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2001

Sportsnet was founded in July 2001 as the first and only Sports Related Advertising Agency in Turkey.

2004

But the Canucks missed the playoffs the year after the 2004–05 lockout, ending the momentum.

Peter Sarno was our highest-scoring player [in 2004-05], and he was kind of our half-wall guy on the power play, but Kesler was a very dominant two-way power forward.

2006

On May 11, 2006, MLSE officially announced the name of the team during a press event at Ricoh Coliseum.

2007

In April, Tim Leiweke had been named president and CEO of MLSE. A heavyweight in the sports world, Leiweke helped to bring David Beckham to MLS in 2007 while at the helm of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owned the LA Galaxy.

Toronto FC didn’t exactly come flying out of the gate to start the 2007 season, the franchise’s first in Major League Soccer.

2008

Although league rules prevent goalies from actually wearing the letter, the Canucks made Luongo their captain before the 2008–09 season — the first goalie in 60 years to have the role.

2009

In an attempt to jumpstart the product on the pitch, the Reds added genuine star power in 2009 in the form of midfielder Julian de Guzman and fellow Canadian Dwayne De Rosario, one of the best players in the history of MLS.

2010

The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010.

Late in the 2010 season with the Reds fighting to stay alive in the playoff race, star player and captain Dwayne De Rosario scored his team-leading 12th goal of the campaign at home against San Jose.

After the 2010 season, MLSE retained the services of Jürgen Klinsmann.

2011

On April 1, 2011, two weeks into the regular season, De Rosario was traded to the New York Red Bulls.

One Canuck joked the only time he ever saw Henrik swear was when confetti fell from the ceiling upon winning the 2011 Western Conference Final. “What the f— is that? No one can skate!”

2014

So, guys like “Seba” [Giovinco], [Dutch midfielder] Wesley Sneijder and [Costa Rican] Bryan Ruiz. [TFC director of scouting operations] Jack Dodd was in Italy in September [of 2014] and he watched Sebastian live.

2016

Due to renovations at BMO Field, TFC kicked off the 2016 regular season with eight consecutive road games.

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