ARIZONA COYOTES

BY JARED CLINTON

NHL VALUATIONS $500M FORBES $675M SPORTICO $1.1B ROUSTAN OWNERSHIP ALEX Meruelo IN THE DAYS before the new season and in the wake of an off-season featuring much of the same tumult that has become synonymous with the Coyotes, team owner Alex Meruelo penned an open letter to fans. Meruelo’s message was one of great optimism. Addressing the Tempe arena proposal – voted down by residents in May – Meruelo admitted his disappointment but expressed confidence in hockey’s future in Arizona. “I can’t ask our players to give it their all on the ice if I don’t do the same as the owner,” he wrote. “Our organization can’t ask them to pick themselves up after a loss if we don’t all do the same ourselves.” Priority No. 1 for Meruelo is finding a new and permanent home for…

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