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Gord Kirke, the Glossary

Gordon I. Kirke (born 1945/1946) is a Canadian sports and entertainment lawyer, university professor, and commentator on radio and television.^[1]

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Admission to practice law

An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.

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A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Bob McCown

Robert Alan "Bob" McCown (born 1952) is an American-Canadian radio personality.

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Bret Hart

Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler.

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Brian Burke (ice hockey)

Brian P. Burke (born June 30, 1955) is an American-Canadian ice hockey executive, currently the Executive Director of the Professional Women's Hockey League Players Association (PWHLPA).

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Canada men's national ice hockey team

The Canada men's national ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada; Équipe Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.

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Canadian Hockey League

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL; Ligue canadienne de hockey ‒ LCH) is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canada-based major junior ice hockey leagues.

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Carlos Delgado

Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández (born June 25, 1972) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and coach.

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CBC Sports

CBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for English-language sports broadcasting.

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Children's Aid Society (Ontario)

Children's Aid Societies (CAS) are certified non-governmental child protection organizations in Ontario, Canada which operate independently of the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community, and Youth Services to provide child protection services.

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CJCL

CJCL (590 AM, Sportsnet 590 The Fan) is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario.

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CTV Television Network

The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network.

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Dolores Claman

Dolores Olga Claman (July 6, 1927July 17, 2021) was a Canadian composer and pianist.

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Donovan Bailey

Donovan Bailey (born December 16, 1967) is a retired Jamaican-Canadian sprinter.

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Doyle Alexander

Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers.

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Easter Seals (Canada)

In Canada, Easter Seals is a group of charitable organizations which supports the development and advancement of people who are living with different types of disabilities.

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Elfi Schlegel

Elfi Schlegel (born 17 May 1964) is a sportscaster for NBC Sports and a former college and national champion gymnast from Canada.

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Eric Lindros

Eric Bryan Lindros (born February 28, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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Eric Lindros trade

The Eric Lindros trade was the culmination of a holdout by Eric Lindros from the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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George J. Mitchell

George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer.

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Goodmans

Goodmans LLP is a Canadian corporate law firm.

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Gord Ash

Gordon Ian Ash (born December 20, 1951) is a Canadian vice president of baseball projects of the Milwaukee Brewers. Gord Kirke and Gord Ash are Businesspeople from Toronto and Toronto Blue Jays executives.

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Herb Solway

Herb Solway, KC is a founding member of the Toronto law firm Goodmans. Gord Kirke and Herb Solway are lawyers in Ontario and Toronto Blue Jays executives.

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High-visibility clothing

High-visibility clothing, sometimes shortened to hi vis or hi viz, is any clothing worn that is highly luminescent in its natural matt property or a color that is easily discernible from any background.

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Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada (which merged with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association in 1994) is the national governing body of ice hockey and ice sledge hockey in Canada.

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Hockey Night in Canada

CBC Television has aired National Hockey League (NHL) broadcasts under the Hockey Night in Canada (often abbreviated Hockey Night or HNiC) brand that is primarily associated with its Saturday night NHL broadcasts throughout its history in various platforms.

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Hunting

Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals.

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Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis.

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International Bar Association

The International Bar Association (IBA), founded in 1947, is a bar association of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies.

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Joe Carter

Joseph Chris Carter (born March 7, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player.

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John Bitove

John I. Bitove (Jr.) (born 1960 in Toronto, Ontario) is a noted Canadian businessman and sportsman. Gord Kirke and John Bitove are Businesspeople from Toronto.

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Juris Doctor

A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law.

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Kandahar

Kandahar is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of.

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Kat Teasdale

Kathryn Pennington Teasdale (December 25, 1964 – June 2, 2016) was a Canadian auto racing driver and businesswoman. Gord Kirke and Kat Teasdale are Businesspeople from Toronto.

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Keith Pelley

Keith W. Pelley (born January 11, 1964) is a sports executive who is the president & CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). Gord Kirke and Keith Pelley are Businesspeople from Toronto.

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King's Counsel

In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms, a King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) is a lawyer appointed by the state as a senior advocate or barrister with a high degree of skill and experience in the law.

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Labatt Brewing Company

Labatt Brewing Company Limited (La Brasserie Labatt Limitée) is a Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned brewery headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Master of Laws

A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: Magister Legum or Legum Magister) is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject.

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Memorial Cup

The Memorial Cup is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States.

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Mike Modano

Michael Thomas Modano Jr. (born June 7, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player, who played primarily for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise.

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Minor ice hockey

Minor hockey is an umbrella term for amateur ice hockey which is played below the junior age level.

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National Hockey League

The National Hockey League (NHL; Ligue nationale de hockey, LNH) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Off the Record with Michael Landsberg

Off the Record with Michael Landsberg, also known as Off the Record or OTR, was a Canadian sports talk show that was produced by TSN hosted by Michael Landsberg.

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Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League.

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Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Pat Gillick

Lawrence Patrick David Gillick (born August 22, 1937) is an American professional baseball executive. Gord Kirke and Pat Gillick are Sportspeople from Toronto and Toronto Blue Jays executives.

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Paul Beeston

Paul McGill Beeston (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian former professional baseball executive. Gord Kirke and Paul Beeston are Toronto Blue Jays executives.

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Performance-enhancing substance

Performance-enhancing substances, also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans.

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Pete Mahovlich

Peter Joseph Mahovlich (born October 10, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and executive.

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Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia.

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Richard Peddie

Richard A. Peddie (born January 1947) is a Canadian businessman.

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Rick Dudley

Richard Clarence Dudley (born January 31, 1949) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, former coach and former player.

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Rick Nash

Richard Nash (born June 16, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who serves as the director of player development for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Roberto Alomar

Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born February 5, 1968) is a Puerto Rican former second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for sixteen seasons, primarily with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Roger Clemens

William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Yankees.

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Rogers Centre

Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario.

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Rosedale, Toronto

Rosedale is a neighbourhood in central Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Scarborough Health Network

Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is a hospital network in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough (2021 Census 629,941) is a district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Score (television)

Score was the weekend sports service of the Financial News Network which aired sports-themed programming starting in 1985.

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Special Olympics

Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries.

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Sportsnet

Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media.

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Tennis Canada

Tennis Canada is the national governing body of tennis within Canada.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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The Hockey Theme

"The Hockey Theme" is a Canadian piece of instrumental theme music composed in 1968 by Dolores Claman and orchestrated by Jerry Toth.

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The Sports Network

The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television, owned jointly by Bell Media (70%) and ESPN Inc. (30%), itself a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

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Tom Wright (sports executive)

Thomas E. S. Gord Kirke and Tom Wright (sports executive) are Businesspeople from Toronto.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto.

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Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto.

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Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gord_Kirke

Also known as Gordon I. Kirke, Gordon Kirke.

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See also

Academic staff of the Osgoode Hall Law School

Academic staff of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law

Canadian Hockey League executives

Canadian sports agents

Toronto Blue Jays executives

References