A Glendale city council member is sick and tired of the Phoenix Coyotes relocation turmoil.
Joyce Clark tweeted her dismay towards the situation, saying that the cities in Canada chasing the NHL franchise are "poachers."
I will be so pleased when Coyotes issue is settled. Then all of these Canadian poachers can move on to another team and another city.
"We get emails, we get tweets from Canadians -- sometimes posed as Arizona residents -- saying 'it's a bad deal and the city of Glendale shouldn't be investing in a hockey team,'" Clark told Metro Saskatoon.
Wanting to keep the team in Glendale, Clark states the Coyotes are a vital part of the community.
"It's sited in a major sports and entertainment district in Glendale and we rely upon the 42 nights of hockey games to help to keep what we call Westgate healthy," Clark said, "so that's a major reason for supporting keeping the Coyotes in Glendale and in Westgate."
Clark also mentioned to Metro Saskatoon that she has no problem with Canadian cities getting NHL teams but is against the relocation of current teams that are growing.
"In Canada, you have a market of people who enjoy hockey and love hockey, if you want to build new markets, you go to where there is no hockey and try to build those markets and that's exactly what the NHL is doing," Clark explained.
Saskatoon Mayor Donald Atchison feels that Clark is targeting the nation as a whole instead of certain Canadian cities -- including Saskatoon.
"It almost sounds like she's calling the nation poachers," Atchison told Metro Saskatoon. "There are places such as Kitchener-Waterloo, Quebec City. I'm sure Halifax would love to have a team (and) Saskatoon would love to have a team -- so we're not poaching anything from anyone."
Atchison also added that it only makes sense to look at other markets if support for the Coyotes is on a steady decline.
"If it seems they aren't going to be able to stay financially viable in their community and Saskatoon is a viable option, I would think people would want to look at that," added Atchison.
According to the mayor, Clark should be optimistic about the future in Phoenix as the Coyotes are on the verge of having a new owner that will work with the NHL towards a new lease at Glendale's Jobing.com arena.
"I think she should be elated that the Coyotes will stay in Phoenix at the Glendale arena there and that it sounds like they've got a wonderful owner moving in."
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