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Sharks Sports & Entertainment lays off 16 employees

Sharks Sports & Entertainment laid off 16 employees from its business staff earlier this week, although a spokesman for the organization said the cutbacks were not directly related to the severe financial duress brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

The layoffs, which took place Tuesday, included executives and managers involved in corporate partnerships, suite sales and marketing, according to information obtained by this newspaper. Hockey operations front office members were not affected.

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