FRIDAY,MARCH13,2020| THEGLOBEANDMAILO B13
CORNERED BLISS SPEED BUMP BIZARRO
CONCACAF
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
QQUARTERFINAL
First Leg
Thursday
Los Angeles vs. Cruz Azul, ppd.
Wednesday
New York City 0 Tigres 1
Club América 3 Atlanta United 0UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
THIRD ROUNDFIRST LEG
Thursday
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) 0, Basel
(Switzerland) 3
LASK (Austria) 0, Manchester United
(England) 5
Istanbul Basaksehir (Turkey) 1,
Copenhagen (Denmark) 0
Sevilla (Spain) vs. Roma (Italy), ppd.
Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 1, Bayer
Leverkusen (Germany) 3
Inter Milan (Italy) vs. Getafe (Spain), ppd.
Olympiakos (Greece) 1, Wolverhampton
Wanderers (England) 1
Wolfsburg (Germany) 1, Shakhtar
Donetsk (Ukraine) 2ENGLAND
PREMIER LEAGUE
MP W D L GF GA Pt
Liverpool 29 27 1 1 66 21 82
Man City 28 18 3 7 68 31 57
Leicester 29 16 5 8 58 28 53
Chelsea 29 14 6 9 51 39 48
Man United 29 12 9 8 44 30 45
Wolvrhamptn 29 10 13 6 41 34 43
Sheffield Utd 28 11 10 7 30 25 43
Tottenham 29 11 8 10 47 40 41
Arsenal 28 9 13 6 40 36 40
Burnley 29 11 6 12 34 40 39
Crystal Palace 29 10 9 10 26 32 39
Everton 29 10 7 12 37 46 37
Newcastle 29 9 8 12 25 41 35
Southampton 29 10 4 15 35 52 34
Brighton 29 6 11 12 32 40 29
West Ham 29 7 6 16 35 50 27
Watford 29 6 9 14 27 44 27
Bournemouth 29 7 6 16 29 47 27
Aston Villa 28 7 4 17 34 56 25
Norwich 29 5 6 18 25 52 21
Note:Home teams listed first; three
points awarded for a win one for a draw.
Saturday
All Times EasternWatford vs. Leicester, 8:30 a.m.
Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace, 11 a.m.
Brighton vs. Arsenal, 11 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Burnley, 11 a.m.
Newcastle vs. Sheffield United, 11 a.m.
Norwich vs. Southampton, 11 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Chelsea, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday
West Ham vs. Wolverhampton, 10 a.m.
Tottenham vs. Manchester United,
11:30 a.m.
Monday
Everton vs. Liverpool, 4 p.m.MLS
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlanta 2 2 0 0 4 2 6
Montreal 2 1 0 1 4 3 4
NY Red Bulls 2 1 0 1 4 3 4
Toronto 2 1 0 1 3 2 4
Columbus 2 1 0 1 2 1 4
D.C. 2 1 1 0 3 3 3
Chicago 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
New England 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
Orlando 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Philadelphia 2 0 1 1 3 5 1
Cincinnati 2 0 2 0 3 5 0
Miami 2 0 2 0 1 3 0
New York City 2 0 2 0 0 2 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Minnesota 2 2 0 0 8 3 6
Kansas City 2 2 0 0 5 1 6
Colorado 2 2 0 0 4 2 6
Dallas 2 1 0 1 4 2 4
Los Angeles FC 2 1 0 1 4 3 4
Seattle 2 1 0 1 3 2 4
Portland 2 1 1 0 2 3 3
Vancouver 2 1 1 0 2 3 3
Salt Lake 2 0 0 2 1 1 2
LA Galaxy 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Houston 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
San Jose 2 0 1 1 4 7 1
Nashville 2 0 2 0 1 3 0
League suspends play due to
coronavirusNBL CANADA
GP W L Pct GB
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Moncton 23 19 4 .826 —
St. John’s 20 11 9 .550 6^1 / 2
Halifax 24 8 16 .333 11^1 / 2
Island 23 6 17 .261 13
CENTRAL DIVISION
London 23 15 8 .652—
Sudbury 22 12 10 .545 2^1 / 2
Windsor 22 11 11 .500 3^1 / 2
K-Waterloo 25 9 16 .360 7
WednesdayLondon 122 Sudbury 113
Windsor 120 Halifax 113
League suspends play due to
coronavirusAHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
NORTH DIVISION
Belleville 63 38 20 4 1 234 197 81
Rochester 62 33 20 4 5 181 173 75
Utica 61 34 22 3 2 210 186 73
Binghamton 62 34 24 4 0 189 182 72
Syracuse 62 30 23 4 5 202 210 69
Laval 62 30 24 5 3 183 182 68
Toronto 61 29 27 3 2 206 212 63
Cleveland 62 24 31 5 2 159 192 55
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Providence 62 38 18 3 3 197 154 82
Hershey 62 37 18 3 4 187 157 81
Charlotte 61 34 22 5 0 202 172 73
Hartford 62 31 20 6 5 171 173 73
W-B/Scranton 63 29 26 3 5 164 193 66
Springfield 61 31 27 3 0 190 186 65
Lehigh Valley 62 24 28 3 7 161 186 58
Bridgeport 63 23 33 5 2 152 206 53
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
PACIFIC DIVISION
Tucson 58 36 19 1 2 200 166 75
Colorado 56 34 18 3 1 188 162 72
Stockton 55 30 17 4 4 194 170 68
San Diego 57 30 19 6 2 188 166 68
Ontario 57 29 22 5 1 166 198 64
Bakersfield 56 21 27 5 3 162 202 50
San Jose 55 21 27 5 2 179 192 49
CENTRAL DIVISION
Milwaukee 63 41 14 5 3 211 141 90
Iowa 63 37 18 4 4 194 171 82
Grand Rapids 63 29 27 3 4 177 193 65
Chicago 61 27 26 5 3 155 175 62
Rockford 63 29 30 2 2 156 187 62
Texas 62 27 28 3 4 171 192 61
San Antonio 61 24 25 7 5 161 184 60
Manitoba 61 27 33 1 0 160 190 55
Wednesday
Milwaukee 6 San Antonio 1
Syracuse 3 Utica 1
Laval 3 Belleville 0
Providence 3 Hartford 1
Grand Rapids 4 Iowa 1
Charlotte 3 Cleveland 2 (OT)
Bridgeport 4 Toronto 1
Binghamton 5 Rochester 2
W-B/Scranton 2 Lehigh Valley 1 (OT)
Colorado 3 Texas 1
San Diego 4 Tucson 2
League suspends play due to
coronavirusNHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCENBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
WLPctGB WLPctGBWESTERN CONFERENCETELEVISION
FRIDAY (EASTERN TIME)
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup: Folds of
Honor QuikTrip 500, Practice, TSN 5,
3:30 p.m.; Final Practice, TSN 5, 5:30 p.m.
F1: Rolex Australian Grand Prix, Pre
Qualifying, 1 a.m. (Saturday);
Qualifying, 1:55 a.m. (Saturday)
GOLF
PGA: 2020 Players Chamipionship,
second round, Golf Channel, 1 p.m.RUGBY
Super League: Salford vs. Wigan, SN
World HD1, 3:45 p.m.
NRL: South Sydney vs. Cronulla-
Sutherland, SN World HD1, 2:30 a.m.
(Saturday)
SOCCER
Bundesliga: Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. SC
Paderborn 07, SN World, 3:30 p.m.ATLANTIC DIVISION
Boston 70 44 14 5 7 227 174100
Tampa Bay 70 43 21 5 1 245 195 92
Toronto 70 36 25 4 5 238227 81
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Washington 69 41 20 5 3 240 215 90
Philadelphia 69 41 21 2 5 232196 89
Pittsburgh 69 40 23 6 0 224196 86
WILD CARD
Carolina 68 38 25 5 0 222193 81
Columbus 70 33 2211 4 180187 81
NY Islanders 68 35 23 7 3 192 193 80
NY Rangers 70 37 28 3 2 234222 79
Florida 69 35 26 4 4 231228 78
Montreal 71 31 31 8 1 212221 71
Buffalo 69 30 31 6 2 195217 68
New Jersey 69 28 29 6 6 189230 68
Ottawa 71 25 34 7 5 191 243 62
Detroit 71 17 49 3 2 145 267 39CENTRAL DIVISION
St. Louis 71 42 19 7 3 225193 94
Colorado 70 42 20 7 1 237 191 92
Dallas 69 37 24 5 3 180177 82
PACIFIC DIVISION
Vegas 71 39 24 6 2 227211 86
Edmonton 71 37 25 7 2 225217 83
Calgary 70 36 27 6 1 210215 79
WILD CARD
Winnipeg 71 37 28 4 2 216203 80
Vancouver 69 36 27 3 3 228217 78
Nashville 69 35 26 5 3 215217 78
Minnesota 69 35 27 4 3 220220 77
Arizona 70 33 29 4 4 195187 74
Chicago 70 32 30 4 4 212218 72
Anaheim 71 29 33 8 1 187226 67
Los Angeles 70 29 35 3 3 178212 64
San Jose 70 29 36 4 1 182226 63QMJHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
EAST DIVISION
y-Chicoutimi 62 44 12 5 1 251 182 94
x-Rimouski 64 38 18 4 4 252 176 84
x-B-Comeau 63 24 28 7 4 196 235 59
x-Québec 64 27 32 4 1 202 245 59
MARITIMES DIVISION
y-Moncton 64 50 13 1 0 276 148 101
x-Cape Breton 63 40 20 2 1 269 194 83
x-Charlttetwn 64 33 26 5 0 197 205 71
x-Saint John 64 30 33 1 0 226 280 61
Halifax 63 20 38 3 2 170 263 45
A-Bathurst 64 12 40 8 4 171 279 36
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
CENTRAL DIVISION
y-Sherbrooke 63 51 8 3 1 290 164106
x-Drmmndvlle 63 36 25 2 0 232 221 74
x-Victoriaville 63 26 28 5 4 190 201 61
x-Shawinigan 63 29 32 2 0 227 245 60
WEST DIVISION
x-B-Boisbriand 63 32 27 2 2 212 219 68
x-R-Noranda 63 29 30 2 2 180 209 62
x-Val-d’Or 63 26 30 5 2 207 247 59
Gatineau 64 22 37 5 0 204 247 49
x — clinched playoff berth; y — clinched
division
Wednesday
Moncton 3 Cape Breton 0
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi
League suspends play due to
coronavirusOHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
CENTRAL DIVISION
x-Sudbury 63 34 27 1 1 259 240 70
x-Barrie 63 29 28 4 2 220 261 64
x-Mississauga 61 27 29 4 1 223 227 59
Niagara 63 18 39 5 1 194 320 42
North Bay 62 17 41 4 0 189 314 38
EAST DIVISION
y-Ottawa 62 50 11 0 1 296 164 101
x-Petrbrough 62 37 21 2 2 250 198 78
x-Oshawa 62 31 20 6 5 229 227 73
x-Hamilton 62 24 30 7 1 235 267 56
Kingston 62 19 39 2 2 198 285 42WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
WEST DIVISION
x-Saginaw 62 41 16 3 2 289 225 87
x-Flint 63 40 21 1 1 274 243 82
x-Windsor 62 34 20 8 0 256 233 76
S. Ste. Marie 64 29 31 3 1 253 257 62
Sarnia 62 22 34 5 1 244 299 50
MIDWEST DIVISION
x-London 62 45 15 1 1 265 187 92
x-Kitchener 63 40 16 5 2 264 213 87
x-Guelph 63 32 23 3 5 218 209 72
Owen Sound 62 30 24 4 4 235 207 68
Erie 63 26 26 4 7 229 236 63
x — clinched playoff berth; y — clinched
division
Wednesday
Barrie 4 Owen Sound 1
Kitchener 7 Guelph 4
Sault Ste. Marie 4 Flint 1
League suspends play due to
coronavirusWHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
B.C. DIVISION
y-Kamloops 63 41 18 3 1 271 166 86
x-Victoria 64 32 24 6 2 176 190 72
x-Vancouver 62 32 24 4 2 189 166 70
x-Kelowna 63 29 28 3 3 181 208 64
Pr. George 62 20 34 4 4 144 205 48
U.S. DIVISION
x-Portland 63 45 11 3 4 270 164 97
x-Everett 63 46 13 3 1 228 142 96
x-Spokane 64 41 18 4 1 258 179 87
Seattle 63 24 32 4 3 175 240 55
Tri-City 63 17 40 4 2 157 302 40EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pts
EAST DIVISION
x-Pr. Albert 64 36 18 6 4 210 160 82
x-Winnipeg 63 38 24 1 0 231 207 77
x-Brandon 63 35 22 4 2 227 173 76
x-Saskatoon 63 34 24 2 3 211 197 73
Regina 63 21 34 6 2 183 258 50
Moose Jaw 62 14 44 4 0 146 291 32
CENTRAL DIVISION
x-Edmonton 64 42 12 6 4 239 167 94
x-Med. Hat 63 41 19 2 1 265 182 85
x-Lethbridge 63 37 19 2 5 249 193 81
x-Calgary 64 35 24 4 1 219 201 75
Red Deer 63 24 33 3 3 181 250 54
Swift Current 63 10 48 2 3 129 298 25
x — clinched playoff berth; y — clinched
division
Wednesday
Red Deer 6 Swift Current 2
Winnipeg 6 Regina 2
Victoria 3 Kelowna 2League suspends play due to
coronavirusGP W L OL SL GF GA Pts GP W L OL SL GF GA PtsWednesday
Chicago 6 San Jose 2
Winnipeg 4 Edmonton 2
St. Louis 4 Anaheim 2
Colorado 3 NY Rangers 2 (OT)
Los Angeles 3 Ottawa 2
League suspends play due to
coronavirusNote:the top three teams per division and the two next-best records in the conference
qualify for the playoffs; a winning team is credited with two points and a victory in the
W column; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point, which is registered
in the respective OL or SL column.x-Milwaukee 53 12 .815 —
x-Toronto 46 18 .719 6^1 / 2
x-Boston 43 21 .672 9^1 / 2
Miami 41 24 .631 12
Indiana 39 26 .600 14
Philadelphia 39 26 .600 14
Brooklyn 30 34 .469 22^1 / 2
Orlando 30 35 .462 23
Washington 24 40 .375 28^1 / 2
Charlotte 23 42 .354 30
Chicago 22 43 .338 31
New York 21 45 .318 32^1 / 2
Detroit 20 46 .303 33^1 / 2
Atlanta 20 47 .299 34
Cleveland 19 46 .292 34x-L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 —
L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 5^1 / 2
Denver 43 22 .662 7
Utah 41 23 .641 8^1 / 2
Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 9^1 / 2
Houston 40 24 .625 9^1 / 2
Dallas 40 27 .597 11
Memphis 32 33 .492 18
Portland 29 37 .439 21^1 / 2
New Orleans 28 36 .438 21^1 / 2
Sacramento 28 36 .438 21^1 / 2
San Antonio 27 36 .429 22
Phoenix 26 39 .400 24
Minnesota 19 45 .297 30^1 / 2
Golden State 15 50 .231 35Wednesday
Philadelphia 124, Detroit 106
Charlotte 109, Miami 98
New York 136, Atlanta 131, OT
Dallas 113, Denver 97
Utah at Oklahoma City, ppd
New Orleans at Sacramento, ppd
NBA suspends the season after a player
tested positive for the coronavirusx — clinched playoff berthMLB
SPRING TRAININGAMERICAN LEAGUE
WLPct.
Toronto 12 6 .667
Oakland 13 8 .619
Texas 12 8 .600
Chicago 10 7 .588
New York 11 8 .579
Baltimore 9 7 .563
Tampa Bay 9 8 .529
Kansas City 9 9 .500
Boston 9 10 .474
Detroit 8 9 .471
Minnesota 7 8 .467
Houston 7 11 .389
Los Angeles 6 10 .375
Cleveland 7 12 .368
Seattle 6 12 .333
NATIONAL LEAGUE
WLPct.
Philadelphia 14 5 .737
Miami 12 6 .667
San Diego 11 7 .611
Los Angeles 10 7 .588
Milwaukee 10 7 .588
Colorado 8 7 .533
St. Louis 10 9 .526
San Francisco 9 9 .500
New York 8 9 .471
Cincinnati 7 8 .467
Atlanta 8 11 .421
Arizona 6 9 .400
Chicago 8 12 .400
Washington 6 11 .353
Pittsburgh 3 15 .167
ThursdayAtlanta 5, Detroit 3
N.Y. Yankees 6, Washington 3
St. Louis 3, Miami 0
Philadelphia 8, Tampa Bay 4
Toronto (ss) 7, Pittsburgh 5
Toronto (ss) 22, Canada Jr. 6
L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Chicago Cubs,
cancelled
Oakland at L.A. Dodgers (ss), cancelled
Seattle (ss) at Kansas City, cancelled
San Diego at Cleveland, cancelled
Colorado at Milwaukee (ss), cancelled
Cincinnati at Seattle (ss), cancelled
Milwaukee (ss) at Arizona, cancelled
Baltimore at Minnesota, cancelled
Spring training suspended due to
coronavirus. Opening Day delayed for
two weeksBETFRED SUPER LEAGUE
WEEK SEVEN
MP W L D PF PA Pt
Wigan 6 5 1 0 158 74 10
Leeds 5 4 1 0 180 60 8
Castleford 6 4 2 0 130 90 8
Huddersfield 5 4 1 0 88 78 8
Warrington 7 4 3 0 116104 8
Perpignan 4 3 1 0 112 93 6
St Helens 5 3 2 0 122 57 6
Hull FC 7 3 4 0 145176 6
Wakefield 5 2 3 0 93109 4
Salford 6 1 5 0 76150 2
Hull Kingston 6 1 5 0 84169 2
Toronto 6 0 6 0 70214 0
Thursday
Hull FC 4 Warrington 38Friday
All Times Eastern
Salford vs. Wigan, 3:45 p.m.
F1
SCHEDULE
March 15- Australian Grand Prix,
Melbourne
March 22- Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir
April 5- Vietnamese Grand Prix, Hanoi
April 19- Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
May 3- Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort
May 10- Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
May 24- Monaco Grand Prix, Monte
Carlo
June 7- Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku
June 14- Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal
June 28- French Grand Prix, Le Castellet
July 5- Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg
July 19- British Grand Prix, Silverstone
Aug. 2- Hungarian Grand Prix,
Budapest
Aug. 30- Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-
FrancorchampsMAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY
EASTERN CONFERENCE
WLDPFPABPPt
Toronto 4 1 0151 89 3 19
D.C. 4 1 0122 129 1 17
New Orleans 3 2 0135 102 4 16
New York 3 2 0136 131 3 15
Atlanta 2 3 0116 110 4 12
New England 1 4 0139 158 5 9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
WLDPFPABPPt
San Diego 5 0 0161 108 3 23
Utah 2 2 1125 134 2 12
Colorado 2 3 0 98 130 1 9
Seattle 1 4 0138 162 4 8
Austin 1 3 1104 155 1 7
Houston 1 4 0 99 116 2 6
Note:Four points awarded for a win,
two for a draw, one bonus point for
losing by less than seven points and one
bonus point for scoring at least four
tries.
League suspends play due to
coronavirus for 30 daysNASCAR
MONSTER ENERGY CUPSCHEDULE
March 15- Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500,
Hampton, Ga.
March 22- Dixie Vodka 400, Homestead,
Fla.
March 29- O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Fort
Worth, Texas
April 5- Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.
April 19- ToyotaOwners 400,
Richmond, Va.
April 26- GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala.
May 3- NASCAR Cup Series Race at
Dover, Dover, Del.
May 9- NASCAR Cup Series Race at
Martinsville, Martinsville, Va.
May 16- x-NASCAR Open, Concord, N.C.
May 16- x-NASCAR All-Star Race,
Concord, N.C.
x— non-points raceU SPORTS NATIONAL
HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
MENUNIVERSITYCUP
(seedings in parentheses)
At Halifax
QUARTERFINALSThursday
Western 3 Saskatchewan 2
Saint Mary’s 5 Guelph 1
Friday
All Times Eastern
British Columbia (8) vs. New Brunswick
(1) 1 p.m.
Acadia (5) vs. Ottawa (4), 6 p.m.WOMENQUARTERFINALS
At Charlottetown
Thursday
Mount Royal 2 Toronto 1 (OT)
St. Francis Xavier 3 Montreal 2 (OT)
Friday
All Times Eastern
York (5) vs. McGill (4), 2 p.m.
P.E.I. (8) vs. Alberta (1), 6 p.m.NASCAR
XFINITYSCHEDULE
March 14- Atlanta 250, Hampton, Ga.
March 21- 2020Census.Gov 300,
Homestead, Fla.PGA
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPAt Palm Valley, Fla.
PARTIAL FIRST ROUND — PAR 72
Hideki Matsuyama 30-33—63
Harris English 33-32—65
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 32-33—65
Si Woo Kim 33-32—65
Patrick Cantlay 34-33—67
Marc Leishman 35-32—67
Rory Sabbatini 33-35—68
Michael Thompson 34-34—68
Scottie Scheffler 37-31—68
Jason Dufner 35-33—68
Graeme McDowell 37-31—68
Daniel Berger 33-35—68
Webb Simpson 34-34—68
Jim Herman 35-33—68
Cameron Champ 35-33—68
Nate Lashley 33-35—68
Corey Conners 35-33—68
Keith Mitchell 36-32—68
Viktor Hovland 34-34—68
Collin Morikawa 34-34—68
Rafa Cabrera Bello 35-33—68
Sepp Straka 34-35—69
Sungjae Im 34-35—69
Jimmy Walker 34-35—69REPORTONBUSINESS |The ATP suspended all men’s professional tennis tourna-
ments for six weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
while the WTA said Thursday it was calling off three events
for now and would decide on any further changes to the
women’s tour schedule within a week.
After the men’s tour said it would halt ATP Tour and ATP
Challenger Tour competition until late April, WTA spo-
keswoman Amy Binder told The Associated Press the
women’s tour was not immediately prepared to do the
same.
“At this point in time,” Binder wrote in an e-mail, “we
are not looking to put in a six-week suspension.”
Later, WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon said the
tournament in Charleston, S.C., won’t be held as scheduled
because of concerns about coronavirus. The clay-court
Volvo Car Open was supposed to be April 6 to 12.
Eventually, the WTA said tournaments were also being
dropped in Guadalajara, Mexico, starting Monday, and
Bogota starting April 6.
THEASSOCIATEDPRESSATP SUSPENDS MEN’S TOUR FOR SIX WEEKSCalgary Flames executive Ken
King has died. He was 68.
King, from Hanley, Sask., was
vice-chair and chief executive
officer of Calgary Sports and
Entertainment Corp., which
owns the Flames.
King became president and
CEO of the NHL team in 2001
after three decades as a newspa-
per executive.
He was the public voice of the
Flames’ ownership group com-
prised of Murray Edwards, Alvin
Libin, Allan Markin, Jeff McCaig
and the late Clayton Riddell.
When the team’s business
intersected with the city’s – as
was the case in negotiations for
a new NHL arena – King’s com-
ments reflected the position of
the owners. He and Calgary
mayor Naheed Nenshi were thus
the central figures in those
negotiations, which created
strife between the team and city
council before the two sides
came to an agreement in 2019.
“Ken was the right leader at
the right time for CSEC. His
leadership and passion was
exhibited every day in his suc-
cessful delivery of the new
Calgary event centre,” CSEC
chairman and co-owner Murray
Edwards said in a statement. “He
was a trusted confidant to all of
the Flames owners, both past
and present, and we all learned
so much from him. My partnersand I will miss our frequent
conversations with our dear
friend.”
King oversaw the quick recla-
mation of the Saddledome
following the 2013 spring flood
that submerged everything in
the building below row eight.
The arena was ready, howev-
er, for Flames’ preseason games
that September.
Prior to joining the Flames,
King was publisher of both the
Calgary Sun and Calgary Herald,
as well as a manager for the
Toronto Sun and United Press
Canada.
King leaves his wife, Marilyn,
two daughters and four grand-
children.THECANADIANPRESSFLAMES EXECUTIVE KING WAS THE PUBLIC VOICE OF THE OWNERSHIP GROUP