Richard Peddie
Richard A. Peddie (born on January, 1947[1] in Windsor, Ontario) is the President and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment.
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[edit] Personal life
Richard Peddie is married to Colleen McAnoy. He is a graduate of the University of Windsor holding both Degree in Business Administration and an Honorary Doctor of Laws.
[edit] Career
[edit] Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment
Since taking over MLSE, he has tripled its value to over $1.5 billion.[2] As of 2008, the Toronto Maple Leafs, valued at $448 million, are the most valuable franchise in the National Hockey League.[3]
In July, 2006, Peddie made an announcement that Leafs' ticket prices would be lower for the 2006–2007 season, due to the Conservative government's 1% tax cut to the GST. Peddie was criticized for his statement about MLSE executives that "[they're] not the money-grubbing characters [they're] often made out to be," especially because this "price-lowering" only cemented the sentiment.[4] The savings on each ticket ranged from $0.35 to $1.73. The lower prices were short lived, as they rose by 6% for the 2007–08 NHL season.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Hunter, Paul (2010-11-10). "Peddie calls retirement talk ‘premature'". The Star (Toronto). http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/mapleleafs/article/888663--peddie-calls-retirement-talk-premature.
- ^ Vardi, Nathan (2007-11-16). "Forbes Magazine". Forbes. http://members.forbes.com/forbes/2007/1126/096.html. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ "NHL Team Valuations". Forbes. 2008-10-30. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/31/nhl08_NHL-Team-Valuations_Value.html. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "Are you sitting down? Leafs reduce ticket prices". Toronto Star. 2006-07-05. p. D03.
- ^ Starkman, Randy (2007-05-05). "Leafs boost ticket prices amid failure". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/article/210695. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
[edit] External links
- Toronto Maple Leafs profile
- Toronto Raptors bio
- MLSE bio
- University of Windsor profile
- WindsorWired.org profile
- Steady Peddie Keeps Toronto Ticking
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