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GLENDALE, Az. – Tuesday night’s last gasp vote did not go the way many Winnipeggers were hoping and the Phoenix Coyotes will remain in Arizona.

The City of Glendale approved a lease that will pay potential new owner Matthew Hulsizer $197 million over the next six years to buy and operate the team at Jobing.com Arena.

Hulsizer will now attempt to close a sale of the Coyotes with the NHL at a purchase price of $170 million.

After two hours of presentations from Glendale employees and a councillor question and answer period, 45 minutes of citizen testimonials followed.

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The testimonials included angry rants from concerned taxpayers to teary pleas of save the Coyotes.

Some four hours into the proceedings Mayor Elaine Scruggs called for a vote and it passed 5-2 in favour of ratifying the lease.