Rumor: Tim Leiweke leaving MLSE?

[SprDaVE]

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC
Hearing MLSE president/CEO Tim Leiweke will be leaving the company soon. (1/2)

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC
Not sure of where he's going, but hearing the reason is he is looking for a new challenge.

Looking for a new challenge? The Leafs, the Raptors and TFC isn't a big enough challenge?

I'm completely baffled.

EDIT:

Leiweke denied the rumors:

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle
Tim Leiweke denies he's going anywhere: "Any report stating that I am leaving MLSE is untrue."

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle
Leiweke: "I am proud of all that we have accomplished here over the past year, but we have much more to do."

EDIT2:

steve simmons ‏@simmonssteve
Tim Leiweke signed a two-year non-compete with his previous employer AEG. Once two years are up, he'll go elsewhere, I'm told.

Click to read more...

 

[Kessley Snipes*]

Tim Leiweke to leave MLSE

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/501772770607636480

 

[Deebo]

He accomplished nothing in his time here.

He will be forgotten very quickly.

 

[Kessley Snipes*]

Wow. Big culture shift if this is true.

 

[SprDaVE]

He accomplished literally nothing.

Yeah it's been a pretty underwhelming ride of absolutely nothing.

 

[Leafs99]

He better leave that map of the parade route with someone on his way out.

 

[Kamal007]

"looking for a new challenge" Hasn't won anything yet, not even a playoff series.

 

[Kessley Snipes*]

The guy signs David Clarkson and takes off. What a joke.

 

[Jack Bauer]

Good we need sports people at the top of these sports teams. Not a business guy who watched a GM build a winner.

 

[ACC1224]

Good we need sports people at the top of these sports teams. Not a business guy who watched a GM build a winner.

I thought there was?

 

[Ace88*]

Good riddance. What a loser. Not even 2 years and he's out already, what a giant loser.

 

[musdy]

Had a lot of ambitions, but didn't really amount to much.

 

[go_leafs_go02]

Probably the internal infighting between Bell / Rogers did him in.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

Looking for a new challenge? The Leafs, the Raptors and TFC isn't a big enough challenge?

I'm completely baffled.

What, so soon? Even some of our coaches and GMs last longer than Tim did.

 

[Sypher04]

i guess those reports he disliked it here had some truth to them

 

[officialmark*]

Still nobody able to conquer the MLSE monster.

 

[Deebo]

"looking for a new challenge" is a very generic reason, I'd wager that there was more to it than that.

 

[Kessley Snipes*]

Good riddance. What a loser. Not even 2 years and he's out already, what a giant loser.

I believe this has everything to do with MLSE being out of the running for an NFL team.

 

[SprDaVE]

steve simmons ‏@simmonssteve
Re @FriedgeHNIC reporting Leiweke leaving MLSE been hearing also. This could be a health issue; he's sick of them and they're sick of him.

Ouch.

 

[Leafidelity]

Ha, did he even last a calendar year?

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

i'm guessing the board room war between rogers and bell sucked the life out of him.

can't blame him tbh. meh, wonder who we'll replace him with?

 

[SprDaVE]

Ha, did he even last a calendar year?

He was hired April 26th 2013, so just over a year.

 

[Duke Silver]

My guess is there's way too much meddling by Rogers and Bell.

Or this may be related to the NFL in LA.

 

[SprDaVE]

i'm guessing the board room war between rogers and bell sucked the life out of him.

can't blame him tbh. meh, wonder who we'll replace him with?

As we've come to realize, it won't matter much.

 

[Joey Hoser]

I can't think of a good reason to care.