Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard met with Gary Bettman and Bill Daly for about 45 minutes on Thursday at the National Hockey League (NHL) offices in New York. It was a courtesy visit to keep communication channels open, according to the CAQ government.
Eric Girard went to the commissioner’s office NHL for various updates to the Quebec file.
According to his cabinet, the meeting was polite. Minister Girard notably reiterated Quebec’s interest in holding the battles of NHL in his capital.
Until a hypothetical return of the Nordiques, the Girard clan promoted the Videotron Center’s candidacy to host regular season teams.
The Senators of Quebec?
Last March, a rumor that the Ottawa Senators would play five games in Quebec City next season shook the hockey world.
The Ontario organization quickly denied the story, which made headlines days after the death of team owner Eugene Melnyk.
The meeting between Girard, Bettman and Daly will take place in January, commemorating the Legault government, but the rise of COVID cases in North America has delayed the project.
The Finance Minister took advantage of his participation, Thursday, in the investor tour of American banks, held in the Big Apple, to go and talk to Commissioner Bettman.
Coyote in hot water
The meeting came as the Arizona Coyotes and their controversial owner, Alex Meruelo, were again in the news for the wrong reasons.
After the long saga in the City of Glendale that drove the team to Gila River Arena, the Coyotes recently signed a three-year agreement to play in a small, 5,000-seat amphitheater at East State University. Arizona.
Under the terms of the lease, a series of measures must be respected, otherwise the Coyotes will be evicted from the amphitheater, the site reported. The Athletic earlier this week.
In particular, no sports betting -related activity will be permitted within the university campus. However, Alex Meruelo also owns a casino in Las Vegas.
In addition, the Coyotes will not be able to display their logo on the center ice, the TSN network reported Wednesday.
controversies
The Coyotes have also drawn ink in recent years for drafting Mitchell Miller in 2020, despite condemning racist acts, and violating the recruiting protocol laid down in connection with COVID-19.
However, the Coyotes owner has repeatedly stated his intention to move the concession to Tempe, which is still in Arizona.
In collaboration with Olivier Lemieux and Sebastien Bovet
Source: Radio-Canada
