Ticket Scandal Mars Major Canadian Sports And Entertainment Firm April 6, 2008 AHN

Jim Edmands, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment director of sales and service resigned from the firm's holding company, although MLSE executive vice president and chief operating officer Tom Anselmi stressed to the Toronto Star Edmands did nothing wrong. Edmands took command responsibility over the ticketing anomaly. The five fired workers were employed by Leaf's parent company for 8 years.

The firm's chief financial officer and human resources department are investigating the case. Maple Leaf, which had a bad week as the Toronto Raptors struggled and faced the possibility of missing a home-court advantage in the NBA, while the Leafs were excluded from the playoffs for the third straight season, is still deciding if it will ask assistance from the Toronto police.

Its acceptance of Edmands' resignation raised questions among sports fans. A Toronto Star source described the resigned executive as responsible for bringing in at least $80 million in revenues annually to the company. Every Raptor, Leaf game and concert ticket, they were all Jim's responsibilities.

He loved his job and was fantastic at his job," the source told Toronto Star. Redistribution, republication. AHN.

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