Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
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A bird's-eye-view of MLSE headquarters in the tower next to the Air Canada Centre from the CN Tower
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Formerly called
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Maple Leaf Gardens Ltd. (1931–1998) |
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| Industry | Professional sports, property management |
| Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1931) |
| Founder | Conn Smythe |
| Headquarters | Air Canada Centre, 50 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Area served
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Toronto |
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Key people
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Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman Michael Friisdahl, President & CEO |
| Products | Professional sports teams, sports venues, sports channels, commercial real estate |
| Total equity | $1.66 billion CAD (2011) |
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Rogers Communications (37.5%) BCE (37.5%) BCE Inc. (28%) BCE Master Trust Fund (9.5%) Kilmer Sports (25%) |
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| Website | www |
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) is a professional sports and commercial real estate company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With assets that include franchises in three of the six major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, it is the largest sports and entertainment company in Canada, and one of the largest in North America.
The primary holdings of the company are its major sports franchises, the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, as well as their minor league farm teams, the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL), Raptors 905 of the NBA D-League and Toronto FC II of the United Soccer League, respectively. In addition, it owns the Air Canada Centre, the home arena of the Maple Leafs and Raptors. MLSE also manages or has invested in several other sports facilities including BMO Field, home of Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL), which itself is owned by a group composed of some of the owners of MLSE; Ricoh Coliseum, home of the Marlies; MasterCard Centre, the practice facility of the Maple Leafs and Marlies; BioSteel Centre, the practice facility for the Raptors; KIA Training Ground, practice facility for Toronto FC and Toronto FC II and home of the TFC Academy; and Lamport Stadium.
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