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Balsillie also tested the waters for an National Hockey League team in Hamilton earlier this year, inking a non-binding deal with Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold to buy the team for US$238 million.
But the deal collapsed after NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Leipold took exception to Balsillie setting up a website to accept deposits for season's tickets and private boxes for the team.
In an interview related to a RIM product announcement in November, Balsillie reluctantly declined - on the advise of his public relations aide - to comment on his personal quest for an NHL team.
"Yeah, I can't comment on that stuff right now," he laughed. "But stay tuned. Stay tuned. Who knows what will happen on any of this stuff? It's the craziest thing, you know. It's all the craziest thing."
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