Brampton Beast team president and general manager Cary Kaplan was on TSN1050 Radio on Wednesday to discuss the team’s initiative to sell off 49% of the franchise to local investors.
The franchise was initially awarded to Gregg Rosen, who owns 97% of the team, in 2013, but he is based in Kingston, and there is a desire to have more local representation for the team to help continue growing the fanbase with the help of various grassroots initiatives in the community.
The Beast are currently the only Canadian team in the ECHL, yet have been able to grow their attendance year-over-year since the inception of the team in the Central Hockey League in 2013.