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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I could see Joyce or Riddell being interested as well.
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Riddell was a Flames owner and died a few years ago. Not sure what happened to his stake. 4 kids, so the fortune is probably a bit diluted
Elder Joyce is also dead, but only 2 sons (one of whom faced sexual assault allegations in 2015)...
It's been a while since a Canadian franchise changed ownership:
WPG - 2011
EDM - 2008
VAN - 2004-2006ish
OTT - 2003
TOR - 2011ish, but complicated and Tannebaum was involved since the mid 90s
MTL - A bit complicated, but hasn't really been 'for sale' for a long time (in/out of Molsons)
We know there is a keen ownership group in Quebec, but there could be plenty of other interested parties. Brett Wilson has a minority stake in the Predators...I imagine there are a few other Canadians who would be keen to buy-in. If it came down to keeping the team in town, I could see the Haskaynes stepping up.
It also wouldn't have to be a full ~$500M, but 50.1% of it. Of course, it's all moo at this point.