Speaking at the league’s announcement of the 2014 Winter Classic on Sunday, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league’s focus is to leave the Coyotes in the desert. “We’re not planning on moving Phoenix as we stand here today,” he said. The Phoenix Coyotes have been run by the NHL since 2009, when former owner Jerry [...]

The Phoenix Coyotes ownership situation remains “a work in progress” after prospective buyer Greg Jamison was unable to close his transaction to purchase the Coyotes before the time window he had negotiated with the City of Glendale expired last month. “We’re in a period where there is a series of potentially interested investors who are doing [...]

There are several parties interested in purchasing the troubled Phoenix Coyotes, including at least one that previously showed interest in buying the club, unnamed sources tell Sporting News scribe Jesse Spector. Spector reports that one-time Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods is working with multiple potential bidders to secure the franchise, and that Ice Edge Holdings, a group that [...]

Following Greg Jamison‘s unsuccessful bid to meet this week’s deadline to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes under the terms of the lease agreement the Coyotes have with the City of Glendale, there are whispers that a new relocation bid is taking shape, according to the Toronto Sun. Not only did a city councilor tell The Arizona Republic this week [...]

Greg Jamison has missed his deadline to buy the Phoenix Coyotes before a lease agreement with the City of Glendale expires, according to ESPN.com. The former CEO of the San Jose Sharks had until midnight Thursday to buy the team from the NHL under the terms of the lease agreement with Glendale, but was unable to get the money [...]

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Arizona Republic that regardless of Greg Jamison failing to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes and Thursday’s deadline with the city, “The Coyotes will still be playing here tomorrow and our objectives will remain the same.” Daly, in a radio interview on Hockey Night in Canada, maintained his commitment to Glendale, but acknowledged other cities [...]

The prospective owner of the Phoenix Coyotes is unlikely to complete a deal to buy the team from the NHL before a lease agreement with the City of Glendale expires, according to TSN.ca on Thursday. Barring a last-minute change, former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison won’t have the money or investors in place to [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch reports Jamie Benn won’t be disciplined for the hit on Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin late in Monday’s game. The NHL’s top prospects are showcased on TSN as Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie unveils his draft ranking in the 30-minute live special Bob McKenzie’s [...]

Even as the NHL’s regular season remains shrouded in uncertainty with the threat of a lockout, the long-awaited sale of the Phoenix Coyotes is actually coming more clearly into focus. A source confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday evening that suitor Greg Jamison, the former president and CEO of the San Jose Sharks, has finally arranged financing that would allow [...]

The Glendale City Council has directed staff to extend its arena management agreement with the NHL for another month. City Attorney Craig Tindall says it’ll allow potential Phoenix Coyotes owner Greg Jamison more time to try to buy the team. The Arizona Republic reports Glendale’s third 30-day arena management agreement with the NHL was set to expire [...]