Quote Originally Posted by SnowRogue View Post
Interesting that Jones brings up Katz asking about owning the team. I've read elsewhere that Katz has inquired before, but that was quite some time ago now. Even though I'm not a Katz Group fan at all; IMO an NHL team owning a CFL would be a huge help - the synergies, cross promotion and added potential corporate support would be huge.
Point taken on the opportunity for marketing initiatives. I think most Eskimo fans are quite happy with the community ownership. Katz already has too much of a monopoly on the entertainment dollar in Edmonton - don't want to give him a larger piece of the pie. Things between the Oilers and Eskimos have gotten better since Bob Nicholson became CEO of the Oilers group. Prior to that the Oilers used to purposely hold press conferences and events on the same day as Eskimo scheduled events just to throw a wrench in the works. Nicholson has embraced the idea of sports entities working together in the marketplace.