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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Sports,Property management |
| Founded | 1980 (as Calgary Flames Limited Partnership) 2012 (reorganized as CSEC) |
| Headquarters | Calgary,Alberta |
Key people | N. Murray Edwards, Chairman Robert Hayes, CEO[1] |
| Products | Professional sports teams,Arenas |
| Owner | N. Murray Edwards Alvin Libin Allan Markin Jeffrey McCaig Byron Seaman |
| Subsidiaries | Calgary Flames Calgary Hitmen Calgary Stampeders Calgary Roughnecks Calgary Wranglers Scotiabank Saddledome |
TheCalgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) is a privately ownedprofessional sports and entertainment company based inCalgary,Alberta, Canada formed in 2012 and owned byN. Murray Edwards,Alvin Libin,Allan Markin, Jeffrey McCaig,Clay Riddell, andByron Seaman.[2]
It succeeded theCalgary Flames Limited Partnership (CFLP), which represented the group that has owned theCalgary Flames of theNational Hockey League (NHL) since 1980. CFLP subsequently acquired ownership of theCalgary Hitmen of theWestern Hockey League (WHL), theCalgary Roughnecks of theNational Lacrosse League (NLL), theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League (CFL), and theCalgary Wranglers of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL). The group also manages theScotiabank Saddledome arena in Calgary. It formerly owned theAdirondack Thunder of theECHL until selling it to a local ownership group. CSEC is privately owned by the six owners that formed the CFLP, minusClay Riddell, who died in 2018, and is chaired byN. Murray Edwards. Ken King was the chief executive officer until his death in 2020.[3]
Calgary Sports and Entertainment owns and operates five franchises based in Calgary including the Flames' minor league affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. Additionally, CSEC has a management agreement with the City of Calgary to operate theScotiabank Saddledome arena which serves as the home venue of the Flames, Hitmen and Roughnecks.[2] In August 2015, the CSECproposed a new multi-purpose sports venue in Calgary.
| Team | League | Founded | Owned since |
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| Calgary Flames | National Hockey League | 1972, as theAtlanta Flames | May 21, 1980[2] |
| Calgary Hitmen | Western Hockey League | 1995 | June 1997[4] |
| Calgary Roughnecks | National Lacrosse League | 2001 | June 2011[5] |
| Calgary Stampeders | Canadian Football League | 1945 | March 2005 (minority stake) March 2012 (controlling interest)[6] |
| Calgary Wranglers | American Hockey League | 1977, as theMaine Mariners | 1993[7] |
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