Tim Leiweke Quotations

If you look around world, the great brands are Real Madrid, Manchester United. The Yankees, the Cowboys and the Lakers are there. We should aspire with the Maple Leafs to be there.

I'm honored and excited to be chosen to lead MLSE, a world-class sports and entertainment organization with the major league teams, premier facilities and employee team that rank with the very best across North America and internationally.

The Raptors have to aspire to be the Heat and the Lakers.

We're at a point where the pressure is on us.

simply because if you look at the music business, there aren't a lot of new artists that can fill up an arena. Realistically, some of the best music today is (by) people like Norah Jones or Alicia Keys (who) are more suited (to) the intimacy of a theater.

Phil said he was happier than he's ever been about his soccer investment.

We knew that if this league and this sport were going to work and our investments are going to work, we are going to have to work in New York. This is the most important marketplace anywhere in the world. We knew we had to get this done.

We wanted to find someone who brought a new level of intensity and a fresh vision toward this organization. There is no question in my mind that Dean will give us a realistic chance of competing for the Stanley Cup in the long-term.

The recent changes have not been easy. But after making some difficult decisions, we wanted to find somebody who brought a new level of intensity and fresh vision toward the organization.

There were times in the lease negotiations when we had a gun put to our head, and we didn't appreciate it.

It is with great regret that we were unable to find a solution to our facility issues in San Jose. It was not for lack of effort.

It's like taking downtown Long Beach and putting it next to Staples Center and building it all in one shot,

the content and entertainment capital of the world.

I'm very grateful to Dave and appreciative of his 29 years of service to the Los Angeles Kings. He has been loyal to the Kings sweater from day one and continues to be. We have offered him an opportunity to remain with the organization in a capacity to be determined. That decision is his and will be dependent on his discussions in the future with our new leadership.