This is why corporations should be kept out of owning professional sport teams.

I'm all for them sponsoring and promoting things in advance of that, fine.

But owning teams and dictating things in the name of solely making money? No - why?

http://www.tsn.ca/talent/glendale-votes-to-cancel-arena-deal-1.305250

Glendale votes to cancel arena deal

By Rick Westhead

"During a special meeting convened Wednesday night that featured threats of a $200-million lawsuit and emotional fans wearing team jerseys, city councillors in Glendale, Arizona, voted to cancel the arena management contract that sees the city pay $15 million a year to the Arizona Coyotes."

The juicy bit -

"The departure of former city attorney Craig Tindall's from his position more than two years ago was central to the argument to cancel the agreement.

Tindall was asked to resign as city attorney in February 2013 by Weiers. Tindall left his position on April 1, 2013, but accepted six months of severance, meaning he was on the city payroll through Oct. 1, 2013.
The city and Coyotes reached their arena management deal on July 2, 2013, when Tindall, who had gone to work for the Coyotes, was still being paid by the city.

The city in its vote Wednesday relied on state statute 38-511. That statute, which is included in the arena management deal, says that the state can cancel a contract within three years if anyone involved in negotiating or drafting the contract for the state or any public department, is an employee of any party to the contract (the Coyotes)."

Why so juicy?

Well ... (h/t NHL to Seattle)

Former Glendale attorney takes job with Coyotes

By Paul Giblin The Republic | azcentral.com Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:42 PM

"Attorney Craig Tindall, who was waived by Glendale in the spring, now is starting for the Phoenix Coyotes.
The former city attorney, who was involved in negotiations with various potential ownership groups for the Coyotes for years, took a position with the team Tuesday. The city and NHL had sought new owners since 2009.

Tindall is serving as general counsel, handling work excluding player contracts.

“I’m being a lawyer. I’ve got to be a lawyer somewhere,” he told The Arizona Republic.
That became an issue this past February when four of the seven Glendale City Council members asked him to resign from his municipal position, citing the need for the city to move in a more business-friendly direction.
Tindall’s resignation became effective April 1, but according to an agreement with the city, he retains the title “special counsel” to Glendale for six months from the date of his resignation as the city pays out the balance of his $167,000 severance package. The package includes severance pay, accrued vacation pay and more."

Any thinking human being with an ounce of integrity could see this as a conflict of interest. And anyone with any intellgence would've been smarter to not have gotten involved exclusively to avoid said conflict of interest.

Corporations however don't do that. And people who act on behalf of said corporations tend to turn their integrity meters off when all they focus on is what the corporations pay them to.