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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 18, 2012 7:17:10 GMT -5
L.A. Lariviere @l_A_theRiver My piece on Doan possibly leaving #Coyotes within 7-10 days, translated here thanks 2 @kuklaskorner. tvasports.ca/tvasports/hockey/archives/2012/07/20120718-015142.htmltranslate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftvasports.ca%2Ftvasports%2Fhockey%2Farchives%2F2012%2F07%2F20120718-015142.htmlgoogle translate Coyotes DOAN MAY SOON LOOK ELSEWHERE On July 18, 2012 at 1:51 More Sharing Services Sharing By Louis-André Larivière | VAT Sports Shane Doan could turn his back to the Phoenix Coyotes and the potential buyer Greg Jamison by next week. Unable to obtain guarantees from Jamison regarding the survival of this team plunged into uncertainty and doomed to endless litigation, the player of 35 years is about to put a cross on a return in the desert. "We look forward to Mr. Jamison tells us that this issue is resolved," said Doan's agent, Terry Bross, the TVA Sports, late Tuesday. Doan would like to continue his career in Phoenix, but Jamison fails simply not convince him that he is in control. As proof, the businessman has not yet announced that it has secured $ 170 million to buy the team. "That's what we want to hear, but it tells us nothing of the sort," suggested the agent. Sixteen teams interested Meanwhile, Doan is arguably the most coveted skater on the free agent market: more than a dozen teams in the National Hockey League have expressed an interest in him since July 1. He who has played 1198 games in 16 seasons could possibly reach an agreement as lucrative as that of Zach Parise, who will pocket $ 98 million over 13 years with the Minnesota Wild. "So far I have been contacted by 16 teams, showed the agent. Shane will explore each of these teams and offers [by next week] I will help to reduce that number to five or six, depending on where he wants to play. We will take the next step in the future. " Pittsburgh and ... Montreal? Even if it takes away from the media circus since the summer, Doan realizes he has plenty to choose its representative and suggests that it will be difficult because it must consider several key factors to come to a decision . "Of the five or six [finalists], there will be big hockey markets and the interest they submit offers aggressive, warned Bross. "The history and tradition of a team" are two important elements to guide its decision, but also the impact players in it. In this sense, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are at the forefront of the auction to get Shane Doan. "They have very good players there, the agent acknowledged. I can say that Pittsburgh is certainly [among the favorites]. " And since there is no longer synonymous with history and tradition that the Montreal Canadiens, the idea of Doan lead with his cousin, goaltender Carey Price, is very plausible. "We discussed it and I can tell you it does not rule out this possibility. He is well aware of the roots and the glorious enthusiasm surrounding Canadians, assured Bross. It is precisely at this point that I want to bring him, that he decides with which teams he wants to talk seriously. " The San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Sabres are among the other interested teams.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 18, 2012 8:18:06 GMT -5
^^^ This has to be said - Doane cannot in any conceivable way be compared to Zach Parise. At the age of 35, he's obviously not getting a 13 year contract. "The jury are instructed to disregard those remarks." Gordie Doane? Not.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 18, 2012 9:37:55 GMT -5
Marc-André Gagnon @gagnonmarcandre:
'"I have my shovel" [french - "J'ai ma pelle", a play on words for the name of the campaign to build the new arena - "J'ai ma place", or "I have my place"] ... 30 000 shovels for the groundbreaking ceremony for the arena.'
ARENA 30,000 already shovels ready to dig
MARC-ANDRÉ GAGNON @ ISSUED: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 8:58 p.m. | UPDATE: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 7:31 PHOTO ARCHIVE, SIMON CLARK Jerome Landry
[translation by google translate with some personal translation editing]
The group 'I have my place', on Wednesday morning, invites all citizens of Quebec to win or obtain the official shovel to the event "I have my shovel," the first sod turning for the arena scheduled for September 3.
Reportedly, no less than 30,000 numbered shovels were commissioned for the occasion.
The idea is accompanied by a major competition which is preparing with the help of numerous sponsors.
"Walk before shoveling"
The meeting point will be given near Place Fleur de Lys before opening a symbolic march to the future site of the arena, where a rally will take place.
Mario Bédard, I have my place [J'ai ma place"], Jerome Landry, the Nordic nation and Mario Roy of the Blue March, will gather Thursday morning to make the announcement.
The press conference will mark the beginning of the campaign promoting the event.
"A signal for the NHL"
For the radio host and president of the Nordic nation, Jerome Landry, "I have my shovel" is unquestionably "the strongest signal" that the citizens of Quebec will have the opportunity to send to the NHL "from the beginning we try to get back the Nordiques," he recounted, in an interview with the Journal.
"It is important, believes Jerome Landry, because the first shovelfuls of earth in this genre, it's time politicians who give importance and want to make beautiful pictures, but now c is a coliseum that is paid by our taxes, the taxpayers, should taxpayers be featured politicians before the first shovelful of earth. "
The facilitator CHOI also promises to promote the event. This is also broadcast on radio station, thanks to a listener, the idea was born, an idea to which the mayor is a party.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 18, 2012 14:34:06 GMT -5
www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklund/Down-to-this-Is-the-NHL-Willing-to-Pay-Shane-Doan-to-Save-the-Coyotes/1/45660#.UAcB7F8XhTo.twitter Down to this: Is the NHL Willing to Pay Shane Doan to Save the Coyotes? July 18, 2012, 1:58 PM ET [97 Comments] More Sharing ServicesShare | Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on googlebuzzShare on diggShare on reddit Eklund The Anonymous Hockey Blogger • RSS • Archive • CONTACT Looking for info between blogs or when the next blog is coming?> CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW ME ON GOOGLE+. I updated the entire Rumor Chart this morning. So for the latest on 16 players I am tracking go to The Rumor Chart. Players are added and adjusted throughout the days as to what percentages I feel their most likely destinations could be. no wagering... There is much coming out today in the rumor mill regarding Shane Doan... There are reports his agent is not feeling confident the Coyotes deal is sound, and for the first time in this game I am hearing that Doan may be leaning towards uprooting his family and moving. There are murmurs that Doan will get close to 6per and has offers from eastern teams fro at least that much. I continue to hear Pittsburgh, the Rangers, the Flyers, the Habs and the Sabres out east...The Canucks, Red Wings and Kings out west...I have even heard the Hawks in the last hour... I have heard all the same rumors you probably have...That Doan will be narrowing his list to 5 teams...not something a player who is staying in Phoenix would be doing, but this is the second time in as many weeks we have heard about the list narrowing process. Last week we heard this as well, and then when things started looking up for the Coyotes all that talk sort of "went away." What is REALLY happening here? I have talke to many people close to this. I have talked to friends of Shane. I have talked to teams who have expressed interest. I have talked to teams who have made offers. I have talked to one team who told me they were already turned down by Shane. The group I haven't gotten a comment from so far, that is staying out of this wisely, is the one group who really may hold the cards now. That would be the NHL. When I hear what I have heard today I can't help but put some pieces together. Piece #1: Shane Doan There appear to be two common threads right now with Shane Doan. #1. He is all about family first and his family wants to stay in Phoenix. He is giving Phoenix every opportunity to make that happen. #2. I do believe, from talking to people around him, that Shane is legitimately blown away by the amount of interest there is for him. I don't know if Shane, having always been about home town discounts and such, ever imagined this kind of day would come. Piece #2. Shane's Agent: Terry Bross Bross has handled this situation superbly, and shows how an agent can represent his player with dignity and in a way that doesn't have the whole hockey world looking at this like it's an example of some agent trying to make a name for himself. The teams I talk to say Bross has been straight up and communicative throughout. He has handled a market for a player who may not be going to market at all in a way befitting Doan himself. He has the pieces in place and is allowing his client to see all options...while not leaving any team feeling snubbed. Not an easy task... Piece #3. The Teams waiting. There are some NHL teams who really, and I mean REALLY, want Shane Doan and are putting off other moves while this plays out. I wouldn't say there is "take it or leave it" pressure yet coming from anyone involved, but the teams do want their fair shot at this. Piece #4. The Jamison Group I do believe this will probably get done, but the Jamison group still faces hurdles and constant attacks from all over in the forms of suits and legislation as this team has become almost a symbol of political craziness in the dessert. They can't commit major dollars to Doan until they have the team... So that brings us to the NHL. The NHL has put more energy into saving this franchise than they have any other in NHL history. The Coyotes have faced constant challenges and the NHL has backed them from Balsillie to Bridgewater.... It never stops. The NHL however has a weakness. The NHL isn't its own entity. The NHL is made up and representing 30 entities in an equal and fair manner. The NHL is really up a creek here.. The ONLY way to get Shane Doan locked down in Phoenix will be for the NHL itself to approve a contract of $5-6M per for multiple years. The NHL knows how important Doan is to this franchise. The NHL's battled will be much harder if they can't get it done, and if they do get it done they still have Mike Smith as a UFA next season. If Smith turns in another year like he just had we could be looking at another serious contract. So let's say the Phoenix matches a team like the Flyers offer of hypothetically $6M per for 4 years. If you are Ed Snider how do you feel about the NHL, who has spent millions to keep this team treading water, stealing your UFA away. The NHL represents Ed Snider. That money going to Doan isn't Phoenix's money if it is coming from the NHL...It is partly Ed's money. Ed won't be happy if he loses a player this way... (and remember Ed Snider is just one example...It could be Pegula, the Molsons, etc...) See where I am going with this? This is real issue. And these offers from other teams are very real. And the NHL's battle to not lose this team is now beyond even one team. The NHL has invested too much in Phoenix to let it go now. They have to up the ante and pay Doan. I don't see any other way. But how much can they afford to pay him if it's possible the NHL themselves will be paying this bill? How much is too much for the Ed Snider's of the world. Ed wants him as a Flyer. Pegula wants him as a Sabre. more to come..
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 18, 2012 14:38:46 GMT -5
^^^^^
"The NHL has invested too much in Phoenix to let it go now. They have to up the ante and pay Doan. I don't see any other way. But how much can they afford to pay him if it's possible the NHL themselves will be paying this bill? How much is too much for the Ed Snider's of the world. Ed wants him as a Flyer. Pegula wants him as a Sabre."
The last paragraph hits on the heart of the issue, but avoids the obvious alternative.
Heart of the issue - if the NHL were to do what Eklund is recommending, then the NHL itself would be competing with its own franchises for Doan's services. This is not a hypothetical question, since there clearly is demand for Doan as a hockey player.
The obvious alternative - sell the darn team to an owner with some real money, some real fans, and some real cash flows. Doan may walk, but....what is it again that the NHL is really supposed to be doing here?
Meanwhile, "where's Waldo" jokes are beginning to circulate, about Greg Jamison's whereabouts.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 18, 2012 16:19:14 GMT -5
More West Valley news: Glendale | NW Valley | Peoria | SW Valley | Surprise Glendale Type Size: A A APrintEmailMost Popular .Court date on Glendale sales-tax initiative bumped up to July 30 by Lisa Halverstadt - Jul. 18, 2012 02:03 PM The Republic | azcentral.com . Supporters of an effort to reverse Glendale's sales-tax increase will appear before a judge later this month. Last week, the city rejected signatures submitted by the business group which aims to get an initiative on the November ballot. The group, Save Glendale Now, responded with a lawsuit. The city and the business group are set to appear before Maricopa County Superior Court Sally Duncan on July 30, two weeks earlier than originally planned. The judge's office initially set a mid-August hearing but adjusted the date on Wednesday. Once in court, Glendale will argue the 100-word summary submitted with the group's 4,138 signatures was misleading because an initiative cannot reverse the Glendale City Council's vote to increase the city sales tax by 0.7 percent. The city has also said the group failed to include a serial number on each petition and submit them four months before the Aug. 28 primary election. In its lawsuit filed last week, the business group said the city clerk did not have discretion to reject the petitions and that the loopholes cited by the city failed to take specific rules into account. For example, an attorney for Save Glendale Now said, the law requires petitions for potential initiatives be turned in four months prior to a general election rather than a primary. Glendale officials have said the sales tax increase, which would bring in an estimated $20 million, is essential to avoid severe cuts. Last month, interim City Manager Horatio Skeete said the city might have to consider whether it can afford this year's $17 million arena management fee to likely Phoenix Coyotes buyer Greg Jamison should the tax be overturned. Jamison has yet to purchase the team from the National Hockey League, although the league has said he is continuing to work toward that. A Glendale spokeswoman said Tuesday the city also is moving forward with Jamison. It's unclear how the repeal of the sales tax or a delay in resolution on the issue might impact Jamison's bid for the team. Read more: www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2012/07/17/20120717glendale-sales-tax-initiative-court-date-bumped-up-july-30.html#ixzz210n3vGO4
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 19, 2012 13:41:31 GMT -5
Lots of optimism on the Zone Nordiques board today. (1) lots of enthusiasm from the launching of the publicity campaign and contest for the Sept. 3 sod turning for the new arena. (2) court date moved up to July 30 for sales tax referendum petition - viewed as a positive development for Quebec (3) watching the "birds" fly by - from a little airport in NJ (Teterboro - GB's favourite airport) to Quebec - considered to be a suspicious flight by the Zone Nordiques board. "Smile and wave boys, smile and wave".
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 19, 2012 17:42:22 GMT -5
www.foxsportsarizona.com/07/19/12/An-open-letter-from-fans-to-Greg-Jamison/landing_coyotes.html?blockID=763127&feedID=3702An open letter from fans to Greg Jamison ARCHIVE | EMAIL | TWITTER Craig Morgan has covered the Arizona sports scene for the past 18 year for The Arizona Republic, East Valley Tribune and FOXSportsArizona.com. Recommend comment(1) email print Facebook rss July 19, 2012 Up Next0 Greg Jamison: New Coyotes Owner?Greg Jamisn talks to Todd Walsh about the possibility of becoming the new owner of the Coyotes.Share Now PlayingUp NextVideo AddedGreg Jamison: New Coyotes Owner? FOX Sports Arizona Date 5/8/12 5:19 Tooltip Information:Greg Jamison: New Coyotes Owner? Video by: Description: Greg Jamisn talks to Todd Walsh about the possibility of becoming the new owner of the Coyotes.Rating: 4Views: 78 Now PlayingUp NextVideo AddedThe Dan Patrick Show: Charles Barkley FOX Sports Arizona Date 7/18/12 7:04 Tooltip Information:The Dan Patrick Show: Charles Barkley Video by: Description: Watch the Dan Patrick Show every weekday from 6 a.m. - 9 a.m. PST.Rating: 4Views: 100 Greg Jamison: New Coyotes Owner? Greg Jamisn talks to Todd Walsh about the possibility of becoming the new owner of the Coyotes. Date 5/8/12, Duration 5:19, Views 78 Video by: FOX Sports Arizona US PRESSWIRE TIME TO GET SERIOUS: As legal wrangling continues, longtime Coyotes captain Shane Doan's future grows more uncertain by the day. An open letter to prospective Coyotes owner Greg Jamison from the Arizona fans. Dear Greg: We have a small favor to ask. Please say something. Anything. Grant an interview with national or local media. Sing "No, Canada" at a Diamondbacks game. Ink your name to one of those bland, non-specific, NHL-issued statements. Tweet an update. Stick a Post-It on Don Maloney’s door. Don: It’s all good. My name on your check, starting in Sept. We’re not asking you to finalize the purchase of the Coyotes. We’d like nothing more, of course. If/when you do, we’ll throw you a parade that passes 500 E. Coronado Road so you can wave hello to the Goldwater Institute. We’ll fan you with palm fronds as you pass our brick-red-painted chests. We’ll hail you with semi-creative nicknames like "Leader of the Pack" or "Quasher of Quebec." But after three-plus years of waiting, we’re OK if you take your time. We understand this sale is more complex than the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. We understand investors come and go. We understand lease agreements and revenue streams are hard to predict and present when they keep facing local challenges. And we’re immune to stated deadlines because we’ve seen so many come and go. Still, we’ve got to tell you: Your silence is unsettling. The void is always filled with rumors and innuendo concocted by all manner of sources in a technological age in which credibility and journalistic standards are less important than web traffic. Remember that May 7 press conference with Gary Bettman when you said you hoped to have the deal finalized in “weeks rather than months?” Hmm. What are we supposed to believe now? NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says “the deal is moving forward’ but offers no concrete evidence. Shane Doan’s agent, Terry Bross, says he is waiting to hear from you before his client determines where he will finish his career. Maloney says he is waiting to hear from you before he adds vital and currently missing pieces to his roster. Coyotes COO Mike Nealy is waiting to hear from you so he can make important business decisions and avoid losing more key staff members. We’re waiting to hear from you so we know if we’re really going to have a team. So what’s the holdup? Sure, that pesky sales-tax challenge in Glendale won’t go away. But if you’re waiting for that July 30 hearing to make your move, we can promise you another issue will crop up. This isn’t like driving to the store to buy a loaf of bread. You’ve wandered into a quagmire. This is like crossing a minefield to buy a loaf of bread. The expiring collective bargaining agreement could still get in your way. Newly elected Glendale politicians could still get in your way. Something unforeseen could still get in your way. But if you have the money in place, as Daly insists you do, could you at least give us a hint of what’s holding this deal up? We know you’re not a publicity guy like Matthew Hulsizer, but toss us a bone here. Show us a sign. Anything to take our minds off Steve Nash in that horrid combination of colors: purple and yellow masquerading as gold.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 19, 2012 22:53:04 GMT -5
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 19, 2012 22:56:29 GMT -5
www.journaldequebec.com/2012/07/19/plus-de-13-m-pour-lexcavation(google translate) QUEBEC | AMPHITHEATRE More than $ 13 million for excavation The contract will be awarded Friday MARC-ANDRÉ GAGNON @ ISSUED: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 10:49 p.m. | UPDATE: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 11:00 p.m. PHOTO JEAN-FRANCOIS DESGAGNÉS After I have my shovel, September 3, the site of the deceased will begin to track up to excavators, September 10. ALSO READ 30,000 shovels to $ 10 Quebec City Friday will announce which company will carry out the excavation of the future amphitheater, a contract of at least $ 13.5 million. The contract for the excavation and will be granted pieutage "thirty-three months after it pledged to build an amphitheater," said Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume Thursday. This is the first of eight lots of the construction site of the amphitheater. It will be followed by foundations, next spring. "It is important, the Excavation Contract, reported Mayor Labeaume, because we've seen videos, drawings, specifications, but when you give the Excavation Contract, it means that it is seriously, [...] we will start digging to build the new arena in Quebec City. " "There, that's true, you dig [...] is striking, I think not only for the people, but for those who make decisions," the mayor has shown, thinking professional hockey. Between 13.5 and $ 17 million Four companies responded to the call for tenders launched on June 18 The deadline for submission of bids was July 17. The four proposals are estimated between 13.5 and 17 million. The rule that the contract be awarded to the lowest bidder, the company Charles-Auguste Fortier could win the tender, unless the bid is deemed unacceptable or that the score of the jury selection is not in appointment. The president of Charles-Auguste Fortier inc., André Fortier, confessed to the Journal he hoped to get the contract. He had not yet received a signal from the City to that effect yesterday. "We would be happy, told Mr. Fortier. In our family we are hockey players, and we played there (on ExpoCité), there was little Pee-Wee at the Coliseum. "This business of Beauport, who has signed the excavation of the city hall of Sainte-Foy, has already achieved, through a financial restructuring in 2008, an order under the Arrangement Act with creditors. The company has also been in trouble with the city court, two years ago, in the case of expansion of a sand pit in the Lac-Saint-Charles. The case was eventually settled out of court. The other bidders for the contract excavation of the amphitheater, CRT Construction, Constructions BSL and EBC, submitted bids that reach respectively 13.8, 14.5 and 17.1 million. It now remains to determine whether the amounts of bids obtained during the tender process are lower than the estimates that were made by the Project Office for the amphitheater.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 21, 2012 12:27:10 GMT -5
On the Zone Nordiques chat board, there is optimism. One person reports that a local Arizona radio show said that Doan is leaving the team, and that Jamison is out.
Other comments on Zone Nordiques say that with a kind of municipal bi-election occurring on August 28 in Glendale, that the balance of power on the Glendale city council is likely to shift against the Jamison deal. If this latter point ultimately proves to be the case, this would logically pose a potential true deadline for the NHL to close a deal with Jamison.
In the meantime, on July 30 the Arizona judge will hear the appeal of the petitioners for the sales tax referendum. That might also be a tripwire for the NHL and Jamison, if the judge permits the petition and referendum to proceed.
In the meantime, the "Where's Jamison" [aka where's Waldo] jokes continue.
Tick, tick, tick...........
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 21, 2012 12:46:59 GMT -5
broadstreetbuzz.com/2012/07/21/report-doan-to-visit-philadelphia/Report: Doan To Visit Philadelphia Jul 21st, 2012 at 12:06 am by Adam PfeiferFeatured Home » Featured » Report: Doan To Visit PhiladelphiaTweet Pin It As if the Flyers didn’t have enough going on already. The Shea Weber Watch has fans excited beyond belief. They might have something else to talk about. According to John Gambadoro of Sports Talk Radio 620 KTAR in Phoenix, prized free agent Shane Doan is expected to meet with the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Doan has already met with the New York Rangers on Friday. Doan would prefer to remain with the Coyotes, but the ownership situation may lead the captain elsewhere. The 16 year veteran would be a great addition to the Orange and Black. He could provide veteran leadership for a rather young team, and could replace Jaromir Jagr on that first line. However, a few other teams have shown strong interest in Doan, including the Penguins, Red Wings, and Sharks. -Follow me on Twitter! @pfeiifey
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 23, 2012 8:56:00 GMT -5
NHLwiki @nhlwiki #NHL *News*- According to agent Terry Bross, #Coyotes Shane Doan will be visiting a couple more teams with the #Pens being one of them.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 23, 2012 10:40:01 GMT -5
LATEST SPORTS Shane Doan Will Reportedly Visit With Penguins July 22, 2012 10:00 PM PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) — Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Pittsburgh Penguins are still very much in the mix for free agent winger Shane Doan. In fact, one report says Doan will likely visit with Pittsburgh. “Shane is going to visit a couple of more teams,” said Doan’s agent, Terry Bross, to the Tribune-Review on Sunday. “I’m pretty sure Pittsburgh will be one of them. He is interested in the Penguins.” Doan has indicated all along that his primary interest is to re-sign with Phoenix, which is the only organization he has ever played for. However, there’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Coyotes and their ownership. Doan has received several outside offers, including one from the Penguins. He visited with the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers last week. Doan scored 22 goals and totaled 50 points last year in Phoenix. He added five goals and four assists in the playoffs. For his career, Doan has 318 goals and 470 assists for 788 points. pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/07/22/shane-doan-will-reportedly-visit-with-penguins/
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 23, 2012 23:52:55 GMT -5
Could Coyotes Move to Canada? Tale of the Tape Between Phoenix & Quebec By Steve Silverman (Correspondent) on July 23, 2012 707 reads 2 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more storiesNext Nordique fans want a franchise in Quebec City. Phillip MacCallum/Getty Images he city of Phoenix has one thing going for it, if it is going to hold on to the Coyotes and keep them from going to another location like Quebec City: The population difference between the two cities. According to the U.S. Census bureau, nearly 1.5 million people lived in Phoenix as of 2010. The population living in the metropolitan area is approximately 6.45 million. According to National Post, the population of Quebec City is approximately 765,000, which represents a 6.5 percent increase between 2006 and 2011. The NHL wants to see the Coyotes stay in Glendale, Ariz. An effort to put the issue of a sales tax increase on the ballot that would helps solve the budget gap was disqualified earlier this month because organizers were unable to get enough signatures on their petitions (via The Sporting News). That means potential owner Greg Jamison still has an opportunity to complete a deal that would keep the team in Phoenix. However, if Jamison is unable to complete the purchase, the franchise could be moved. Quebec City has been seeking an NHL franchise since their team moved to Denver and became the Colorado Avalanche in 1995. Where should the Coyotes franchise play? Quebec City, where they would be renamed the Nordiques 45.4% Remain in Phoenix 52.2% Move to another city 2.4% Total votes: 291 At the time, the NHL deemed that the Quebec Nordiques' home arena, Le Colisee, was simply too small for an NHL franchise. The capacity at the time was 15,750. However, construction on a new 18,000-seat arena in Quebec City will begin in September. According to TSN.com, the new arena will be similar to Pittsburgh's Consol Energy Center. There is little doubt that the people of Quebec City would sell out the new arena if it had an NHL franchise. They would like to get either a U.S.-based franchise that does not have a favorable arena situation or get an expansion franchise. Hockey is in the blood of many passionate French Canadians. When the Nordiques were a part of the World Hockey Association and then when they joined the NHL, their fans gave them a strong home-ice advantage. In addition to their loud support, the knowledgeable fans knew the game as well as any fan base in the league. A team in Quebec City would represent a competitive threat to the Montreal Canadiens. The old Nordiques had a nasty rivalry with the Canadiens, and that took its toll on a team that also had a war on its hands every time it played the Boston Bruins. When the Nordiques played in Quebec, the Canadiens fought a war on two fronts against the Boston Bruins and Quebec Nordiques every season. The Coyotes don't have that kind of blood rivalry with any team. Fans go to games and support the team in playoff games, but hockey is not in the heart and soul of fans in the desert. Moving the Desert Dogs to Quebec City would raise the passion level of the sport and give the long-deserving fans of Quebec the team they so richly deserve (via New York Newsday). bleacherreport.com/articles/1269249-could-coyotes-move-to-canada-tale-of-the-tape-between-phoenix-quebec
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 24, 2012 8:08:48 GMT -5
Phoenix Coyotes' Shane Doan, still waiting, visits other teams by Sarah McLellan - Jul. 23, 2012 10:57 PM The Republic | azcentral.com When Coyotes captain Shane Doan reported to New York last Thursday for an NHLPA labor meeting, his main responsibility was to engage in discussions about the league's collective-bargaining agreement and its looming expiration date. But behind the scenes, picking a team remained a top priority for the 35-year-old free agent. Doan's camp hoped to hear from prospective Coyotes buyer Greg Jamison by the end of the week to gain reassurance that his bid to purchase the team was still progressing. Without that insight, Doan was expected to examine the 16 teams that have expressed interest in him and study the six offers already extended to determine where he could envision himself next season if he wasn't with the Coyotes. That communication from the Jamison group never came, and the business meeting in New York evolved into a visit with the Rangers and then the Philadelphia Flyers. By Monday, Doan's agent, Terry Bross, was waiting for Doan's list of teams he would consider joining. "We're still trying to decide which other visits he's going to take," Bross said. "We're mulling that over right now." Doan has had conversations with Jamison, but Bross said he hasn't heard from Jamison and isn't sure how recently the former San Jose Sharks executive reached out to Doan. "I've had contact with (General Manager) Don (Maloney), who is giving me reports from them," Bross said. "I haven't heard anything from them." After participating in the labor meeting, Doan met with the Rangers and Flyers over the weekend. The visits haven't ruled out the Coyotes, who remain Doan's No. 1 target. But Bross wants Doan to be informed about his suitors should he need to choose that route over the Coyotes. "When we get the news, whether it's good or bad, at least we'll be prepared," Bross said. "Otherwise we'll have to take a week to make a decision. If we find out it doesn't happen, then we're behind the 8-ball trying to go visit teams and make a decision. "Let's get them out of the way now. If it works (with the Coyotes), great. If it doesn't, we've got a feel for the other places." Read more: www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/20120723phoenix-coyotes-shane-doan-still-waiting-visits-other-teams.html#ixzz21XrEttm6
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 24, 2012 8:45:38 GMT -5
Public won't weigh in on Phoenix Coyotes deal Pair quit bid to put issue on ballot by Lisa Halverstadt - Jul. 23, 2012 09:57 PM The Republic | azcentral.com Organizers behind an effort to overturn Glendale's Phoenix Coyotes deal say their battle is over largely because the Goldwater Institute won't provide legal backing. The decision Monday comes a week after Glendale booted the referendum from the ballot, citing failure to meet a July 9 deadline or gather enough signatures. The two Glendale residents behind the effort said they believed the conservative watchdog group, which had offered advice, would challenge the city's decision. Goldwater officials said that although they wanted to give Glendale voters a chance to weigh in on the 20-year, $324 million Coyotes lease, they did not promise a lawsuit. "We were trying our best to help our allies figure out the rules, but we weren't going to make an open-ended commitment to go to court if it turned out the city turned down the petitions," said Clint Bolick, the group's vice president for litigation. The Phoenix-based non-profit continues to scrutinize the Coyotes deal more than three years after it first inserted itself into Glendale's hockey negotiations. Some Coyotes fans say the group has overstepped, but legal experts say Goldwater would not have violated non-profit rules if it had stepped in on behalf of the two residents and sued the city to try to get the referendum on the ballot. Non-profits can lobby on behalf of ballot measures so long as the measures are in line with their publicly stated purposes, said Ellis Carter, a Phoenix-based attorney who advises non-profits. Non-profits are only barred from supporting political candidates, she said. Still, some question whether Goldwater has turned a blind eye to other Valley sports deals as it tussles with Glendale. The watchdog group did not sue Mesa over a $99 million deal to build a new spring-training park for the Chicago Cubs after it alleged the voter-approved deal amounted to an illegal subsidy. Bolick said the watchdog group decided against a lawsuit in the case because it was "a close enough call that we opted not to take it on." A Mesa-commissioned study found that the Cubs have a $31.1 million annual direct economic impact on Cactus League spending. Meanwhile, Goldwater officials say they are scrutinizing the Arizona Diamondbacks' recent proposal that Chase Field ownership be transferred from Maricopa County to Phoenix to allow for more non-baseball events and possibly decrease their rent payments. "For now, we are not perceiving issues with the Diamondbacks arrangement but we're going to keep a close eye on it," said Bolick, whose group met with Diamondbacks executives to discuss the plan. Bolick said Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick, whose wife is on Goldwater's board, requested the meeting. Goldwater has said that Randy Kendrick's service on the board does not affect its decisions. Goldwater's interest in Glendale began as a battle for records related to the hockey team negotiations. The city for four years has sought a permanent owner for the Coyotes, the anchor tenant at Jobing.com Arena, which opened in 2003 after the city spent $180 million to build it. Glendale leaders have said the team attracts game-day visitors, who help the city pay that construction debt. The effort was complicated by the team's bankruptcy in 2009. Since then, several potential buyers have come forward. The Goldwater Institute threatened to sue over a deal more than a year ago with Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer. Hulsizer eventually walked, and former San Jose Sharks chief executive Greg Jamison came forward. The city inked a deal with Jamison last month, although he has yet to purchase the team from the National Hockey League. Goldwater continues to review Jamison's deal with the city. The institute unsuccessfully sued Glendale last month to invalidate the City Council vote on the deal. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dean Fink upheld the Glendale vote but clarified that the agreement with Jamison did not immediately go into effect, opening the door for a referendum. Glendale residents Joe Cobb and Ken Jones, the plaintiffs in that Goldwater suit, began gathering signatures after the hearing. They spent three weeks in triple-digit heat trying to coax residents to sign their petitions outside city libraries. Meanwhile, Glendale and Goldwater attorneys exchanged letters over the signature deadline amid confusion about the due date. Cobb and Jones ultimately turned in 1,568 signatures, about 300 fewer than required, after the city's deadline. Goldwater's decision not to provide legal support killed the referendum, Jones said, because he and Cobb couldn't afford attorney fees. Jones, 80, said he isn't giving up. He now advocates that the city tack on more fees for sports events at the arena. But he wishes voters had been given a say in the city's Coyotes deal. "I did what I felt like was right," he said. "I feel like it was an effort that Goldwater put a dead end to for us, and we weren't expecting that." www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2012/07/24/20120724phoenix-coyotes-public-wont-weigh-deal.html
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 25, 2012 17:34:11 GMT -5
Lisa Halverstadt þ@LisaHalverstadt Bettman on Jamison’s bid for #Coyotes: “Obviously there is a lot less uncertainty than there was prior to this happening.”
@lisahalverstadt Bettman: “That’s ultimately up to Greg Jamison. But having the landscape cleared off a little bit should make it easier for him to do this if he’s going to be able to get it done.”
@lisahalverstadt Today the @globeandmail asked #NHL Commish Gary Bettman how soon the #Coyotes could be sold.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 26, 2012 0:18:37 GMT -5
www.cknw.com/Channels/Reg/SportsLocal/Story.aspx?ID=1744955Doan To Decide Future by Friday Vancouver (CKNW/AM980) Rick Quinton | Email Rick.Quinton@corusent.com 7/25/2012 It's sounding more and more as if Friday will be "D-day" for free agent forward Shane Doan. Doan's agent Terry Bross, in an interview to be broadcast on CKNW's Sportstalk tonight, says it's getting to the point where decisions have to be made. He says the teams that have expressed an interest in his client have been very patient in waiting for the Phoenix Coyotes ownership situation to be resolved. But if it isn't cleared up by Friday, then they plan to move on and explore other options. Doan has a short-list of teams that he'd be interested in playing for and Bross confirms that the Vancouver Canucks are on that list. Montreal, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and the New York Rangers are the other teams believed to be on Doan's radar.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 26, 2012 0:19:08 GMT -5
Creasy @the_Creasy **BREAKING NEWS** Shane Doan to meet with Jamison and #Coyotes by end of week. Meeting requested by Jamison. Wants him re-signed. #DOAN
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 26, 2012 0:21:24 GMT -5
^^^^^ re the previous 2 posts - looks like Friday/Monday we will get some news on the Doane front.
Also noteworthy- on Monday (July 30) there is the court date for the petition for a referendum on the sales tax increase in Glendale. Likely won't get the judges decision on July 30, but it will be interesting nonetheless!
tick tick tick......
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 26, 2012 0:23:30 GMT -5
www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/coyotes-sale-clears-public-vote-hurdle/article4440896/?cmpid=rss1Coyotes sale clears public vote hurdle DAVID SHOALTS The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Jul. 25 2012, 4:01 PM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Jul. 25 2012, 7:06 PM EDT NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said it was good to see one obstacle to the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes removed but could not say if it means Greg Jamison will complete the purchase soon. Earlier this week, the two Glendale taxpayers whose petition seeking to put the arena lease granted to Jamison by the suburban city to a public vote in November was rejected by Glendale officials said they will not challenge the rejection in court. The petition was rejected because it missed a deadline of July 9 imposed by the city and it was about 300 signatures short of the required amount. MORE RELATED TO THIS STORY Report: Shane Doan to hold talks with Canadiens That’s ultimately up to Greg Jamison,” Bettman said Wednesday when asked if the sale will proceed quickly. “But having the landscape cleared off a little bit should make it easier for him to do this if he’s going to be able to get it done. “Obviously there is a lot less uncertainty than there was prior to this happening.” Jamison, the former president of the San Jose Sharks, has been silent in the last couple of months about his attempts to buy the Coyotes from the NHL for $170-million (all currency U.S.). The silence led to Coyotes captain Shane Doan, the only player on the team who was with it when the franchise moved to Arizona from Winnipeg in 1995, becoming a free agent. Doan is hoping to hear from Jamison before the end of the week in order to decide if a sale is likely or if he should look at the multiple offers he has received from several other NHL teams. Ken Jones, one of the Glendale residents who put together the petition on the arena lease, said he does not have the money for a legal challenge. He said the Goldwater Institute, the conservative public watchdog group that initially helped him and Joe Cobb start the petition, declined to handle a court challenge. “That left me and the other plaintiff with no choice,” Jones said. “I admired Goldwater for years. I didn’t think I needed to ask them to go the whole route. I figured they would stay until it was finished. “I just have no use for Goldwater at all now.” A request for comment from Goldwater was not answered but Goldwater lawyer Clint Bolick told the Arizona Republic the institute never promised Jones and Cobb it would handle the legal work. Goldwater may still pursue a lawsuit over the lease on the grounds it violates Arizona laws against excessive public subsidies of private business but no decision has been made on that. One obstacle, aside from Jamison’s attempts to finance the purchase, remains on July 30. That is the date of a court hearing to decide if a petition calling to put a sales-tax increase for Glendale to a public vote is valid. Glendale officials have said if they cannot get the sales-tax increase they may not be able to pay the $17-million to the Coyotes called for in the first year of a $324-million, 20-year lease for Jobing.com Arena. Bettman said only Jamison knows if the court decision will have an impact on his purchase “but based on the last conversation I had with him he is continuing to work on what he has to do.”
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 26, 2012 0:27:03 GMT -5
^^^^ Re the last paragraph of the article above -
Gary, that is SUCH a relief. Here I was, worried that Jamison was on a golf holiday, or maybe even sabotaging his own effort to buy Coyotes. I am so relieved that he is "continuing to work on what he has to do." Hmmm.....note to self...to do list....(1) find money (2) buy coyotes.......
I'm sure glad that people like Gary and Greg are leading the way.....
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 26, 2012 9:33:06 GMT -5
www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2012/07/26/coyotes-sale-remains-in-limbo-despite-glendales-324-million-subsidy-offer/Mike Ozanian, Forbes Staff Traffic cop at the intersection of money and sports SPORTSMONEY | 7/26/2012 @ 6:15AM |388 views Coyotes Sale Remains In Limbo Despite Glendale's $324 Million Subsidy Offer The National Hockey League remains stuck owning the Phoenix Coyotes even though there appear to be no obstacles to the new 20-year, $324 million lease subsidy the city of Glendale is offering a prospective buyer of the team. GLENDALE, AZ - MAY 13: Willie Mitchell #33 of the Los Angeles Kings tussles with Shane Doan #19 of the Phoenix Coyotes after the play in front of the Kings net in the third period of Game One of the Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on May 13, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Glendale, which is operating in the red, handed the NHL $25 million to help offset the team’s 2010-11 operating losses and has said it will pay the league another $25 million for the 2011-12 season. Those subsidies, which the city would no longer pay under the new lease, are not enough to make the Coyotes profitable. Former San Jose Sharks chief executive Greg Jamison, who is still listed as one of the owners of that hockey team, has offered to buy the team for $170 million. In May NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the deal with Jamison was moving forward. But as I wrote last month sports bankers are telling me Jamison doesn’t have the money. The Coyotes were bought out of bankruptcy by the NHL for $140 million in 2009. Since then a few potential buyers have emerged, including Jerry Reinsdorf, who owns Chicago‘s Bulls and White Sox, and Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer. Reinsdorf has enough money in petty cash to buy the Coyotes but walked away after looking at the team’s books because he knew the subsidy being offered wasn’t enough to cover the losses (our most recent valuation of NHL teams showed the Coyotes losing $24 million from operations, including Glendale’s $25 million hand out). Hulsizer never had the money to buy the Coyotes. A week ago Jamison told the Phoenix Business Journal he had the money to buy the Coyotes yet provided no timetable as to when the sale might be finalized. How convenient. I think the problem is $170 million is too rich a price even with the new $324 million lease, and so do potential investors who don’t want to be on the hook for capital calls to cover the team’s losses.
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Post by swervinmervin on Jul 26, 2012 9:44:49 GMT -5
www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012-07-25/predators-shane-doan/56491232/1Predators in on Shane Doan sweepstakes By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY Updated 14h 13m ago Now that the Nashville Predators have committed $110 million to Shea Weber, they are trying to recruit unrestricted free agent power forward Shane Doan, who is probably the most attractive player still in the marketplace. By Sanford Myers, The Tennessean Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber and Phoenix Coyotes right wing Shane Doan know each other. "He is an outstanding player and outstanding person," Predators coach Barry Trotz said of Doan. "He really would be a type of player we would want on our hockey club and we are exploring that like a lot of other teams." Doan, 35, has made it clear that he prefers to stay with the Phoenix Coyotes, but he won't stay unless he is convinced there will be stable ownership and that the team won't be moved. Former San Jose Sharks executive Greg Jamison is trying to buy the team. Sixteen teams have expressed interest in Doan and six have made offers, according to his agent. He has met with the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers and TVA Sports says he plans to meet with the Montreal Canadiens. "If he is available, I know we will be high on his list because I know one of the things he's looking for is a team with a chance to win," Trotz said. "I'd check that off because he believes we are." Trotz said Doan knows several Nashville players, including Weber. "He's a great family guy and a great Christian athlete, and we fit into his framework in so many areas," Trotz said. "I think we have a big chance if he becomes available." It would seem that it now will be easier for Nashville to attract players. Said Trotz: "We are not in a rebuilding mode. We are in a go-forward mode to win a Stanley Cup." Around the rinks The Vancouver Canucks and forward Dale Wiese agreed to a one-year deal, avoiding Friday's salary arbitration hearing. Rangers defenseman Anton Stralman is the last remaining player still facing a hearing. … The Dallas Stars reached a one-year deal with defenseman Jordie Benn. His younger brother, All-Star forward Jamie Benn, remains unsigned by the Stars.
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