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Let Canada Have Phoenix
by Paul on 09/23/09 at 07:46 AM ET
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from Frank Deford at NPR,
The Phoenix Coyotes, largely unnoticed by the inhabitants of Arizona, have now gone bankrupt. A wealthy Canadian wants to pay almost a quarter of a billion dollars to buy a franchise that is worthless in the desert, and move it to Hamilton, Ontario, where it would be positively adored.
But the NHL is fighting in bankruptcy court to hold on to the Coyotes.
What a shame. Look, it’s no insult for a sport not to be appreciated everywhere. Pride and television are no match for love and cheers, and hockey is too good a game to be held up to ridicule just because its vainglorious patrons’ reach exceeds their grasp.
The NHL should render unto Canada what is Canada’s and let the Coyotes go where they are wanted.
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