MLSE cuts 80 jobs in company-wide restructuring

TORONTO – Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is cutting 80 jobs, with a number of vacant positions also impacted under a company-wide restructuring.

In a memo to employees Tuesday morning, MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley called it “an extremely difficult day.”

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The cuts affect around 10 per cent of the company workforce, which has just under 1,000 full-time employees

An MLSE spokesman said the cuts followed an “extensive review of the company’s operations in recent months.”

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MLSE owns the NHL’s Maple Leafs, NBA’s Raptors, MLS’s Toronto FC, CFL’s Argonauts and AHL’s Marlies.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2025