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GOODENOW SELECTED MOST POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL IN CANADA
Published January 6, 1998
The Toronto GLOBE & MAIL listed its fifth-annual "25
Most Powerful and Influential People in Canadian Sports."
In Toronto, James Christie wrote that players are "no longer
mere gears in a big machine run by the owners. More and
more, they are becoming partners" (GLOBE & MAIL, 1/2):
RANK NAME POSITION/ORGANIZATION
1) Bob Goodenow Exec Dir, NHLPA
2) Suzanne Steeves Senior VP, CTV Sports & Baton/CTV
3) Larry Walker OF, Rockies
4) John McCaw Chair, Orca Bay Sports
5) Gary Bettman NHL Commissioner
6) Claude Brochu President, Expos
7) Allan Slaight Owner, Raptors
8) Don Baizley Agent
9) Allan Rock Canada's Health Minister
10) Bobby Clarke GM, Canadian Olympic Hockey
11) Alan Clark President, CBC Sports
12) Shannon Miller Coach, Can. Women's Olympic Hockey
13) Ken Dryden President, Maple Leafs
14) Carol Anne Letheren CEO, Canadian Olympic Assoc.
15) Bob Nicholson Senior VP, Hockey Canada
16) Lorie Kane Professional Golfer
17) Harley Hotchkiss Part Owner, Flames/NHL Board
18) John Tory CFL Chair
19) Gordon Craig Founder, TSN; CEO, NetStar
20) Bob Sauve Agent
21) Greg Rusedski Tennis Pro
22) Larry Tanenbaum Minority Partner, Maple Leafs
23) Jacques Villeneuve Auto Racer
24) Tiger Woods Professional Golfer
25) Louis Daignault Journalist




