PHOENIX (AP) -A federal bankruptcy judge has scheduled an emergency hearing on Wednesday on a request by Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes to force the NHL into mediation over the contentious issues surrounding the sale of the team.
Judge Redfield T. Baum set the hearing for 9 a.m. MST and said it would last no longer than 30 minutes.
Moyes wants the judge to force mediation over, among other things, the NHL’s rejection of Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie as an owner.
Baum is expected to rule in the next few days whether to award the team to the NHL or to Balsillie, who would move the team to Hamilton, Ontario, over the league’s vehement objection. Baum could also reject both bids.
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