Tim Leiweke has had a long and distinguished career in sports management — and keeps turning up at the center of major sports transactions.
Leiweke, 60, who spent 17 years leading Anschultz Entertainment and two years as CEO and president of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, formed his own company, Oak View Partners, a little more than two years ago.
While out of the spotlight, Leiweke is leading the New York Islanders hockey team in their tense negotiations with Mikhail Prokhorov’s Barclays Center on a new lease, sources with direct knowledge of the talks said.