arizona will strive if you give it proper management and area. From great vacation spot along with growth, Arizona has a ton of potential.

@WilliamSmithemu29 Ай бұрын

The ironic thing is the NHL will put a team in Atlanta for the third time.

@aidanbohr4617 Ай бұрын

Except, like Arizona, Atlanta lost their team both times due to careless ownership. It’s not a fan/market problem

@tommm.1538 Ай бұрын

Won't happen

@derekdixon7731 Ай бұрын

I feel for you AZ, had some of the best jerseys and passion from the fans. Loved seeing my redwings play there via tv and i can't image the amazing atmosphere of the small barn they played in at the end. Much love and respect TBG.

@IslandersSuperfan91 Ай бұрын

I’m so sorry for you guys, went through the rumors as an islanders fan for awhile… hopefully they’ll be back within 5 years.

@ethanburns4011 Ай бұрын

Us Quebec City fans have been waiting 30+ years for our team back. We should have 3 cups right now😢

@coastaku1954 Ай бұрын

Right? I'm a Leafs Fan but the Nordiques NEED to come back, the team was sold just as the team was becoming unstoppable. Meanwhile Coyotes have been absolutely dogshit for their entire run and while they are FINALLY moving, the league is promising Arizona to COME BACK as an Expansion franchise within the next 5 years! That's so unfair to everyone in Saskatoon/Regina, Hamilton and Quebec City, TRUE hockey fans who live and die hockey!

@scottavery8194 Ай бұрын

My friend, if you love hockey, please keep loving it. I lived the the North Stars moving and I switched to the Penguins. We live in Kansas City and have an ECHL Team. We love it and have season tickets. Travel to a couple NHL games yearly. Phoenix will get an AHL or ECHL team most likely. Please support them. The NHL should come back, hopefully with a new owner.

@DNSKansas Ай бұрын

NHL should never return to Arizona. NEVER. Should never have been there in the first place.

@christopherrichards9196 Ай бұрын

This video made me Cry 4 times I’m sorry your team moved and I love you I hope you guys get a new move

@harrison127 Ай бұрын

I’m not a Coyotes fan, I’ve never watched any of your videos, hell, I’m not even really much of an NHL fan… all that being said, this video absolutely crushed me. I can’t even imagine the pain of losing the team that you’ve dedicated yourself to for practically your entire life. It’s like grieving the loss of a family member, I’m so sorry for your loss.

@joels4826 Ай бұрын

The coolest logo in all of sports. I'm a Leafs fan and I'm sad to see the Coyotes move. Like Buffalo, I've wanted them to succeed and make the playoffs for a while. I'm sorry you're losing your team