[Ahmed] Sources tell me Larry Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Group has a proposed bid to bring the 14th WNBA team to Toronto. Former Raptors VP Teresa Resch is pegged to lead the new franchise.
[Ahmed] Sources tell me Larry Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Group has a proposed bid to bring the 14th WNBA team to Toronto. Former Raptors VP Teresa Resch is pegged to lead the new franchise.
> Billionaire Larry Tanenbaum is pursuing a WNBA expansion team for Toronto, CBC Sports has learned.
> Tanenbaum, a minority owner and chairman of sporting giant Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment which owns the Maple Leafs, Raptors, TFC, Argos and Marlies, is seeking the team through his holding company, the Kilmer Group.
> CBC Sports spoke with three people familiar with the deal who requested confidentiality as they are not authorized to speak publicly about it.
> A source said Tanenbaum’s group is expected to meet with WNBA leadership to discuss the bid and an announcement could come as soon as May.
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> In May 2023, when Scotiabank Arena played host to a sold-out WNBA pre-season game, league commissioner Cathy Englebert said Toronto was on a shortlist of 10 cities the league was looking at for expansion.
> But published reports said Edward Rogers, chairman of Rogers Communications who owns 37.5 per cent of MLSE, opposed the bid.
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> A source said Tanenbaum is looking at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Toronto’s Exhibition grounds as a possible venue. It is home to the Marlies of the American Hockey League with a capacity of about 8,000.
> The source said he is considering building a practice facility there that could also serve as a training centre for the men’s and women’s national teams.
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> It is expected that former MLSE executive Teresa Resch will be involved with the new franchise. She recently left her role as the Raptors’ vice-president of operations and player development.
Ed Rogers bitchass blocked it with MLSE so Larry said fine I’ll do it myself lol. Also seems given Teresa just left the Raptors last week, it does lend some credence to this.
CazOnReddit
Fuck Ed Rogers, we’re making our own WNBA franchise
With flapjack!
blu3flannel
Incredible news! Toronto is the perfect place for a WNBA team. Should’ve known something was up when Teresa Resch stepped down
NBAball05
I’d actually start watching the wnba if Toronto had a team
BubblyPhilosophy3476
interesting i would def watch it to if we got a wnba team
Bobby_Webster
>They don’t want to lose $ for the sake of virtue signalling. What a concept…
^ Actual +6 up voted comment from this sub when Rogers vetoed the MLSE bid last summer. and if you go back you’ll see it was a very common sentiment here lol
Also shout-out to Larry, what a legend
Altaccount_man
Now rig the draft for Caitlin Clark! Will definitely be watching the wnba seems like when Toronto gets a team
nmad95
Let’s goooooo
VentiMochaTRex
If they did this sooner they’d get Clark lol
ZoroChopper10
I would go, cheaper tickets
Winter_Purpose8695
Wow what great news
jjkiller26
Larry said fuck you to Rogers lmao let’s go
Ballislyfe91
LFGGGG. Daddy Larry with the big middle finger to Ed Rogers. Love it.
absolutkaos
* Teresa gets to build a franchise from the ground up
* Larry T is still involved in Toronto hoops
* Toronto gets a WNBA franchise
* Ed Rogers gets served a doo-doo platter
IonHazzikostasIsGod
this would be so fuckin awesome
the crowd was unbelievable being there at the Sky/Lynx game last may
haven’t had a reason to go to ricoh/coca cola coliseum more than once in the last like, almost 20 years. this wound be unreal
L10Ang
W…no pun intended
earlyearlgray
In my wildest dreams the Toronto Baddies land Caitlin Clark when she’s a free agent after her rookie deal 🙏🏼
BackhandQ
First the PWHL and now the potential of the WNBA. Huge boost for female sports in the city…which has looooong been lacking.
Will a majority of the male audience tune in? Probably not. But the goal shouldn’t be to get the majority of males to be interested. It’s about getting young girls interested and feel represented. Not to mention all the fathers, uncles, brothers and grandfathers out there that may accompany young girls and women to these events and automatically become a part of the larger cause.
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> Billionaire Larry Tanenbaum is pursuing a WNBA expansion team for Toronto, CBC Sports has learned.
> Tanenbaum, a minority owner and chairman of sporting giant Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment which owns the Maple Leafs, Raptors, TFC, Argos and Marlies, is seeking the team through his holding company, the Kilmer Group.
> CBC Sports spoke with three people familiar with the deal who requested confidentiality as they are not authorized to speak publicly about it.
> A source said Tanenbaum’s group is expected to meet with WNBA leadership to discuss the bid and an announcement could come as soon as May.
____
> In May 2023, when Scotiabank Arena played host to a sold-out WNBA pre-season game, league commissioner Cathy Englebert said Toronto was on a shortlist of 10 cities the league was looking at for expansion.
> But published reports said Edward Rogers, chairman of Rogers Communications who owns 37.5 per cent of MLSE, opposed the bid.
____
> A source said Tanenbaum is looking at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Toronto’s Exhibition grounds as a possible venue. It is home to the Marlies of the American Hockey League with a capacity of about 8,000.
> The source said he is considering building a practice facility there that could also serve as a training centre for the men’s and women’s national teams.
____
> It is expected that former MLSE executive Teresa Resch will be involved with the new franchise. She recently left her role as the Raptors’ vice-president of operations and player development.
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[Link to full article](https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/larry-tanenbaum-pursuing-wnba-expansion-team-for-toronto-1.7132863)
Ed Rogers bitchass blocked it with MLSE so Larry said fine I’ll do it myself lol. Also seems given Teresa just left the Raptors last week, it does lend some credence to this.
Fuck Ed Rogers, we’re making our own WNBA franchise
With flapjack!
Incredible news! Toronto is the perfect place for a WNBA team. Should’ve known something was up when Teresa Resch stepped down
I’d actually start watching the wnba if Toronto had a team
interesting i would def watch it to if we got a wnba team
>They don’t want to lose $ for the sake of virtue signalling. What a concept…
^ Actual +6 up voted comment from this sub when Rogers vetoed the MLSE bid last summer. and if you go back you’ll see it was a very common sentiment here lol
Also shout-out to Larry, what a legend
Now rig the draft for Caitlin Clark! Will definitely be watching the wnba seems like when Toronto gets a team
Let’s goooooo
If they did this sooner they’d get Clark lol
I would go, cheaper tickets
Wow what great news
Larry said fuck you to Rogers lmao let’s go
LFGGGG. Daddy Larry with the big middle finger to Ed Rogers. Love it.
* Teresa gets to build a franchise from the ground up
* Larry T is still involved in Toronto hoops
* Toronto gets a WNBA franchise
* Ed Rogers gets served a doo-doo platter
this would be so fuckin awesome
the crowd was unbelievable being there at the Sky/Lynx game last may
haven’t had a reason to go to ricoh/coca cola coliseum more than once in the last like, almost 20 years. this wound be unreal
W…no pun intended
In my wildest dreams the Toronto Baddies land Caitlin Clark when she’s a free agent after her rookie deal 🙏🏼
First the PWHL and now the potential of the WNBA. Huge boost for female sports in the city…which has looooong been lacking.
Will a majority of the male audience tune in? Probably not. But the goal shouldn’t be to get the majority of males to be interested. It’s about getting young girls interested and feel represented. Not to mention all the fathers, uncles, brothers and grandfathers out there that may accompany young girls and women to these events and automatically become a part of the larger cause.
Hope to see this come to fruition.
Larry Tannenbaum is him
Woah corporate uno reverse card! Go LT!
Up yours Ed Rogers
Let the fans vote on the name
Larry is the man
Larry will go down as one of Torontos greats!
Bring back the Vancouver team…