Coyotes NIGHTMARE: Arizona cancels land auction for arena
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The Arizona State Land Commission might have put the kibosh on what’s left of the Arizona Coyotes Friday, canceling an upcoming auction for land where the former team’s owners planned to build a $3 billion arena and entertainment complex in anticipation of a reborn franchise.
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The auction for 95 acres of land in north Phoenix on the border of north Scottsdale was scheduled for Thursday at the starting price of $68.5 million. The commission said it has determined that owner Alex Meruelo must now seek a Special Use Permit to build an arena on that property, which is already zoned for such a purpose.
“This unprecedented action seriously jeopardizes the future of NHL hockey returning to the desert,” the Coyotes, who were surprised by the decision, said in a statement.
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0:00 Just to recap: IMPORTANT STEPS
3:21 What Arizona Land Department said
5:09 Arizona Coyotes statement
7:46 Real issue and complications?
8:20 Takeaways & WHAT TO MAKE of this?
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There was rumbles from Craig Morgan saying that it wasn’t zoned right and their interpretation wasn’t right. They don’t even have a zoning lawyer to assist in this process🤦♂️. Threatening to sue the people you’re needing to get things built with is really SMRT.
Given this info, the only thing I'd suggest for Phoenix area is to go after an AHL franchise. Do not go after the Tucson location but make a play for the San Jose AHL franchise (parent club San Jose Sharks). San Jose is dead last in attendance and players have difficulties living there because of the high cost of living.
This is so on brand. Meruello should not be anywhere near ownership
Not his fault the state won’t work with him
@@thedailytalon9259 Incorrect, it is the other way around. He burned too many bridges beyond repair. No matter if you are a Governor, a mayor or an elected official, would you work with this guy? I know I would not if I were in their position.
@@thedailytalon9259the state has less faith in him than you do.
The Coyotes by this April had, via a series of incompetent ownership groups, burned so many bridges that winning a land auction would end up being pretty much the last chance for that team to remain in Arizona. Losing the Tempe new arena referendum was still a heavy blow to the Yotes.
How is this one his fault?
This Murelo guy sounds like a real piece of work. Arizona and the NHL should allow the franchise to return only if this yahoo doesn't have a dollar invested in it.
You are certainly right.
No. Don’t allow any team back into this failed market. You tried for 25 years and failed.
He wanted to buy the Atlanta Hawks but the NBA rejected his proposal. As usual, the NHL got sloppy seconds.
@@maxpowr90 Unfortunately, the NHL did not know what they were getting themselves into with Alex Meruelo.
@@Rick-C-117the market didn't fail, the nhl's choice of owners did.
Meruelo seems combative and politically incorrect, which was made apparent by his press conference with Bettman.
A bully who just wants what he wants regardless of others.
Example: the severance given to his employees when he has billions.
Dude should spend some money on therapy or just take his money and retire.
It sounds to me that Phoenix does not want Meruelo as a corporate sponsor. I feel bad for the fans
Dude this new stadium will be 20 minutes from my house
@@revan5293arena…and no, cause it’ll never be built 😂
Am I the only one that saw the positive in the land departments statement? They canceled the auction because of THE applicant, not ONE OF the applicants. I take that to mean the Yotes were the only applicant and theoretically they should get the land if they pay up.
They canceled it because they want Alex Meruelo to acquire a Special Use Permit before going forward with an auction. The initial application was already approved by the Arizona Land Department. They requested this permit and Meruelo irrationally reacted to the cancellation.
Yes Inoticed that
The NHL is probably beyond happy they got them out of Arizona. SLC saved that team form a huge legal fight for the NHL
My guess is that this is related to the “amusement park district” designation that Meruelo wanted - if I recall, that request came out AFTER the land-auction process began. And while many land-sales can have contingencies tied to it (typically obtaining a mortgage), an auction cannot. I always wondered what would happen if Meruelo bought the land and then couldn’t develop it. The cancellation is right, I think, but the timing is suspect.
It’s also suspect that there are other potential bidders, but the ASLD doesn’t even acknowledge them.
That said, with everything Meruelo has tried to do, I don’t think he’s being malicious, I think it’s just a matter of competence, or lack thereof. He has grand dreams, but doesn’t know how to execute them. And right now, he probably can’t afford to hire someone who can.
I love these conspiracy theories "fans" like you put out there. There would not have been any confirmed additional bidders until the DAY OF the auction. Not about the Arizona Land Department "acknowledging" them to you own disapproval. We can speculate all we want about why and when it was canceled, but that also does not matter. It was in the ASLD's right to do so. Yes, Meruelo has proven his competence has been completely lacking, but that does not mean he cannot afford to hire an attorney that specializes in these specific real estate dealings.
Quebec City built a beautiful new arena and still has no NHL team. But Bettman hates Canada.
@@mreppen1 Quebec City population too small if I was nhl I would go to Houston and phoenix and also potentially New Orleans these just bigger markets from population to branding to increasing hockey popularity in the south and these cities already have multiple other sports teams so its not personal its just business it just makes sense to go to these cities
@@NHLCrazy2007 No conspiracy theory, and I recall some reporting that there were four expected bidders (might’ve been from Brodie’s earlier video, but I could be mistaken). I think the process that ASLD is imposing makes sense, I’m faulting Meruelo for not learning, anticipating, and following the process. Personally I have no stake in the game, I live in - and am a fan of the team in - the opposite corner of the country, New Jersey. I just feel for the fans in the Phoenix area who have been on this rollercoaster for years, lost their team, and are still on the ride.
@@mreppen1 Save your bull**** statement. You need to do some research on why the NHL has not gone back there.
Lol, doesn't want to get a true arena, not paying hotel tabs, underpass employees, no family travel..... wants a site for multiple attractions to try and avoid taxes and then gets shut down by the state..... this owner is looking for a cash grab and has zero interest in actually owning a sports team for the community and it's fans. I'd be absolutely pissed if I were an AZ Coyote fan. This man has destroyed this whole thing.
I disagree, if that were the case, why not keep the $1B he already got and walk away?
@@thomasritter1503 he likely thinking he can turn that 1B into manyB with this.
@@Dratchev241 But that's the gamble, given the past state of hockey in Ariz. It's a poor bet. Plus it'll take years just to gain back that $1B.
@@thomasritter1503 sure its a gamble. but so is the lotto and how many poor people play that with "hopes" of getting a few mil.
Aw, come on Alex.
The state has paid for 2 arenas for the Yotes already... why would they give tax free Theme Park status just to lose more.
Better to cancel the auction now rather than proceed with the sale and deal with all the inevitable litigation over the theme park district zoning. Saves the state millions in litigation fees.
Spot on.
@@billh_ problem is, if I was also a bidder on that land. id be getting my lawyers together for a run at ASLD for yanking the auction I was after.
I am confused on the process. They seem to say this requirement is for ONE applicant. Isn't this open to qualified bidders? this would then seem to favor one bidder, that would be their problem. I thought there were other bidders ready to apply.
Also how can you get permit approval when you don't own the land? First thing on any applications in the planning review process is who is the LEGAL Owner of the property?
Sounds like a lawsuit to me.
Meruelo will never own another pro sports team. Whether that’s in Arizona or elsewhere. If the Coyotes ever come back it will be with a new ownership group.
Exactly.
Alex Meruelo is doing his best to bring back an expansion team to Phoenix Arizona. I wish the fans and the local media would get off his back. Show some respect to Alex Meruelo.
@@shanewilson8728 Are you serious right now?
@@shanewilson8728 You must be Alex Meruelo or clueless. He’s the reason they left in the first place.
The only thing unprecedented is giving up your franchise and saying they will be back in 5 years. That is just something that doesn’t happen. The statement from the State says the door is still open. The COYOTE says it’s shut, we are never coming back. Hopefully this does end it all and the Coyotes “owner” doesn’t drag this on forever playing with the hearts of the fans in Phoenix. Maybe one day the first serious ownership group will start hockey in Phoenix.
He did not say there will be Coyotes 2.0 in 5 years. This is just the exclusive window he was granted by the league to actually get something done. Alex Meruelo needs to go and needs to RIGHT NOW.
A 3x3 hockey team is coming.
As The Hockey Guy said yesterday - "This is why the team is now in Utah." Between ownership(s), various levels of government, court challenges, lawsuits, bankruptcies and what all else, it seems it's just been one goddam headache after another with that franchise from day one and the league finally ran out of patience. Took them 28 freakin' years but it finally happened.
Finally happened? It is not about moving the damn team. It is about THIS owner who failed deliver on his promise. All the other owners who preceded him do not matter at this point. It was what Alex Meruelo failed at doing is what led to the hockey assets being sold off. This is squarely on him, not the City of Phoenix, any Tempe officials or anyone from the Arizona Land Department. All of the blame is on Meruelo, no one else.
@@NHLCrazy2007 Careful of the blood pressure there, Bub. You're liable to take a stroke.
@@hughjass1044 My blood pressure is more than fine, thank you. Your so-called intelligent response? Okay, and thanks for proving my point.
@@NHLCrazy2007 I speak to people on their own level. You have to be an intelligent person to get my intelligent responses. You got work to do.
@@hughjass1044 Just shut up and walk away. Just like Alex Meruelo must do. You have nothing of substance to debate about.
Just wanted to say I love this channel. Very good unbiased coverage of hockey. Keep it up!
Meruelo, like other sports owners, did not want to pay taxes
I go out to Arizona four times a year. One for a Diamondbacks 🐍game, then one for a Suns game, and one for a Cardinals game and then one other visit. In the past it was great to go to Glendale, to watch a Coyotes game and then the next day, go across the street to go and watch the cardinals game. However with the Coyotes going through several ownership changes and I could see why the ASLD is skeptical. My personal preference is for the Suns owner purchase the franchise from
Mr. Meruelo and then renovate the footprint center for both basketball and hockey
It’s the year 2049. 25 years have passed since the Arizona Coyotes played their final NHL game in the state and the NHL has not returned since.
Meanwhile, The Utah Yetizz have become a dynasty that has won 6 Stanley cups and sells out every game
Absolute dumpster fire 🔥of an owner. The nhl was so lucky to get that team out smoothly
Tempe was such a PERFECT location.
This has been huge news in Arizona since the move, should maybe someone from the State office have helped them along with the correct permit/approvals?
This goes hand-in-hand with my comment on the previous video. ASLD, by REQUIRING a special use permit BEFORE the auction, all but guarantees the inability of collusion by those bidding. Low-balling a bid by participants, acting as independent entities when in actuality are partners and as such each profiting from similar development plans. Demanding a "pre-requisite" ensures the integrity of the bidding process. Not only for the good of the state, but for the actual participants without bias to each other. The only "blip" is...why do this now? So late in the process. The answer to me is quite clear, ASLD realized that those individual participants who have shown interest were previously linked in other endeavors bringing the entire integrity of the process into question.
..give it up folks...they are not coming back...
Do yourself a favor and like we say to Alex Meruelo, GO AWAY. Coyotes fans have a right to want another team, just like Minnesota, just like Winnipeg, and just like potentially Atlanta. You may not want another team in Arizona, but your ignorant comment will not fly here.
That state just dont like hockey.
Here is a better idea. YOU give it up on your hot takes on the Coyotes, a franchise that has no impact on your life.
@@Xpun-oi2zz Says an Islanders fan whose fan base is as fickle as ever when showing up their team's games.
@@NHLCrazy2007 I dont mean the fan base. I feel bad for you guys. I mean the government. It's like their shittin on you every step of the way. Like saying. They dont want a hockey team in their state.
The City of Phoenix did not want to compete with another arena. They own Footprint center and make a fortune on it. Another entertainment district in Phoenix means less earnings for the city. As much as the Coyotes ownership is to blame for the situation, we can't pretend like local politics isn't a contributing factor. Cities are more interested in the bottom line than supporting teams, especially the Coyotes. Lack of local support has been an issue since the Yotes came to the valley and is a part of their departure.
@@noahmartin9340 Then why couldn't they stay in the Suns arena?
Meruelo really doesn’t seem like someone people what to do business with. I don’t see how he got this far without all the ducks in a row? If he needs a permit why isn’t he working on that instead of going into legal options that will take longer. I mean is applying for a permit not the quicker of the two options?
Alex Meruelo no longer has enough if any left that want to work with him. This is a fact. And as I said to you earlier, his incompetence and arrogance has led him to a point now that he really has no real favorable path to solve the arena issue. He lost the team. He has alienated himself beyond return after he put out that response to the auction cancelation. He needs to go and needs to now.
How is the state going to get shorted on tax money when Meruelo was seeking a loophole to exempt his project from taxes anyway??
Starting to think if the Coyotes return, Alex M won't be part of it. I feel like everything is happening for a reason. As others have said, I really don't feel this guy should be spearheading any of this.
Too much sensational conjecture here. If there were three other bidders and the state was opposed to an arena, they would just proceed with the auction, use Meruelo to drive up the price, then reject the arena bid for the lack of proper permits. It’s more likely that Meruelo is the only registered bidder and they are afraid of selling the land for the minimum bid thereby driving down the value of the balance of the state land. The postponement is a panic move to get more bidders involved.
I think ASLD opened themselves to a lawsuit. They said the only reason the auction is on hold for one polental person.
Also said it's because he refused to get a special use permit. If that's the reason it got canceled then he can't sue because he created the situation. His hands are unclean legally speaking.
Even if the bid for the land fails, Bettman will push for redeveloping the Footprint Center in a last ditch attempt to bring the Coyotes back.
This should be their Plan B. I say this because if the Coyotes won the auction, the team would resume play by the 2027-2028 season. However, that was if the auction was going to be 4 days from today. Now that it’s rescheduled, this could throw off everything and the arena might not be built in time by 2029, which is when the Coyotes will be folded. The Coyotes played at the footprint center before, and if all else fails, the Footprint center will become the Coyotes new home again.
@@WKGaming-cr1fhnope, that wasn’t the deal. Not that you supported the team when they played there either. Arizona never deserved the team they stole and they haven’t proved otherwise since.
@@KkevrockK I’m not even a Yotes fan but I sympathize with the fan bases’ situation
@BrodieBrazil... if you did not see Craig Morgan's tweet or article post... Alex Meruelo is WALKING AWAY as the Coyotes owner.
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the nightmare is meruelo and what he did and is still doing to us fans. he is beyond incompetent and just refuses to work with the needed stakeholders for anything. he has more than pissed off the fans, the local media, coyotes employees, every politician he needs support from, and in general everyone that is needed to make a sports franchise work. as much as I am hurting from losing the team i love(d) and dying for return of yotes 2.0 I cant see anyway it can ever work if meruelo is involved.
In Marelo's presser with Gary Bettman you could see how defensive he was when questioned by the press. I knew this guy would never get it done. Goodbye Coyotes and good riddance.
The initial media reports indicated the land auction had other bidders, so why was it canceled? If one bidder didn't follow the rules, simply reject the bid and proceed with the other bidders. Furthermore, how does someone obtain a land use permit for land they don't even own?
The impression I get, is that either the reports of additional bidders were false, or someone wants to manipulate the process to give a certain bidder an advantage. If other bidders existed, then I would think they would have grounds for a legal challenge to the canceled land auction.
The Coyotees owner may not be very good, but the politicians in AZ are not entirely blameless either.
Alex Murelo needs to be jail for complete hoodwinking the team staff and fanbase. He's the reason why the Coyotes were in this mess they're in. I really hope that the Coyotes can come back to the NHL but not under any circumstances have Murelo's name in the team. His actions show that he is NOT fit to run this business due to his incompetent.
I'm cynical enough to believe that Murello is either relieved because he can keep his billion or he was partly behind it, so now that it fails and no more Coyotes, he can claim he gave it his best, but out of his control.
OR that maybe just maybe he is just that grossly incompetent that he screwed it up without thinking he should sabotage the existence of a franchise.
@@NHLCrazy2007 very possible, but we are also dealing with government as well so the chance of mr x in some AZ gov position has a buddy named mr z who wants the land for something else and greased the palm of mr x in which mr x tells ASLD "oh they need special permits for this" prompting ASLD to cancel thus giving mr x a better chance at getting the land. (and if you say things like this don't happen, they do. I watched land a museum was on get snatched for back taxes which the museum was tax exempt for a "friend" to be able to snatch the land at auction)
@@Dratchev241 Time will tell, right?
@@NHLCrazy2007 people will have to watch and see what happens and if no auction takes place or permits are denied watch the prop to see who ends up getting it.
@@Dratchev241 I'm really sorry to say this, but Alex Meruelo has done so much more harm than any good regarding his ownership. The guy screwed up getting the Tempe proposal approved by the voters. LOST THE TEAM. Now this about not having a zoning lawyer to cover his rear end in the event that more requirements needed to be met like, I don't know... a zoning permit for a 17,000-seat arena? C'mon.
Then how he just treated the remaining employees left behind after the hockey assets were sold off. His reputation is really bad at this point and it would be best to find new ownership that wants to bring back the Coyotes.
In other words the state of Arizona wants to make even more money off the deal by requiring the coyotes to purchase a new " special permit" at, I'm sure, an increased and ballooned price. They know he is at a disadvantaged position and now they're going to take advantage of him got to love government.
Actually, Meruelo said (demanded) that the state zone it as a theme park district (Even Brody reported on that in April). Theme park districts are tax exempted from state, but the land owner can tax however he likes for going on the land, or patronizing an establishment on the land. Yeah, clearly he's the victim here.
There needs to be clarification on what the ASLD meant by Special Use Permit. For those outside of Arizona, the information regarding prior approval for a Youth hockey facility is new news. The previous reports of the Coyotes requesting the land be deemed an Amusement Park District seems to be just as relevant and would also require a Special Use Permit. While I may be incorrect, there is probably a separate Arizona governmental agency that doles out the Special Use Permits. Because of this, the ASLD's cancellation of the auction is prudent because the granting of the permit is not theirs to authorize.
good summary brodie , but you are wrong ,saying sports teams are not developers @10:12 ,
when coyotes owner meruelo has developed , built and owns casinos , resorts , and other commercial buildings ,, fraud and liar meruelo is a developer first and foremost , and his #1 agenda in arizona has always been building a casino ,resort and luxury apartment complex ,
hockey was an excuse for him to develop more buildings in phoenix metro area. he knows full well proper permits are required to develop land anywhere , he should have had his bevy of lawyers read " REZONING FOR DUMMIES .. before threatening to sue the city for his incompetence .
This should make any fans that are watching the team in Utah happy. Your team was terrible because of terrible owners.
I think we are overcomplicating this. The simple truth is Arizona does not trust Meruelo to pay up and they do not want to be stuck with the bill. Bodie covered this on another video but looking closer at the amusement park designation details, I feel like ASLD was not fully on board with that.
In my opinion, the NHL left Phoenix begrudgingly because of the market size. Phoenix is one of the 10 biggest metro areas in the country whereas SLC does not even rank in the top 50. Phoenix is 4x the size and I don't think the NHL wanted to give up that big of a market like they had to with Atlanta without a fight.
But sometimes, you just have to wave the white flag. And I think that's exactly what's happening here. NHL saw no end in sight playing in that silly college arena plus, this was likely just insurance incase the Utah team can't get out of the Jazz arena in a few years. Bottom line, I think hockey in Phoenix is done and hockey in Salt Lake City is here to stay
Meruello is trying to sabotage the whole thing.
Guarantee he is
He already has.
Renderings mean nothing. Great content, Brodie.
You make it sound like it only applies to the Coyotes. And yes, renderings are worthless until a deal is actually finalized.
They had renderings for the Tempe site as well.
As an az fan I am sad
As someone who lives down here, this isn't surprising at all. This is par for the course in Arizona. Not only the state of Arizona, but the Coyotes franchise to boot. When the Coyotes came here from Winnipeg, it was proof positive that hockey can, and does, work in Arizona. Since then, ownership and management changes have come at a huge cost to the fanbase out here. They abused the goodwill so bad, fans just gave up. I know, as I had center ice season tickets for 8 years after moving out from San Jose.
There is no commitment to improving the team. It's a money grab for ownership. Remember when the Coyotes had their first 'white out' playoff appearance about 12 years ago? It was essentially the Moneyball strategy, something that has become the status quo because there is no desire to win. The advertising and community involvement was sparse. When it was there, it was terrible.
As for the state? The City of Glendale got a whole new entertainment district with the involvement of the Cardinals and the Coyotes. Once they got their claws into the big money Cardinals, the Coyotes became the punching bag of the city. With the constant threat of relocation for over a decade, fans finally tapped out. Myself included.
It never worked and it will never work. Never averaged over 16,000 fans in 27 years. Get a grip
@@DANZIG138 They packed the building every night when they were in Downtown Phoenix. Did it house 16,000? No. Once they moved to a bigger buillding, it was moneyball time. The Oakland A's are a mirror reflection of the Coyotes. Get some class.
I have a feeling AM will be in legal trouble soon and his deal with the NHL may be voided. This guy is shady AF. Arizona deserves better.
Check the commissioner's bank accounts for checks from Scottsdale. LMAO
I have to wonder if Bettman's agreement was extended exclusively to Meruelo or open to other potential owners? The state land trust is seemingly specifically referring to a hockey arena. I also heard the Suns owner was to be one of the bidders. I also think that if he wanted the theme park district designation, and hadn't done it yet, he was already behind in the process.
The window of exclusivity has only been for Alex Meruelo. The only way it would be for other potential owners is if the league revokes it (which is possible) and acquires the inactive franchise's assets. And PHNX Sports' Gerald Bourguet (who covers the Suns) has already debunked that rumor about Mat Ishbia being one of the other bidders.
During the press conference bettman said it was exclusive to this dude but what that really means is the league needs to approve any change of ownership.
This was probably the only way the league could get him to agree to the sale of the assets (players, coaches, etc) and knew he'd crap the bed.
@@CubeInspector Correct.
Gotta move the Yotes to downtown Phoenix kids. Otherwise nothing will change.
they purposely cancelled it... the state doesnt want a hockey team...
I've come to that conclusion myself... if not the state, then DEFINITELY the large majority of Phoenix does not want an NHL hockey team
I don't know why Meruello didn't hire Real Estate Lawyers. And also hire lobbyists to talk to local government. Either he doesn't get or not effort liquid assets. He about to lose a second hockey team.
He's a tight wad plain and simple.
Typical NHL shit show. This is also on Bettman for having allowed multiple slime ball owners in Arizona. That market should be a home run for the league. Hard to believe Meruelo made his money in RE development. On a side note the drawings have been out for a few months. Did anyone in local government reach out to the clueless owner and advise of a potential zoning issue?
Conspiracy theory: the NHL asked AZ to torpedo the auction so Meruelo can't bid on it and win so the five year window runs out and the the NHL can go back to Phoenix without him.
Ay yo Meruelo just dipped
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This further proves relocation was the right move. Until Arizona can get a serious ownership group, they're not getting an expansion team.
Not surprised at all!
Sad...
This soap opera has to end, every hockey fan except the 3000 in Arizona just wants this to be over. Before anyone suggests there’s more than 3k fans in Arizona….they couldn’t even sell out that less than junior sized arena and when teams like the Oilers came to visit it was like a home game for the visiting team. They’ve drained the rest of the league for long enough, just go away.
Gary’s an idiot for giving Meruelo right of first refusal to Coyotes 2.0. What a shame.
15 years from now with a new owner, I have no doubts that Arizona has a chance to come back. At this point though, I think the new team should have a different identity.
No one will waste their time and money trying to jump through the political hoops in Arizona’s corrupt bureaucracy. These events are the death of NHL in Arizona.
Just saw that Meruello has “walked away” from Coyotes ownership.
If Coyotes 2.0 happens, it won’t be with Meruello.
This news was released just after a great SCF Game 7.
All time news dump
The phnx sports broadcast laid this stuff out pretty well and well Craig Morgan has about had it with Meurelo
Who saw this coming? They need to go through the approvals but I don't blame them for being concerned they will lose the auction
Is it legal to apply for a permit on land you don’t own? Is the state going to apply for the permit on behalf of the team? Will other bidders need to have an approved permit in hand? This is convoluted.
At this point, it is over. As a Canadian, this makes me laugh out loud they took Winnipeg in 1994. Karma is a bitch.
Get a land use attorney, not a litigator.
@BrodieBrazil Thanks again for the video. The deteriorating trust of Alex Meruelo is completely why everything has gotten to this point. Losing the team and now this. The sooner the NHL tells Meruelo to take his $1 billion and walk, the better chance a new ownership group can make Coyotes 2.0 a reality.
haha i thought yotes weren't going anywhere? it must suck to be so super demented fkn stupid.
Why would they cancel the land auction if they had more bidders with everything sorted out? Seems like there was only one bidder. A lot of distrust going on with this whole thing. Meruelo related to Fisher somehow? 😂😂
Wait, what about the team in Tucson??? He's still owning that tram right??? I feel that he wants to move it to Reno where his real estate are...
For the ASLD to cancel less than a week before the auction is odd. The land can be sold before any permitting. This has happened many times before. If they cancelled months ago for this reason OK. But the timing here is very suspect by the ASLD. I know Meruelo is not easy to work with, but this looks strange.
So nice of Arizona to change things at the last minute.
Seriously, so many people here are blaming Meruelo, when per Arizona's statement they initially *did not require* the permit to proceed with the auction in the beginning.
Meruelo sucked as a owner. Needs to go away.
It's because the zoning was incorrect. It's talked about in the video, one Phoenix council member talked about how the Coyotes didn't even have a zoning lawyer.
The state didn't change the rules. Meruelo only wanted it to be zoned a a theme park district to avoid paying taxes on it, and didn't get a regular zoning permit. He didn't even hire a lawyer to look into it because he had already stated he wanted it zoned as a threme park. This is all on him.
Do a small interview with the Land Trust do we all know how it operates on a project like this
Good luck getting anything from the City or the State at this time.
could they play in Tucson
Hockey fans across the league miss the Coyotes, we need a team to buried our bad contracts.
This is what happens when you want to build stuff without kissing the brass ring, the NHL looks smart in giving Meruello a billion dollars to go away and let him make himself look more incompetent
Meruelo doesn’t know what he is doing and refuses to listen to what others tell him he needs to do. As soon as he applied to for the land he should have hired lawyers to make sure he had all his Yotes in a row. You can’t just hope that things will go your way.
This is so strange. The statement from ASLD makes it seem like they are only dealing with one applicant and the auction itself is a sham. That bothered me.
I think the Coyotes may have thought the land was already zoned for the type of arena they want to build and the misread is on their side. The timing makes sense that it would come this late because it likely would have been incumbent on the bidders to have the proper permits on file prior to bidding. Why should they be allowed to bid without assuring the ASLD that what they want to use the land for is permittable. I also dont see why the seller has to make sure any earlier than now that the application is in order. What i would have expected was their bid to simply be declared invalid and the auction proceed since there are other bids. At least if the fix isnt in and it's a sham.
This is so weird. Everything about this situation is weird
This is now giving me horrible flashbacks to my days as an A’s fan as this ownership has no clue what they’re doing, taking their aggression out on the city while burning its bridges at the same time and upsetting fans left right and center, I can see why Coyotes fans want Merulo out as I don’t think I could have carried on being an A’s if Fisher was still in charge and we got Howard Terminal
no more expansion
Brodie, absolutely love your reporting, been a fan for awhile now, but need to make a request of you my friend. Please do not continue to refer to the Coyotes as "his" team. The Coyotes are "OUR" team. As I'm sure you saw yesterday, reported in the Arizona Republic, this billionaire, genius businessman hadn't even consulted a zoning lawyer. Then threatened a lawsuit instead of simply admitting a mistake, and apologizing to the fans.
Unforgivable.
This is OUR PACK. Clearly he's the stray that we let in thinking he'd help us all. He hasn't.
i'm picking up what you're putting down.
only meant it in terms of: he holds all the cards for a return, right now.
but... totally understand the feelings.
thanks for sharing.
All of this sounds sus. AZ is just now asking for “additional permits”. That doesn’t guarantee Múrelo wins the auction, right?
So, no reason for Bettman to consider NHL expansion.
Very interesting.
Meruello never intended to bring the team back. all the talk of paying for everything is just to save face so he can continue to do business in the area and say like "ya the league fkd us i did everything i could"
Meruelo’s net worth is not that impressive, much less to take all of this on.
Merulo is playing this whole situation like a violin. And this isn't 'ineptness' by merulo. Just a well played out plan to dodge having to do a damn thing to re-activate yotes yet saying he tried to do just that. I can't believe nhl and bettman gave merulo a $ billion to go away knowing he couldn't be trusted to get things done to re-activate yotes. No insurance against that by nhl like a merulo payback of some of those $$$'s he got to go away if after 5 year window closes merulo still has no arena to re-activate yotes. The $ billion was basically his expansion fee payment. Merulo will gladly take it without having to spend any $$$'s to 're-activate' yotes in 5 year window. And nhl can't do anything about that or take az. back during that 5 year window. Merulo can't sell az. rights during 5 year window controlling market as well from other potential groups. So this whole 'deactivation' 're-activation' of yotes goes nowhere for 5 years. Then nhl takes back rights and 'contracts' az. for good. The whole 'deactivation' and sale to slc was just a way to get around contracting this sorry franchise on the nhl's part. Then az. will cease to exist or be folded in 5 years just like cali golden seals/barons were. nba passed on merulo as hawks owner in '11 for a reason. nhl thought he was con man enough to sucker az. into giving him an arena. The gig is just about up.
Poor guy will have to just go home and feel sad, surrounded by his billion dollars.
Weren’t there 3 other bidders? I don’t see why they didn’t auction to them if their plans for the land didn’t require permits.
Does this bode well if they want to give the Coyotes a chance? 🤷♂️
Him and fisher are probably friends 😂
Why is Arizona talking about NHL already 😂 they always struggled with attendance, Coyotes where even league owned for awhile.
12/31/2027. Arena construction needs to be (at least) 50% complete by that date. If that benchmark is missed then I believe the NHL can persue other ownership groups for AZ without legal repercussions iirc.
This is the official nail in the coffin and the end of the Coyotes
I'm guessing that Gary Bettman put in a call to the ASLC to nix this auction.
Um, please explain on what logic would Gary Bettman call the Arizona Land Department to cancel the auction? I'm curious to hear this.
@@NHLCrazy2007 It was a joke.
If he did, the NHL would be liable for a multi billion dollar lawsuit that Morello would easily win.
@@tonyc8752 Exactly.
what will happen to the history of the jets/coyotes?
Will be listed as a folded franchise in 5 years when merulo has done nothing to deactivate yotes.
Say what you will about Meruelo (and he's earned it, don't think for a second I'm defending him) but why is the ASLD bringing this up at the 11th hour? Assuming what's been said by both sides is true, the discrepancies should have been pointed out and fixed well before now.
i don't understand the whole youth hockey building zoning thing.
I really don’t think they want this fool owning the team and r want the team anymore for that matter in the state of Arizona. I believe it’s time to find other cities and states with willing candidates to buy a team. This guy reminds me of how the nhl gave a guy the my islanders and didn’t even have the money to do so. And here he conned the nhl out of a billion dollars.
I’ve never heard of a requirement for permits to develop property you do not own, and may never own if you lose the auction. Certainly Meruelo is of dubious character, but the ASLD is playing political slight of hand.