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Jim Balsillie owns Blackberry and is a Canadian millionaire that became the new owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins in October, 2006.
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Mr. Balsillie may not be a household name but the product that made him rich is: He makes those BlackBerry wireless communicators. Balsillie is expected to pay about $175 million for the National Hockey League franchise. He's also expected to keep the team in Pittsburgh, provided a deal can worked out for a new arena.
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- http://thebusmansholiday.blogspot.com/2006/12/secret-mariojim-balsillie-video.html (humor) shows conversation with Mario and Jim Balsillie on YouTube