Mat Sundin
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Podcast Appearances
And people think like, oh, they were suspended.
He was suspended for the drafting thing.
He was actually suspended for trying to get a job in New Jersey while with the Coyotes.
Josh asks him about the first part.
Yeah, I'd just say like, you know, Arizona was a really complicated situation and it was the biggest challenge I ever took on in my life.
And it was honestly the hardest thing I ever did.
And also in a lot of ways, the most rewarding
You know, I took it on at a very young age, met a lot of great people.
We were really proud, that group, of keeping the Coyotes in Arizona during my tenure.
That was through a lot of hard work from a lot of people that had been there for a long time, as well as league support.
As I move forward, it really teaches me the value of stability.
Again, to no one's fault, there was just a lot of work being done to try to find a new arena, find new ownership, et cetera.
And as those things happen, there's a lot that gets missed.
And so the value of stability, the value of alignment, I think are two key tenants that I take from that.
Okay, so we're going to leave it there.
Now, I want to quickly remind everybody that he was under the Barroway ownership, not the most recent ownership.