{
  "id": 9439534,
  "title": "Former Canadiens and Liverpool owner George Gillett Jr. dead at 87",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/former-canadiens-and-liverpool-owner-george-gillett-jr-dead-at-87",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T23:25:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/sports/george-gillett-jr-death-former-owner-montreal-canadiens-liverpool-9.7355790"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "George Gillett Jr., the former majority owner of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens, has died at 87. He also had a part-ownership stake in Liverpool FC, the English soccer team.\n\nGillett bought the Bell Centre, then known as the Molson Centre, and a majority stake in the Canadiens for $275 million on January 31, 2001, according to Global News.\n\nHis death was reported by multiple outlets, including CBC Canada and Winnipeg Free Press, which confirmed his age at the time of his passing.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Former Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett Jr., dead at 87",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/former-montreal-canadiens-owner-george-gillett-jr-dead-at-87",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:05:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Former Montreal Canadiens owner George Gillett Jr. dies at 87",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/former-montreal-canadiens-owner-george-gillett-jr-dies-at-87",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:19:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}