NHL Commissioner Gary Pittman is not a very popular figure among NHL fans, especially those from Canada.
The NHL has generated more than $6 billion in revenue this season, according to a recent brag from Bettman, but the Arizona Coyotes haven’t found a suitable home.
Bateman had hoped to keep the coyotes in the desert, but there were indications that they might be moved.
This raised the question of why the Coyotes hadn’t moved to Toronto or added a second team to the GTA in a similar way to how the New York Rangers and New York Islanders coexisted.
The idea of ββeither the Coyotes moving to the GTA or joining a second franchise was directly pitched to Bettman.
who closed Bettman quickly and predictably faster than Phil Kessel could gobble up a hot dog.
“The discussion takes place more in your world than it does in ours. It’s a matter of speculation, it’s a matter of putting things out there, but in terms of interest, of reality, of what’s involved. It’s not something that seems to resonate the way it does in other markets and other proprietary claims of any cause or reasons
– Batman about the idea of ββa GTA-based team-up
We all understand that there will be no franchise coming to Canada as long as Bettman remains NHL commissioner. In fact, if it’s what Bateman wants, he’ll probably unfortunately move some of the teams out of Canada.
Gary Bateman Just On @employee Presentation before the Stanley Cup Final game # coyotes Situation pic.twitter.com/F7XHXwflAQ
– Collin Harmon (CollinHarmonTV) June 3, 2023
Bateman asked of a second team in Toronto: βThe discussion takes place more in your world than it does in ours. It’s a matter of speculation, it’s a matter of putting things out there, but in terms of interest, of reality, of what’s involved..β
– NHL Watcher (NHL_Watcher) June 3, 2023
Bettman asked about a second team in Toronto: βThe discussion happens more in your world than it does in ours. It’s a matter of speculation, it’s a matter of putting things out there, but in terms of interest, of reality, of what’s involved..β
– NHL Watcher (NHL_Watcher) June 3, 2023
Each state/province may only have one team
– Coffee Spots πΊπΈ (@Coffee_Spots2) June 4, 2023
Quite not an NHL city https://t.co/lnpQvyuD9i
– NHL Watcher (NHL_Watcher) June 5, 2023