Jazz Owner Sees $1B Opportunity for Tech to Grow Through Sports
Ryan Smith, owner of the NHL’s Utah Hockey Club and NBA’s Jazz, announced a new investment firm Tuesday aiming to help tech companies use sports as a growth…
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NHL Team Values 2024: Average Hits $1.8 Billion, up 37%
The NHL’s expansion to the Sun Belt had many hockey fans screaming penalty during the initial years in these nontraditional markets, as many of these clubs piled up…
Coyotes Owner Meruelo Folding What’s Left of the NHL Franchise
Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo has told his remaining executives that he is dissolving what’s left of the NHL franchise, a source with knowledge…
The Coyotes Are Now Inactive. Their Sports Betting License Is Not
Alex Meruelo isn’t just keeping the Arizona Coyotes name, IP and minor league affiliate in Arizona. He’s also keeping the team’s sports betting license—at least for…
In Unique $1.2 Billion Coyotes Deal, Buyer Never Met Seller
Ryan Smith has never spoken to Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo. It didn’t stop him from executing a $1.2 billion acquisition that will add an NHL team to his growing…
NHL Approves $1.2B Coyotes Sale to Utah’s Ryan and Ashley Smith
Utah is officially getting an NHL team. NHL owners voted Thursday afternoon to approve the $1.2 billion sale of the Arizona Coyotes to the owners of the NBA’s Utah…
NHL’s Backup Plan for Coyotes Details Move to Utah Next Season
With the franchise’s future in the Phoenix area uncertain and an aggressive bidder lying in wait in Utah, the Arizona Coyotes are making the NHL pull its proverbial hair…
Utah Jazz Hybrid Viewing Model Holds Promise for Post-RSN Future
With a hybrid media strategy that embraces both old school rabbit-ears TV and the brave new world that is streaming, the Utah Jazz have given the sports world a sneak…
Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals Sign Jersey Deal With Intermountain
Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals unveiled a new long-term partnership with Intermountain Health that will showcase the logo of the firm’s insurance arm, Select Health…
Ryan Smith Wants NHL Team in Utah, Requests Expansion Process
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, through his company Smith Entertainment Group (SEG), has requested that the National Hockey League launch a formal expansion process with the…
SeatGeek Files Confidential IPO Docs One Year After SPAC Deal Collapse
SeatGeek has filed confidential IPO documents with the SEC, according to someone familiar with details, one year after the ticketing company’s attempt to go public via…
Delta Center Rebounds as Jazz Sign New Naming Rights Deal
It is not quite Stockton to Malone, but the Utah Jazz are reviving another feature of the era in which the franchise enjoyed its greatest sustained success, including…
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