The following is a list of current National Hockey League franchise owners.
N. Murray Edwards has been the principal owner of the Calgary Flames since 1980. He is the third longest tenured owner in the National Hockey League. 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.
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Franchise
Principal owner(s)
NHL Governor[ 1]
Operating entities
Purchase price (US$ millions)
Adjusted price
Year purchased
Anaheim Ducks Henry Samueli Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club LLC 70 $115 million 2005 [ 2]
Boston Bruins Jeremy Jacobs Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc 10 $59.8 million 1975 [ 3]
Buffalo Sabres Terry and Kim Pegula Terry Pegula† Pegula Sports and Entertainment ; Hockey Western New York, LLC165 $236 million 2011 [ 4]
Calgary Flames N. Murray Edwards Calgary Sports and Entertainment 16 $62.5 million 1980 [ 5]
Carolina Hurricanes Tom Dundon Gale Force Sports And Entertainment, LLC; Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club 420 $538 million 2018 [ 6]
Chicago Blackhawks Danny Wirtz Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc. 1 $12 million 1954 [ 7]
Colorado Avalanche Ann Walton Kroenke Josh Kroenke ‡Kroenke Sports & Entertainment ; Colorado Avalanche, LLC202 $378 million 2000 [ 8]
Columbus Blue Jackets John P. McConnell Colhoc Limited Partnership; The Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club 80 & 173 $160 million & $243 million 1997 & 2012 [ 9]
Dallas Stars Tom Gaglardi Dallas Stars LP 240 $343 million 2011 [ 10]
Detroit Red Wings Marian Ilitch Christopher Ilitch Ilitch Holdings Inc. ; Olympia Entertainment ; Detroit Red Wings, Inc.8.5 $28.4 million 1982 [ 11]
Edmonton Oilers Daryl Katz Rexall Sports Corporation; Oilers Entertainment Group 170 $254 million 2008 [ 12] [ 13]
Florida Panthers Vincent Viola Sunrise Sports and Entertainment; Florida Panthers Hockey Club, Ltd. 160 $221 million 2013 [ 14] [ 15]
Los Angeles Kings Philip Anschutz and Edward P. Roski Philip Anschutz† Anschutz Entertainment Group , The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club LP113.3 $239 million 1995 [ 16]
Minnesota Wild Craig Leipold Minnesota Sports and Entertainment; Minnesota Wild Hockey Club, LP 225 $336 million 2008 [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Montreal Canadiens Molson Family Geoff Molson ‡Club de hockey Canadien, Inc. 575 $863 million 2009 [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
Nashville Predators Bill Haslam 1 Predators Holdings LLC 775 $853 million 2025 [ 23]
New Jersey Devils David Blitzer and Josh Harris Tad Brown Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment 320 $442 million 2013 [ 24]
New York Islanders Jon Ledecky and Scott D. Malkin Scott D. Malkin† New York Islanders Hockey Club, LP 485 $651 million 2016 [ 25] [ 26]
New York Rangers James L. Dolan The Madison Square Garden Company , New York Rangers Hockey Club195 $391 million 1997 [ 27]
Ottawa Senators Michael Andlauer Senators Sports & Entertainment; Ottawa Senators Hockey Club Limited Partnership 950 $1 billion 2023 [ 28]
Philadelphia Flyers Brian L. Roberts Dan Hilferty Comcast Spectacor ; Philadelphia Flyers, LP150 $308 million 1996 [ 29]
Pittsburgh Penguins Geoff Hoffmann and Greg Hoffmann Geoff Hoffmann †Hoffmann Family of Companies 1,700 $1.7 billion 2025 [ 30]
San Jose Sharks Hasso Plattner Sharks Sports and Entertainment ; San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises ; San Jose Sharks, LLC147 $263 million 2002 [ 31]
Seattle Kraken Samantha Holloway, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tod Leiweke Samantha Holloway† One Roof Sports and Entertainment 650 $833 million 2018[ 32]
St. Louis Blues Tom Stillman and Alan Fritch SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC ; St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P.180 $252 million 2012 [ 33]
Tampa Bay Lightning Jeffrey Vinik Lightning Hockey LP 93 $137 million 2010 [ 34]
Toronto Maple Leafs Larry Tanenbaum Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment , Ltd.; Kilmer Sports, Inc.263 & 1,000 $540 million & $1.4 billion 1996 & 2012 [ 35]
Utah Mammoth Ryan Smith Smith Entertainment Group 1,200 $1.23 billion 2024 [ 36]
Vancouver Canucks Francesco Aquilini Canucks Sports & Entertainment 207 $341 million 2005 [ 37]
Vegas Golden Knights Bill Foley Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, Hockey Vision Las Vegas 500 $671 million 2016 [ 38]
Washington Capitals Ted Leonsis Monumental Sports & Entertainment 85 $164 million 1999 [ 39]
Winnipeg Jets Mark Chipman and David Thomson Mark Chipman† True North Sports & Entertainment, Ltd. 170 $243 million 2011 [ 40]
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† Only one of the owners can be that team's NHL Governor.1 Haslam bought the Predators over a period of three years, he acquired enough shares to become the majority owner in July 2025.
Daryl Katz, Edmonton Oilers
Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals
Hasso Plattner, San Jose Sharks
Brian L. Roberts, Philadelphia Flyers
Henry Samueli, Anaheim Ducks
Daryl Katz, Edmonton Oilers
Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals
Hasso Plattner, San Jose Sharks
Brian L. Roberts, Philadelphia Flyers
Henry Samueli, Anaheim Ducks
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