Tim Leiweke is the new President and CEO of MLSE, the parent company of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors, Football Club, and Marlies, along with the Air Canada Centre. Leiweke is the outgoing president of Anschutz Entertainment Group who own the LA Kings, Galaxy, part of the Lakers, and other interests. Leiweke has previously served with US Skiing, the Denver Nuggets, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Leiweke replaces much maligned former president and CEO of MLSE Richard Peddie, who was seen as ignorant and meddlesome by Raptors fans for the last decade. While Peddie's been extremely successful building the MLSE brand and expanding the interests of the company, his lack of basketball acumen and foresight has led to a revolving door for coaches and general managers.
Leiweke on Colangelo: "I'm clearly not the best one to make this decision. That said, the board is leaning on me to make a recommendation."
