Word that Tod Leiweke has left his NFL post for what almost certainly will be a job running Seattle’s expected expansion NHL franchise should bolster what already has fast become an era of unprecedented cooperation between teams on this city’s sports scene.
What some may not realize is that the younger brother of Oak View Group honcho Tim Leiweke is a tailor-made president and chief executive officer candidate for not only an NHL club, but a future NBA franchise here as well. Tod Leiweke, after all, got his start in major professional sports as a Golden State Warriors vice president and later served as president of the Portland Trail Blazers in addition to being CEO of the Seahawks.