List of NHL franchise owners
The following is a list of current National Hockey League franchise owners.
All of the NHL's teams use some form of holding company for the team's assets, sometimes through multiple layers of corporations, which are all listed in the "Operating Entities" column. The "Principal Owner(s)" column lists the majority or plurality owner(s) of the team or, in the case of teams held by publicly held corporations, the corporation's chairman.
Each team has a representative on the NHL Board of Governors, the league's ruling and governing body, listed in the "NHL Governor" column; for most teams, this is the majority or plurality owner of the club.
| Franchise | Principal Owner(s) | NHL Governor[1] | Operating Entities | Purchase Price | Year Purchased |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | Henry Samueli | Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club LLC | $75,000,000 | 2005[2] | |
| Arizona Coyotes | Alex Meruelo | IceArizona Acquisition Co., LLC | $300,000,000 | 2019[3][4] | |
| Boston Bruins | Jeremy Jacobs | Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc | $10,000,000 | 1975[5] | |
| Buffalo Sabres | Terry and Kim Pegula | Pegula Sports and Entertainment; Hockey Western New York, LLC | $165,000,000 | 2011[6] | |
| Calgary Flames | N. Murray Edwards | Calgary Sports and Entertainment | $16,000,000 | 1980[7] | |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Tom Dundon | Gale Force Sports And Entertainment, LLC; Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club | $420,000,000 | 2018[8] | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Rocky Wirtz | Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc. | $1,000,000 | 1954[9] | |
| Colorado Avalanche | Ann Walton Kroenke | Josh Kroenke‡ | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment; Colorado Avalanche, LLC | $202,000,000 | 2000[10] |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | John P. McConnell | Colhoc Limited Partnership; The Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club | $80M & $173M | 1997 & 2012[11] | |
| Dallas Stars | Tom Gaglardi | Dallas Stars LP | $240,000,000 | 2011[12] | |
| Detroit Red Wings | Estate of Mike Ilitch | Christopher Ilitch‡ | Ilitch Holdings Inc.; Olympia Entertainment; Detroit Red Wings, Inc. | $8,500,000 | 1982[13] |
| Edmonton Oilers | Daryl Katz | Rexall Sports Corporation; Oilers Entertainment Group | $170,000,000 | 2008[14][15] | |
| Florida Panthers | Vincent Viola | Sunrise Sports and Entertainment; Florida Panthers Hockey Club, Ltd. | $250,000,000 | 2013[16][17] | |
| Los Angeles Kings | Philip Anschutz and Edward P. Roski | Philip Anschutz† | Anschutz Entertainment Group, The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club LP | $113,500,000 | 1995[18] |
| Minnesota Wild | Craig Leipold | Minnesota Sports and Entertainment; Minnesota Wild Hockey Club, LP | $225,000,000 | 2008[19][20][21] | |
| Montreal Canadiens | Molson Family | Geoff Molson | Club de hockey Canadien, Inc. | $575,000,000 | 2009[22][23][24] |
| Nashville Predators | Predators Holdings LLC | $193,000,000 | 2007[25] | ||
| New Jersey Devils | Joshua Harris | New Jersey Devils LLC | $320,000,000 | 2013[26][27][28] | |
| New York Islanders | Jon Ledecky and Scott D. Malkin | Scott D. Malkin† | New York Islanders Hockey Club, LP | $485,000,000 | 2014[29][30] |
| New York Rangers | James L. Dolan | The Madison Square Garden Company, New York Rangers Hockey Club | $195,000,000 | 1997[31] | |
| Ottawa Senators | Eugene Melnyk | Senators Sports & Entertainment; Ottawa Senators Hockey Club Limited Partnership | $92,000,000 | 2003[32] | |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Brian L. Roberts | Dave Scott | Comcast Spectacor; Philadelphia Flyers, LP | $150,000,000 | 1996[33] |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Ronald Burkle and Mario Lemieux | David Morehouse | Lemieux Group LP | $107,000,000 | 1999[34] |
| San Jose Sharks | Hasso Plattner | Sharks Sports and Entertainment; San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises; San Jose Sharks, LLC | $147,000,000 | 2002[35] | |
| Seattle Kraken | David Bonderman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tod Leiweke | TBD | Seattle Hockey Partners | $650,000,000 | 2018[36] |
| St. Louis Blues | SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC; St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P. | $180,000,000 | 2012[37] | ||
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Jeffrey Vinik | Lightning Hockey LP | $93,000,000 | 2010[38] | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Larry Tanenbaum | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Ltd.; Kilmer Sports, Inc. | $263M & $1B | 1996 & 2012[39] | |
| Vancouver Canucks | Francesco Aquilini | Canucks Sports & Entertainment | $207,000,000 | 2004[40] | |
| Vegas Golden Knights | Bill Foley | Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, Hockey Vision Las Vegas | $500,000,000 | 2016[41] | |
| Washington Capitals | Ted Leonsis | Mounumental Sports and Entertainment | $85,000,000 | 1999[42] | |
| Winnipeg Jets | Mark Chipman and David Thomson | Mark Chipman† | True North Sports & Entertainment, Ltd. | $170,000,000 | 2011[43] |
† Only one of the owners can be that team's NHL Governor.
‡ Child/family member of the team's owner.
1 Dave Scott, CEO of Comcast Spectacor, represents the Philadelphia Flyers.
2 President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Penguins, David Morehouse, represents the team instead of one of its owners.
See also[]
- NHL Enterprises, LP
- List of professional sports team owners
- List of NFL franchise owners
- List of NBA team owners
- List of Major League Baseball principal owners
- List of MLS team owners
References[]
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- ^ "Pittsburgh Penguins on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
- ^ "San Jose Sharks on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
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- ^ "St Louis Blues on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
- ^ "Tampa Bay Lightning on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
- ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
- ^ "Vancouver Canucks on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
- ^ "Washington Capitals on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
- ^ "Winnipeg Jets on the Forbes the Business of Hockey List".
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