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ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski said in a tweet that Meruelo might be able, once the Coyotes move to Utah, to bring them back as an expanded team. It would be similar in some ways to the Cleveland BrownsAfter relocating from New York to Baltimore four years ago, the team was able to continue as an expanded franchise.
Wyshynski’s words here, which specifically state that it’s “not a conventional relocation,” suggest the Utah Whatevers would be viewed as an expansion team, with its own story, and starting at scratch. Arizona Coyotes It would then be suspended, and able to resume its previous position if it ever figured out the best arena for it.
It is also likely that Utah will adopt its own logo and brand, as well as a unique name. Hopefully, the creative team at NHL HQ is already working hard on this, as the club will be playing its first exhibition games in just five months—ah, they did it in less time when the Thrashers Moved to Winnipeg by late May 2011 no problem. Who is the owner of Utah Jazz? The public is invited to suggest names This week’s earlier.
The NHL would offer a deal that would rewrite the history of its franchises for the first time. It has been a league principle that franchises are franchises and their history follows the team. When the NBA changed things up, it was because of the Charlotte Bobcats The Hornets changed their name, erasing the history of the Hornets. New Orleans Hornets After they changed their name to Pelicans. Of course, the NFL allowed them to retain their past.
Case in point — if/when this deal is completed, the Arizona Coyotes They would receive a special exception that allows them, in essence, to keep their history. Winnipeg Jets original relocated As their team lies dormant on the desert, while the actual. Winnipeg Jets currently in play History would be a thing of the past.
Could we, if we were to play musical chair with the history of our team, at least return that history to them? The Jets are not doing anything that belongs to the suspended franchise. If you want to rewrite history in this way, do it with the Jets, not the Coyotes.
The suspension of franchises in the early days of the NHL is not a recent phenomenon. Several franchises in the NHL’s early years were suspended to fix an arena problem or to improve financial stability.
The History of NHL Suspended Franchises
QUEBEC BULLDOGS
It is important to note that the word “you” means “person”. Quebec Bulldogs The NHL granted the Quebec franchise a franchise in 1917-18, but they did not play in that season due to financial problems. When the team failed to commit in time to join the NHL for its second year, it was cancelled without them ever having played a single game. In order to have a team located in Quebec, NHL officials approved the second new franchise. The Quebecois began playing in the NHL in 1919-20. Quebec Athletics. The Athletics, after all, moved to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and played there as the Tigers for the next five seasons.
OTTAWA SENATORS
Original Ottawa SenatorsFaced with financial hardship, the Senators requested that the league suspend its franchise at the end of the season 1930-1931. They were short of cash and had difficulty paying their players. The Senators even considered moving to Chicago or Toronto as a secondary team. After a single suspended season away, the Senators returned to the NHL in 1932, but not for long… two years later, the club moved to St. Louis, where they played one final season as the St. Louis Eagles. The Eagles demanded another suspension by the league, but they were refused.
PHILADELPHIA QUAKERS
Together with the Senators Philadelphia Quakers The first Pittsburgh Pirates( ) suspended their franchises in 1931. They attended NHL meetings every year for five seasons. At these meetings, they announced that they were moving to a brand new arena in Pittsburgh and also extended their own suspension. The NHL finally terminated the Quakers’ franchise in 1936 when it became clear that there was no imminent new arena.
NEW YORK AMERICANS
New York Rangers joined the NHL in the same year as the original New York pro hockey club. The Rangers were the first New York professional hockey club to join the NHL. New York Americans Rangers have never enjoyed the same financial or on-ice success. The club, in 1941, tried to change its name from the Brooklyn Americans but this did not help. They were given a temporary suspension by the league during World War II, with the promise that they would return when ready. The league, or perhaps the New York Rangers, were not interested in the Americans’ return five years after they announced their intention. They promptly cancelled the franchise.
The MONTREAL MARIOS
Montreal’s other team, for which the Forum is named. The Montreal Maroons The Maroons won two Stanley Cups in their decade of NHL play before they ran into financial problems during the Great Depression. In 1938, the Maroons asked for their franchise to be suspended and tried to move to St. Louis. However, they were turned down by the NHL. The Maroons had a contract to sell their franchise to a group that wanted to relocate to Philadelphia in 1945. However, due to the lack of an adequate arena, those talks were terminated. In 1947, after ten years of not playing a single game, the NHL officially cancelled the Maroons.
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