Jim Balsillie wants to move a NHL team the Phoenix Coyotes to Southern Ontario. Of course it happens to be the town that we live in, Hamilton. This is an exciting time for Hamilton and what it has to offer but also a sad time for Phoenix losing the only NHL team they have. In Phoenix there just simply was not enough fan support. Unlike the Toronto Maple leafs. I say that because the Leafs sell out almost every home game and they have not made it to the playoffs for several years now. This makes Hamilton a perfect location to start a new fan base. Toronto is the most valuable team in the NHL. Sure the move of the Coyotes will hinder the crowd in Toronto but it could do wonders for Hamilton.
The recent economy has caused many people to lose there jobs or get laid off, especially since Stelco shutdown. Cops Coliseum well need to be completely renovated, which is estimated at one hundred and fifty million dollars. Which means contractors and workers will have to be hired to do this task. They will also need a bigger staff on hand for home games then before. The Coyotes will draw much more attention to hockey in Hamilton then the bulldogs ever did. This is just another opportunity for the people of Hamilton to get back to work until the economy turns around.
I think it will also be interesting to see Wayne Gretzky the head coach of the Coyotes back in his home country trying to lead his team to the playoffs. But why would the millions of die hard Toronto Maple Leaf fans all of a sudden support another team. Lets face it all of our parents or maybe even us have loved the leafs at one point. Well the Coyotes not only have Gretzky as their coach but they also have a solid leader, Shane Doan which is something that Toronto does not have at this point. Also in the 2008 – 2009 season Toronto had 81 and Phoenix had 79. All in all I feel this is a great opportunity for both the city of Hamilton and the Coyotes. Currently Jim Balsillie is in court trying to get permission to move the team. If he can he plans on having them playing next season in Hamilton.
The recent economy has caused many people to lose there jobs or get laid off, especially since Stelco shutdown. Cops Coliseum well need to be completely renovated, which is estimated at one hundred and fifty million dollars. Which means contractors and workers will have to be hired to do this task. They will also need a bigger staff on hand for home games then before. The Coyotes will draw much more attention to hockey in Hamilton then the bulldogs ever did. This is just another opportunity for the people of Hamilton to get back to work until the economy turns around.
I think it will also be interesting to see Wayne Gretzky the head coach of the Coyotes back in his home country trying to lead his team to the playoffs. But why would the millions of die hard Toronto Maple Leaf fans all of a sudden support another team. Lets face it all of our parents or maybe even us have loved the leafs at one point. Well the Coyotes not only have Gretzky as their coach but they also have a solid leader, Shane Doan which is something that Toronto does not have at this point. Also in the 2008 – 2009 season Toronto had 81 and Phoenix had 79. All in all I feel this is a great opportunity for both the city of Hamilton and the Coyotes. Currently Jim Balsillie is in court trying to get permission to move the team. If he can he plans on having them playing next season in Hamilton.
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