A group of investors named Ice Edge Holdings have signed a letter of intent to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes team from the NHL. Part of their business plan include a proposal to have a series of 5 games in Saskatoon with the Phoenix Coyotes as the ‘home team’, possibly as soon as next season.

Saskatoon is not large enough to support an NHL team on its own, but with the ticket sales that have been racked up for the World Junior Championships it’s a no-brainer that the city could easily support some high priced tickets on a limited engagement. It also doesn’t hurt that about 80% of kids growing up in Saskatchewan have played hockey at some point in their youth.

Stay tuned hockey fans and let us see how this turns out.