Information

  • Headquarters
  • 345 Graham Ave.
  • Winnipeg, MB R3C 5S6
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  • TNSE.com
  • 400 Employees

True North Sports & Entertainment, Ltd. (TNSE) was established in November 1999 to "pursue the development of a multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility in downtown Winnipeg" by Mark Chipman, owner of the Manitoba Moose AHL franchise and several other local investors.

The goal of the new venue was to help revitalize downtown Winnipeg and ideally lure back an NFL franchise to the market. The original Winnipeg Jets franchise had begun play in the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972 and joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979 with the NHL/WHA merger. Citing financial troubles and claiming the . . .

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Ownership / Management

Board of Directors
MC
Executive Chair, Board of Directors

Mark Chipman

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BP
Board of Directors

Brad Peacock

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PP
Board of Directors

Patrick Phillips

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Board of Directors

Paul Soubry

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Board of Directors

David Thomson

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LZ
Board of Directors

Lawrence Zucker

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Key Decision Makers
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EVP & COO

John Olfert

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EVP & GM, Winnipeg Jets

Kevin Cheveldayoff

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President, True North Real Estate Development

Jim Ludlow

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KD
SVP, Venues & Entertainment

Kevin Donnelly

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CH
SVP & Director, Hockey Operations/Assistant GM

Craig Heisinger

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SVP, Sales & Guest Services

Norva Riddell

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VP, Finance & CFO

Lorna Daniels

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VP, General Counsel

Dan Hursh

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VP, Marketing

Dorian Murphy

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VP, Human Resources

Dawn Haus

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RW
VP, Communications & Content

Rob Wozny

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VP, Facilities Operations

Ed Meichsner

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VP, Assistant GM

Larry Simmons

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VP, Business Intelligence

Tyler Kurtz

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