Nick Eaves has been appointed to the Lakeshore Arena Corporation, that heads the Ford Performance Centre .
A prominent businessman is one of two board members appointed to head the Lakeshore Arena.
Nick Eaves and Andrew Teichman were appointed by City Council on May 22 for a two year tenure to lead the Lakeshore Arena Corporation Board.
Eaves, who has a long background in Etobicoke, spent 21 years at Woodbine Entertainment Group, including five as its Chief Executive Officer.
He is also the Chief Venues and Operations Officer at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC, Toronto Argonauts, Toronto Marlies, Raptors 905, TFC II and Raptors Uprising Gaming Club.
The arena is used as a practice facility of the Toronto Maple Leafs and visiting NHL teams.
Eaves joined MLSE in 2016 and is responsible for overseeing the Operations, Capital Projects and Development function at its venues. He also has oversight of MLSE’s LIVE division that brings hundreds of world-class music and entertainment events to its venues each year.
“Nick has an extensive knowledge of the facility and its operations,” according to a biography.
Eaves is said to have led Woodbine through significant change and helped create opportunities for development and future growth, due to a the five-year Horse Racing Partnership Plan with the Province of Ontario.
The Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment owns the Toronto Raptors, Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies, Toronto FC and other clubs.
He is an active community volunteer with organizations as Out of the Cold, United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Woodbine Entertainment and Tourism Toronto, where he also serves on their Boards of Directors.
Eaves volunteers with the Out of the Cold Program, Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter, Youth Without Shelter and United Way Toronto. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Western University.
Also being appointed to the arena board is Andrew Teichman, who has more than 30 years of experience in acquisitions and divestitures, major project and engineering management, and investment management.
The Ford Performance Centre is a marquee facility in South Etobicoke with four ice rinks.
Teichman has considerable clean-tech venture capital experience, including serving as a director on various technology development companies. His areas of interest include economic and urban development, climate change, entrepreneurship and emerging technologies.
The Lakeshore Arena Corporation is a City corporation that manages the arena, otherwise known as the Ford Performance Centre, a marquee four-pad ice arena that offers ice rentals, leagues, public skating, drop-in programs, tournaments and special events to the local community.
It is used by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies, and some visiting NHL teams and tenants include Hockey Canada, Hockey Hall of Fame and the NHL Alumni Association.