David Stern
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I mean the only possible answer to this is yes, and I’m fine with the idea of tanking next year and distracting myself with a new hockey team. I pray that he doesn’t help with any of the necessary rebranding.
What do you mean by necessary rebranding? Are you implying that Salt Lake City Coyotes isnt a credible name?I mean the only possible answer to this is yes, and I’m fine with the idea of tanking next year and distracting myself with a new hockey team. I pray that he doesn’t help with any of the necessary rebranding.
This seems like a very likely plan. Utah has pushed for World Championship events in downhill, biathlon, cross coutry among other winter sports and they seem to have regular world cup events for all those sports. Ski jumping I'm not sure about, but it seems the facilities for everything else have seen some additional investments in them since the 2002 olympics.Utah will build a hockey arena, monetize it with an NHL franchise, then use it for their Olympic bid.
Agreed, though I don't consider Ski Jumping an actual sport. Too many arbitrary rules they seem to make up on the fly (no pun intended).This seems like a very likely plan. Utah has pushed for World Championship events in downhill, biathlon, cross coutry among other winter sports and they seem to have regular world cup events for all those sports. Ski jumping I'm not sure about, but it seems the facilities for everything else have seen some additional investments in them since the 2002 olympics.
The deal is basically the current Yotes owner keeps the brand and would get a 5 year exclusive window to bring in an expansion franchise to Phoenix while Smith gets the franchise. The NHL gets about two to three hundred million for laundering the deal.What do you mean by necessary rebranding? Are you implying that Salt Lake City Coyotes isnt a credible name?
It was more of a humoristic pun about Coyotes being a good brand name for a team based in SLC..The deal is basically the current Yotes owner keeps the brand and would get a 5 year exclusive window to bring in an expansion franchise to Phoenix while Smith gets the franchise. The NHL gets about two to three hundred million for laundering the deal.
Though the thing has lost more money than the Hindenberg, the Coyotes are a brand that's there for about 28 years. So there is some recognition there, even if it isn't all good.
Whether you consider it valid or not, ski jumping hills are used in two different Olympic events (ski jumping and nordic combined) and it requires pretty expensive facilities that are hard to monetize and that environmentalists often harp about.Agreed, though I don't consider Ski Jumping an actual sport. Too many arbitrary rules they seem to make up on the fly (no pun intended).
Regardless, it'll be interesting to see how they work with the new arena and what happens with the DC. If they don't tear it down, I suspect they'll use the new digs for Hockey and the DC for Figure Skating and Short Track. I also imagine that's part of the reason for the speed at which this seems to be moving. Bettman can see the advantages of using SLC and the coming Olympics as free advertising for the game, the NHL, and a local franchise.
Correct, we have to go with something much more ridiculous.What do you mean by necessary rebranding? Are you implying that Salt Lake City Coyotes isnt a credible name?
Let’s get some ideas goingCorrect, we have to go with something much more ridiculous.
obviously he willWonder if he's going to make them wear highlighter yellow and black.
No doubt. I just find it funny that gear that was approved the day before may not be usable the next after. Kind of defeats the purpose when such arbitrary calls are made. If they can't even agree on what gear should be allowed, then I don't think it should qualify as a sport, let alone one in the Olympics.Whether you consider it valid or not, ski jumping hills are used in two different Olympic events (ski jumping and nordic combined) and it requires pretty expensive facilities that are hard to monetize and that environmentalists often harp about.
And they all have to wear their headgear backwards.Wonder if he's going to make them wear highlighter yellow and black.