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Originally Posted by xymox
Putting the Coyotes in Gilbert would be the same as having them in Glendale - it'd put them in a far flung corner of the valley. Eventually you'd hear all the same complaints about the location after the team fails to put a quality product on the ice.
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But their's alot more people in the SE Valley. Mesa has 500k, Gilbert has 280k, Chandler has 280k, Tempe has 200k, Queen Creek has 100k, San Tan Valley has 100k and Ahwatukee has about 100k. That's over 1.5 Million people (The Buffalo Sabers whole entire market is just 1 Million people and is shrinking every year) and yet another 500k more new people by 2030 are projected to be moving to Gilbert, Queen Creek, Santan Valley, Mesa, Superstition Vistas with about each gaining around 100k more new people. I still believe their going to build it in Tempe, same site, South Pier or maybe the Salt River Tribal land NW of the Loop 101 & loop 202 interchange bordering McClintock Dr & McKellips Rd would be perfect too but has not been mentioned