Post by cougar222 on Mar 25, 2011 14:39:34 GMT -5
Glendale is planning for a future without the Coyotes it seems to me according to these two articles in AzCentral which make references to their future. I didn't copy all the material because most of it relates to other stuff in Glendale but is seems like they are getting ready to focus on something more realistic for them, which is basketball, as they sense they are about to lose their hockey team. This all leads me to think an announcement about the Jets coming home is imminent.
Hint to Glendale: Colangelo's still thinking of you
Jerry Colangelo, chairman of USA Basketball, told members of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce this week that he is willing to discuss the possibility of bringing the organization's headquarters to Glendale if an appropriate developer with a site steps forward.
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Colangelo also said the clock is ticking for relocating USA Basketball because his tenure as chairman won't last forever.
With the uncertainty of the Phoenix Coyotes' and Westgate's future and a lockout of National Football League players, Glendale's fortunes are in limbo. Securing a deal to bring USA Basketball to the city's sports and entertainment district would be ideal.
Time running out on Glendale USA Basketball deal
Valley sports and business mogul Jerry Colangelo said he's disappointed a deal with Glendale to build the USA Basketball headquarters in the city's sports district fell apart.
The opportunity to snag the U.S. Olympic basketball organization remains, but there is little time left to salvage the project, he said at a Glendale Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday.
Colangelo, former owner of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks, said he could hold off relocating the organization only through the end of his term as USA Basketball chairman in 2012.
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One of the things occupying Glendale is completing a deal to keep the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena through 2041. The city has been unable to finalize its arena lease agreement with team buyer Matthew Hulsizer due to lawsuit threats by the Goldwater Institute over concerns the deal is not legal.
Colangelo said he hopes everything works out for Glendale.
"My heart goes out to the Coyotes and the city of Glendale regarding the dilemma they find themselves in," Colangelo said.
He said the group should work with Glendale to find a compromise.
"One side (Goldwater) talks about principle," Colangelo said. "One side (Glendale) talks about reality."
Read more: www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/03/25/20110325glendale-usa-basketball-deal.html#ixzz1HdpslHm9
www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/WestValleyEditorials/123399
Hint to Glendale: Colangelo's still thinking of you
Jerry Colangelo, chairman of USA Basketball, told members of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce this week that he is willing to discuss the possibility of bringing the organization's headquarters to Glendale if an appropriate developer with a site steps forward.
.....
Colangelo also said the clock is ticking for relocating USA Basketball because his tenure as chairman won't last forever.
With the uncertainty of the Phoenix Coyotes' and Westgate's future and a lockout of National Football League players, Glendale's fortunes are in limbo. Securing a deal to bring USA Basketball to the city's sports and entertainment district would be ideal.
Time running out on Glendale USA Basketball deal
Valley sports and business mogul Jerry Colangelo said he's disappointed a deal with Glendale to build the USA Basketball headquarters in the city's sports district fell apart.
The opportunity to snag the U.S. Olympic basketball organization remains, but there is little time left to salvage the project, he said at a Glendale Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday.
Colangelo, former owner of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks, said he could hold off relocating the organization only through the end of his term as USA Basketball chairman in 2012.
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One of the things occupying Glendale is completing a deal to keep the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena through 2041. The city has been unable to finalize its arena lease agreement with team buyer Matthew Hulsizer due to lawsuit threats by the Goldwater Institute over concerns the deal is not legal.
Colangelo said he hopes everything works out for Glendale.
"My heart goes out to the Coyotes and the city of Glendale regarding the dilemma they find themselves in," Colangelo said.
He said the group should work with Glendale to find a compromise.
"One side (Goldwater) talks about principle," Colangelo said. "One side (Glendale) talks about reality."
Read more: www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/03/25/20110325glendale-usa-basketball-deal.html#ixzz1HdpslHm9
www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/WestValleyEditorials/123399