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 (US$ millions) Adjusted price Year purchased
Anaheim DucksHenry SamueliAnaheim Ducks Hockey Club LLC70$109 million2005[2]
Boston BruinsJeremy JacobsBoston Professional Hockey Association, Inc10$56.6 million1975[3]
Buffalo SabresTerry and Kim PegulaTerry Pegula†Pegula Sports and Entertainment; Hockey Western New York, LLC165$223 million2011[4]
Calgary FlamesN. Murray EdwardsCalgary Sports and Entertainment16$59.2 million1980[5]
Carolina HurricanesTom DundonGale Force Sports And Entertainment, LLC; Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club420$510 million2018[6]
Chicago BlackhawksDanny WirtzChicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc.1$11.3 million1954[7]
Colorado AvalancheAnn Walton KroenkeJosh Kroenke‡Kroenke Sports & Entertainment; Colorado Avalanche, LLC202$357 million2000[8]
Columbus Blue JacketsJohn P. McConnellColhoc Limited Partnership; The Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club80 & 173$152 million & $230 million1997 & 2012[9]
Dallas StarsTom GaglardiDallas Stars LP240$325 million2011[10]
Detroit Red WingsMarian IllitchChristopher IlitchIlitch Holdings Inc.; Olympia Entertainment; Detroit Red Wings, Inc.8.5$26.8 million1982[11]
Edmonton OilersDaryl KatzRexall Sports Corporation; Oilers Entertainment Group170$241 million2008[12][13]
Florida PanthersVincent ViolaSunrise Sports and Entertainment; Florida Panthers Hockey Club, Ltd.160$209 million2013[14][15]
Los Angeles KingsPhilip Anschutz and Edward P. RoskiPhilip Anschutz†Anschutz Entertainment Group, The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club LP113.3$227 million1995[16]
Minnesota WildCraig LeipoldMinnesota Sports and Entertainment; Minnesota Wild Hockey Club, LP225$318 million2008[17][18][19]
Montreal CanadiensMolson FamilyGeoff Molson‡Club de hockey Canadien, Inc.575$817 million2009[20][21][22]
Nashville PredatorsHerb FritchPredators Holdings LLC174$256 million2007[23]
New Jersey DevilsDavid Blitzer and Josh HarrisTad BrownHarris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment320$419 million2013[24]
New York IslandersJon Ledecky and Scott D. MalkinScott D. Malkin†New York Islanders Hockey Club, LP485$616 million2016[25][26]
New York RangersJames L. DolanThe Madison Square Garden Company, New York Rangers Hockey Club195$370 million1997[27]
Ottawa SenatorsMichael AndlauerSenators Sports & Entertainment; Ottawa Senators Hockey Club Limited Partnership950$950 million2023[28]
Philadelphia FlyersBrian L. RobertsDan HilfertyComcast Spectacor; Philadelphia Flyers, LP150$291 million1996[29]
Pittsburgh PenguinsRonald Burkle and Mario LemieuxDavid Morehouse2Fenway Sports Group; Lemieux Group LP107$196 million1999[30]
San Jose SharksHasso PlattnerSharks Sports and Entertainment; San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises; San Jose Sharks, LLC147$249 million2002[31]
Seattle KrakenDavid Bonderman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tod LeiwekeDavid Bonderman†Seattle Hockey Partners650$789 million2018[32]
St. Louis BluesTom StillmanSLB Acquisition Holdings LLC; St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P.180$239 million2012[33]
Tampa Bay LightningJeffrey VinikLightning Hockey LP93$130 million2010[34]
Toronto Maple LeafsLarry TanenbaumMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Ltd.; Kilmer Sports, Inc.263 & 1,000$511 million & $1.33 billion1996 & 2012[35]
Utah NHL teamRyan SmithSmith Entertainment Group1,200$1.2 billion2024[36]
Vancouver CanucksFrancesco AquiliniCanucks Sports & Entertainment207$323 million2005[37]
Vegas Golden KnightsBill FoleyBlack Knight Sports & Entertainment, Hockey Vision Las Vegas500$635 million2016[38]
Washington CapitalsTed LeonsisMonumental Sports & Entertainment85$155 million1999[39]
Winnipeg JetsMark Chipman and David ThomsonMark Chipman†True North Sports & Entertainment, Ltd.170$230 million2011[40]
Observer Status
Arizona Coyotes (Suspended)Alex MerueloIceArizona Acquisition Co., LLC300$358 million2019[41][42]

† Only one of the owners can be that team's NHL Governor.
‡ Child/family member of the team's owner.
2 President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Penguins, David Morehouse, represents the team instead of one of its owners.

  • Daryl Katz, Edmonton Oilers
  • Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals
  • Hasso Plattner, San Jose Sharks
  • Brian L. Roberts, Philadelphia Flyers
  • Henry Samueli, Anaheim Ducks

See also

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