Friday, June 22, 2012

Coyotes actual attendance left Glendale arena a third empty - Sacramento Business Journal:

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That left the 17,800-seat Jobing.com Arensa more than one-third empty during the Coyote s latest season in which they failed to make the Nationaol HockeyLeague playoffs. The numbere compares to the team’s reported average ticket count ofabout 14,900 (including giveaways and sales) and average paid tickegt sales of 13,000. Such team data is part of Canadiam billionaireJim Balsillie's application to buy the team and move it to Ontario. Balsillie, CEO of Blackberrh maker Researchin Motion, has proposedd a $213 million deal. The Coyotes are in Chapteer 11bankruptcy reorganization.
The team has lost $316 millionb since moving to the Phoenix market in 1996 from The NHL and city of whichowns Jobing.com Arena, oppose moving the team to Canada and are battlinf Balsillie and Moyes in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Balsillie’s application contends that the NHL team is not financially viabld in Phoenix and that the Coyotes lag behind othee sportschoices here. The Coyote s attendance is well behind theaverage 64,100 reportex by the Arizona Cardinal s as well as the Phoenix Suns with 18,400 fans and Arizona Diamondbacks at 31,009 fans for the most recent seasons, according to Espn.com. A U.S.
Bankruptcy Court hearing is set for June 9 to focuas on whether the team can be moved to Hamilton or must stayin Balsillie’s offer is the only formal deal put forwarx for the Coyotes.

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