3:49 AM - Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors management will not alter after MLSE sale
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to the leading executives involved in the sale.Both Bell Media and
Rogers appeared satisfied with the current management construction
using the Leafs (Brian Burke) and Raptors (Bryan Colangelo). And
actually, the two telecommunication giants gave the indication that
they'll "step aside" and let the Leafs and Raptors "go about the
business of winning.""We are extremely pleased with Larry Tanenbaum
and his management team," Rogers president Nadir Mohammed said at a
press conference Friday morning announcing the new ownership
construction that now includes Rogers and Bell, which purchased 75
per cent of MLSE from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.Tanenbaum
was the most visible owner within the former ownership group. The
directors with the teachers' pension plan kept a low profile and
said in the past that they managed profits margins more than the
management of professional sports teams.It appears little will
alter under Bell and Rogers, although the two media giants are
eager and enthused to develop new opportunities within their
digital expertise to bring the Leafs and Raptors to
fans.Tanenbaum's share in MLSE increased from 21 to 25 per cent,
and the next phase of business from an ownership standpoint is to
get out of the way of Burke and Colangelo, and let the two GMs
continue building winning teams.Job one is going to be having a
stable ownership group, said MLSE chief operating officer Tom
Anselmi, who is one of the leading candidates to take over the
reigns from Richard Peddie, the outgoing president and CEO at MLSE,
who vacates his post Dec. 31.We had that with Teachers, but with
mixed success (Leafs haven't made the playoffs in six years). But
winning is job one. We've had success as an organization and
winning is a priority now.Anselmi gave a vote of confidence to
Burke and Colangelo.Each Mohammed and George Cope, president and
CEO of Bell, couldn't, or didn't appear comfortable, voicing firm
approval with the two GMs. The two executives dealt primarily with
how "wonderful" the news of the deal was, and how each media giant
was looking forward to development opportunities in providing the
sports product to fans.We feel we have the best GMs in the
business, so now it's time to get on with the business of winning,
Anselmi said. "I think the day-to-day business is simply business
as usual. I think we already have great resources for the teams. We
spend to the cap. We've delivered the best management teams within
the business, so the thing now is letting them do their thing and
build winning teams."Anselmi, meanwhile, said he is obviously
interested in succeeding Peddie, who is the most direct boss to
Burke and Colangelo.But Anselmi said the process of closing the
purchase deal and transferring ownership will take months. The
board will return to making a decision on Peddie's successor once
the deal is closed, Anselmi said.
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