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New MLSE CEO Keith Pelley on his early impressions of Brendan Shanahan and Brad Treliving: “Down 3-1 in the playoff series, I got a full glimpse of the chemistry and unity they have”

I will not make this a habit of participating in team operation news conferences, but this is different. This is the first time I have spoken publicly at a news conference as the CEO of MLSE. With that title brings a heavy responsibility of overseeing the Toronto Maple Leafs. I relish that opportunity.

At the core of that responsibility is the real reason I came back to Toronto: to win. Good is simply not good enough. I can assure you that is the collective position of ownership. When I asked during the interview stage, “What was the definition of success to the owners?