Sporticast 381: A New Mega Sports Ownership Empire
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a major…
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Rogers to Buy 37.5% Maple Leaf Sports Stake From Bell for $3.5B
Rogers Communications has reached an agreement to acquire BCE’s 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for CA$4.7 billion ($3.48 billion based on current…
Sporticast 295: NHL Valuations Breakdown With Kurt Badenhausen
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams chat with Sportico valuations expert Kurt Badenhausen about his latest NHL numbers, which…
NHL Valuations 2023: Maple Leafs Lead at $2.65B, Average Value Up 29%
The Ottawa Senators hit the market 12 months ago. If this was a realtor selling a home, the listing might have included euphemisms like “needs TLC” or “cozy” or “lots of…
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Maple Leafs, Raptors Parent Nears Stake Sale at $8B Valuation
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment chairman Larry Tanenbaum is close to selling a share of his MLSE holdings to OMERS—a pension plan for 540,000 Ontario municipal…
Maple Leafs Reclaim Their Square as NHL Playoff Watch Party Grows
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t won Lord Stanley’s Cup since 1967, and, until last week, they hadn’t even made it past the first round of the playoffs since 2004. It’s…
NHL Valuations 2022: Leafs and Rangers Lead, Average Franchise Worth $1B
The Nashville Predators were on the verge of relocating 15 years ago when a group of local businessmen stepped in to buy the team for $175 million and keep it in Music…
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Private Equity Deals Are Coming to the NHL
The National Hockey League is the latest major sports league to approve private equity ownership in its teams. The league’s board of governors on Thursday approved a…
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Toronto Maple Leafs Head Sportico’s 2021 NHL Valuations at $2 Billion
The year is ingrained in the mind of every Toronto Maple Leafs fan: 1967. It marks the club’s last Stanley Cup title, the longest current drought between championships…
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Mets Hire Chief Revenue Officer Jeff Deline Away From Maple Leafs and Raptors
The New York Mets have hired Jeff Deline, an executive with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, as their new chief revenue officer, according to multiple people familiar…
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