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Father of PHX AGM Brad Treliving involved in keeping Coyotes in Glendale?
None of those stories, however, can top the story that flew under the radar despite being posted onto the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s website on April 4th. The clip, which is from the CBC show “Strombo”, features an interview with investor Jim Treliving, whose many properties include Boston Pizza, the chain famous for x-ing out its name on the end boards at Rogers Center in Vancouver during last year’s Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins.
At the 9:00 mark of the clip, Treliving is asked about his son Brad, who happens to be the Assistant General Manager of the Phoenix Coyotes. What follows is an interesting mini-discussion about the team, and their potential future in the desert:
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Of course, there is a huge difference between saying unequivocally that you are going to do something and kind of dancing around the issue like Treliving did here. The key thing to remember, however, is that it doesn’t make any sense for him to be merely joking around about something that is going to have a direct bearing on the future of the life of his son Brad. He may have accidentally let the beans slip on something, but the odds are that this wasn’t just something in jest that he threw out there to draw laughs from a crowd.
Treliving Sr says the team will be in Phoenix next season.
Same crap, different day. I want the media to be concerned about the team on the ice, nothing else. Only thing that would be worth talking about media wise, is a for sure owner, that has signed their name(s) on the dotted lines. Beyond that, shutup and let the team play IMO.
Same crap, different day. I want the media to be concerned about the team on the ice, nothing else. Only thing that would be worth talking about media wise, is a for sure owner, that has signed their name(s) on the dotted lines. Beyond that, shutup and let the team play IMO.
What I posted on the Coyotes board:
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Treliving is part of T&M, which besides owning Boston's pizza, is involved with commercial real estate, sports management, arena management, ticketing and concert/event production. They also own and operate the CHL. Now, really, who else would be such a fit to buy the team, arena and surrounding real estate? Jamison could be an investing partner, with Treliving being the driving force. Even if the team goes south and remains, Treliving can fast-track a CHL team to replace them, while flipping the Coyotes to another market. He gets to keep the cheaply bought real estate.
Very plausible. Out of all the potential owners, he has the most reason to be in the game.
The team still has some major financial issues to get around, but out of all the owners bandied in front of the cameras, he makes the most sense.
It makes sense sure, but right now, I want this team to be looking on the ice. You can say all you want, that the team are grown ups, and should focus on the ice. But when stories like these, optimism that isn't there in the end, it's still in the player's mind. I want this to stay away, if at all possible. But the media will probably run with it.
Let me say I'm a Blues fan up here in Canada (QC would be the closest NHL city to see a game where I live) but I hope the Coyotes stay in Phoenix this situation needs to end positively for the Coyotes/COG and the NHL. I have no doubt the NHL will come back to QC some day probably in a few years. I have a good feeling about Brad Treliving he seemed confident the team will stay in Phoenix...I hope he is right.
The Coyotes should appear on Dragon's Den to try and secure an investment.
I had no idea Jim's son was involved with hockey. Jim seems like a pretty damn good businessman, is buying the Coyotes a damn good business decision in any way?
The Coyotes should appear on Dragon's Den to try and secure an investment.
I had no idea Jim's son was involved with hockey. Jim seems like a pretty damn good businessman, is buying the Coyotes a damn good business decision in any way?
I probably sound stupid but I had no idea Boston Pizza was a Canadian based restaurant chain until now.
It makes sense sure, but right now, I want this team to be looking on the ice. You can say all you want, that the team are grown ups, and should focus on the ice. But when stories like these, optimism that isn't there in the end, it's still in the player's mind. I want this to stay away, if at all possible. But the media will probably run with it.
Wouldn't alot of the problems with the team have been avoided if SOMEONE would've taken a long term view of things?
Not that I go there very frequently (maybe once a year, if that), but if Jim Treliving buys the Coyotes and keeps them in Glendale, I'll boycott Boston Pizza. If he buys the team and moves it somewhere else, I'll celebrate at Boston Pizza.
I find this whole thing very disturbing, as Treliving was born in Manitoba. I expect him to hate the Coyotes as much as I do, even though I know if he's involved at all, it's purely a business thing/helping-out-his-son thing with no emotional connection to any region.
Is the jest with which that man spoke simply lost on the viewers who posted this?
Was the coy answer about owning pizza parlors when asked if he would be interested in owning the Coyotes not blatant enough?
Phineas Taylor Barnum said there is a sucker born every minute. If you assign any potential ownership of the Coyotes to that video, congratulations, it's your minute.
I posted a bit about the history of Global Entertainment (Treliving's company that owns the WPHL doing business as the CHL, as well as other companies) in the current mega-thread. Nothing fully dispels the thought that he might be involved in keeping the 'Yotes in Glendale, but it is interesting to look at the MO of Global on the minor-league scale. If I were Glendale, I'd want nothing to do with partnering with him, especially if he offers to build a small events center to host a WPHL dba CHL team...
Is the jest with which that man spoke simply lost on the viewers who posted this?
Was the coy answer about owning pizza parlors when asked if he would be interested in owning the Coyotes not blatant enough?
Phineas Taylor Barnum said there is a sucker born every minute. If you assign any potential ownership of the Coyotes to that video, congratulations, it's your minute.
You're correct, of course, he's most likely just saying that because his son is working for the team. And he sure as hell cant say: ''Hell yeah the Coyotes will move and my son will lose his job!''
But can you really blame Coyotes fans for grasping at straws for any positive news AT ALL regarding the Coyotes?
Not that I go there very frequently (maybe once a year, if that), but if Jim Treliving buys the Coyotes and keeps them in Glendale, I'll boycott Boston Pizza. If he buys the team and moves it somewhere else, I'll celebrate at Boston Pizza.
I find this whole thing very disturbing, as Treliving was born in Manitoba. I expect him to hate the Coyotes as much as I do, even though I know if he's involved at all, it's purely a business thing/helping-out-his-son thing with no emotional connection to any region.
Just because he is from Manitoba, doesn't mean he has to hate them.
I know a bunch of people from here that followed them after the Coyotes left, and still like them to this day.
Not that I go there very frequently (maybe once a year, if that), but if Jim Treliving buys the Coyotes and keeps them in Glendale, I'll boycott Boston Pizza. If he buys the team and moves it somewhere else, I'll celebrate at Boston Pizza.
I find this whole thing very disturbing, as Treliving was born in Manitoba. I expect him to hate the Coyotes as much as I do, even though I know if he's involved at all, it's purely a business thing/helping-out-his-son thing with no emotional connection to any region.
This is an incredibly immature post. Why on earth would you HATE the Phoenix Coyotes, and celebrate their relocation? Mod edit.
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Is the jest with which that man spoke simply lost on the viewers who posted this?
Was the coy answer about owning pizza parlors when asked if he would be interested in owning the Coyotes not blatant enough?
I think their point was that because his son is directly involved, he wouldn't be saying anything purely in jest. People don't expect the upper management to survive a move to Quebec, so his son's job is contingent on their either staying in Phoenix or moving somewhere else (not that there are many options other than QC). That doesn't seem like something to joke about if he didn't know something was going on.
For those who take this as a victory, he only said that they would be in Phoenix 'next year'.
Wouldn't alot of the problems with the team have been avoided if SOMEONE would've taken a long term view of things?
That's beside the point at this moment. I'm tired of this off ice crap. There are people with families in Phoenix on this team. They have to wonder if they are going to be able to see their kids as much as they are able to now. Just let them play hockey. One way or another, there is going to be an owner. The NHL isn't going to own them again next year. Whether they stay in Phoenix or not is a different story.
Not that I go there very frequently (maybe once a year, if that), but if Jim Treliving buys the Coyotes and keeps them in Glendale, I'll boycott Boston Pizza. If he buys the team and moves it somewhere else, I'll celebrate at Boston Pizza.
I find this whole thing very disturbing, as Treliving was born in Manitoba. I expect him to hate the Coyotes as much as I do, even though I know if he's involved at all, it's purely a business thing/helping-out-his-son thing with no emotional connection to any region.
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I'll second that.
That's beyond a reasonable level of dislike. It's outright hatred, for little reason.
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That's beside the point at this moment. I'm tired of this off ice crap. There are people with families in Phoenix on this team. They have to wonder if they are going to be able to see their kids as much as they are able to now. Just let them play hockey. One way or another, there is going to be an owner. The NHL isn't going to own them again next year. Whether they stay in Phoenix or not is a different story.
I think the whole players are worried thing is overblown. Hockey players get traded all the time. Other than Doan who has been there the whole time the franchise has been there and has a no trade clause who else has reason to stress out about a move.
I think the whole players are worried thing is overblown. Hockey players get traded all the time. Other than Doan who has been there the whole time the franchise has been there and has a no trade clause who else has reason to stress out about a move.
Plenty of players, not even on this team, rent houses in the valley area. Yes, you have to worry about trades, but that's only a group of players. There are a good chunk of players on every team that won't be moved.
This is everyone on the team moving, not just players you can count on 1 hand for the most part.
