The Arizona Coyotes hope a new sponsorship agreement with Gila River Casinos will bring in more money for the team and the city of Glendale.
Marcel Dionne
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rename their rink Gila (pronounce hee-lah) River Arena. It was the latest in a
line of long-term corporate contracts the Coyotes have entered into to entrench
themselves in Arizona. "This is all about the economic viability of this club,"
co-owner, president and CEO Anthony LeBlanc told a conference call. "This is the
most significant deal that we have in our corporate sponsors." As long as this
deal is approved Sept. 9 by the Glendale City Council, the building formerly
known as Jobing.com Arena will have its new name the next day. LeBlanc, part of
the teams Canadian-led ownership group, said the city will receive US$600,000
from the agreement and that he didnt expect approval to be a problem. LeBlanc
didnt reveal how much the Coyotes will get from the new agreement. The previous
deal with Jobing.com that the team terminated was reportedly worth $30 million
over 10 years. Gila River Arena will be the first North American professional
sports stadium named by a federally recognized Native American tribe. It will
also be the first named after a casino, but LeBlanc didnt express any concern
about connecting the NHL team to a gambling institution. Gambling on hockey and
other sports is illegal in the state of Arizona. Gila Rivers three casinos offer
slots, poker and other table games. "Obviously we went through our due diligence
in the process, and we worked very closely with the National Hockey League ...
to ensure that it falls within the requirements, and obviously it did," LeBlanc
said. "This wouldnt have been announced without the league blessing it." Since
new ownership closed its deal to buy the Coyotes in August 2013, it has put a
priority on selling tickets and suites and picking up more corporate sponsors to
grow the teams reach. That hasnt stopped speculation and criticism from the
outside, though LeBlanc again brushed it off Wednesday. "I couldnt care less
what the critics have to say," LeBlanc said. "None of our motivation has to do
with anyones going to be critical about this franchise. If theyre critical, they
quite frankly dont understand what it is that were doing."
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