TORONTO — Even before Toronto was awarded an WNBA franchise, Geoff Molson wanted to get into the business of women’s basketball.

The co-owner of the Montreal Canadiens and Larry Tanenbaum, co-owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, had discussed the possibility of bringing the WNBA to Canada years ago. When Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Group had its bid for a team approved in May of 2024, Molson was one of the first people he called.

“Even though we compete on the ice, we’re very close with Larry Tanenbaum and the MLSE organization,” Molson told The Canadian Press. “We talked about the WNBA and how it’s performing and growing and how important it would be to get a team to Canada.

“Larry took the lead knowing full well that we were very interested and when he finally, got around to getting his bid appro

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