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Garber joins as a minority investor in NHL Seattle and the Arena:

Montreal Expos suitor Mitch Garber joins Seattle NHL franchise as minority investor

A prominent Canadian lawyer-turned-businessman trying to bring the Expos back to Montreal has signed on as a minority investor with an incoming Seattle NHL team.
A hockey source confirmed that Mitch Garber, 54, a chairman and a co-investor in the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil entertainment company owned by the Seattle team’s managing partner David Bonderman, will be a minority stakeholder in both the NHL franchise and KeyArena. Garber is one of the lead figures, along with Seagram Co. liquor empire heir Stephen Bronfman, trying to revive the Expos — a move that could impact the Pacific Northwest given Major League Baseball is expected to also consider putting a new franchise in Portland as a pairing with any Montreal club.

Baker speculated that Garber was brought in due to his expertise in online and social gaming