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 DucksHenry SamueliAnaheim Ducks Hockey Club LLC$75,000,0002005[2]
Arizona CoyotesAlex MerueloIceArizona Acquisition Co., LLC$300,000,0002019[3][4]
Boston BruinsJeremy JacobsBoston Professional Hockey Association, Inc$10,000,0001975[5]
Buffalo SabresTerry and Kim PegulaPegula Sports and Entertainment; Hockey Western New York, LLC$165,000,0002011[6]
Calgary FlamesN. Murray EdwardsCalgary Sports and Entertainment$16,000,0001980[7]
Carolina HurricanesTom DundonGale Force Sports And Entertainment, LLC; Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club$420,000,0002018[8]
Chicago BlackhawksRocky WirtzChicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc.$1,000,0001954[9]
Colorado AvalancheAnn Walton KroenkeJosh Kroenke‡Kroenke Sports & Entertainment; Colorado Avalanche, LLC$202,000,0002000[10]
Columbus Blue JacketsJohn P. McConnellColhoc Limited Partnership; The Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club$80M & $173M1997 & 2012[11]
Dallas StarsTom GaglardiDallas Stars LP$240,000,0002011[12]
Detroit Red WingsEstate of Mike IlitchChristopher Ilitch‡Ilitch Holdings Inc.; Olympia Entertainment; Detroit Red Wings, Inc.$8,500,0001982[13]
Edmonton OilersDaryl KatzRexall Sports Corporation; Oilers Entertainment Group$170,000,0002008[14][15]
Florida PanthersVincent ViolaSunrise Sports and Entertainment; Florida Panthers Hockey Club, Ltd.$250,000,0002013[16][17]
Los Angeles KingsPhilip Anschutz and Edward P. RoskiPhilip Anschutz†Anschutz Entertainment Group, The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club LP$113,500,0001995[18]
Minnesota WildCraig LeipoldMinnesota Sports and Entertainment; Minnesota Wild Hockey Club, LP$225,000,0002008[19][20][21]
Montreal CanadiensMolson FamilyGeoff MolsonClub de hockey Canadien, Inc.$575,000,0002009[22][23][24]
Nashville PredatorsThomas CimarranPredators Holdings LLC$193,000,0002007[25]
New Jersey DevilsJoshua HarrisNew Jersey Devils LLC$320,000,0002013[26][27][28]
New York IslandersJon Ledecky and Scott D. MalkinScott D. Malkin†New York Islanders Hockey Club, LP$485,000,0002014[29][30]
New York RangersJames L. DolanThe Madison Square Garden Company, New York Rangers Hockey Club$195,000,0001997[31]
Ottawa SenatorsEugene MelnykSenators Sports & Entertainment; Ottawa Senators Hockey Club Limited Partnership$92,000,0002003[32]
Philadelphia FlyersBrian L. RobertsDave ScottComcast Spectacor; Philadelphia Flyers, LP$150,000,0001996[33]
Pittsburgh PenguinsRonald Burkle and Mario LemieuxDavid MorehouseLemieux Group LP$107,000,0001999[34]
San Jose SharksHasso PlattnerSharks Sports and Entertainment; San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises; San Jose Sharks, LLC$147,000,0002002[35]
Seattle KrakenDavid Bonderman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tod LeiwekeTBDSeattle Hockey Partners$650,000,0002018[36]
St. Louis BluesTom StillmanSLB Acquisition Holdings LLC; St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P.$180,000,0002012[37]
Tampa Bay LightningJeffrey VinikLightning Hockey LP$93,000,0002010[38]
Toronto Maple LeafsLarry TanenbaumMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Ltd.; Kilmer Sports, Inc.$263M & $1B1996 & 2012[39]
Vancouver CanucksFrancesco AquiliniCanucks Sports & Entertainment$207,000,0002004[40]
Vegas Golden KnightsBill FoleyBlack Knight Sports & Entertainment, Hockey Vision Las Vegas$500,000,0002016[41]
Washington CapitalsTed LeonsisMounumental Sports and Entertainment$85,000,0001999[42]
Winnipeg JetsMark Chipman and David ThomsonMark Chipman†True North Sports & Entertainment, Ltd.$170,000,0002011[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

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