List of current 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 | Operating entities | Purchase price (US$ millions) | Adjusted price | Year purchased |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | Henry Samueli | Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club LLC | 70 | $113 million | 2005 | |
| Boston Bruins | Jeremy Jacobs | Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc | 10 | $58.4 million | 1975 | |
| Buffalo Sabres | Terry and Kim Pegula | Terry Pegula† | Pegula Sports and Entertainment; Hockey Western New York, LLC | 165 | $231 million | 2011 |
| Calgary Flames | N. Murray Edwards | Calgary Sports and Entertainment | 16 | $61.1 million | 1980 | |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Tom Dundon | Gale Force Sports And Entertainment, LLC; Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club | 420 | $526 million | 2018 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Danny Wirtz | Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc. | 1 | $11.7 million | 1954 | |
| Colorado Avalanche | Ann Walton Kroenke | Josh Kroenke‡ | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment; Colorado Avalanche, LLC | 202 | $369 million | 2000 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | John P. McConnell | Colhoc Limited Partnership; The Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club | 80 & 173 | $157 million & $237 million | 1997 & 2012 | |
| Dallas Stars | Tom Gaglardi | Dallas Stars LP | 240 | $335 million | 2011 | |
| Detroit Red Wings | Marian Ilitch | Christopher Ilitch | Ilitch Holdings Inc.; Olympia Entertainment; Detroit Red Wings, Inc. | 8.5 | $27.7 million | 1982 |
| Edmonton Oilers | Daryl Katz | Rexall Sports Corporation; Oilers Entertainment Group | 170 | $248 million | 2008 | |
| Florida Panthers | Vincent Viola | Sunrise Sports and Entertainment; Florida Panthers Hockey Club, Ltd. | 160 | $216 million | 2013 | |
| Los Angeles Kings | Philip Anschutz and Edward P. Roski | Philip Anschutz† | Anschutz Entertainment Group, The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club LP | 113.3 | $234 million | 1995 |
| Minnesota Wild | Craig Leipold | Minnesota Sports and Entertainment; Minnesota Wild Hockey Club, LP | 225 | $329 million | 2008 | |
| Montreal Canadiens | Molson Family | Geoff Molson‡ | Club de hockey Canadien, Inc. | 575 | $843 million | 2009 |
| Nashville Predators | Herb Fritch | Predators Holdings LLC | 174 | $264 million | 2007 | |
| New Jersey Devils | David Blitzer and Josh Harris | Tad Brown | Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment | 320 | $432 million | 2013 |
| New York Islanders | Jon Ledecky and Scott D. Malkin | Scott D. Malkin† | New York Islanders Hockey Club, LP | 485 | $635 million | 2016 |
| New York Rangers | James L. Dolan | The Madison Square Garden Company, New York Rangers Hockey Club | 195 | $382 million | 1997 | |
| Ottawa Senators | Michael Andlauer | Senators Sports & Entertainment; Ottawa Senators Hockey Club Limited Partnership | 950 | $980 million | 2023 | |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Brian L. Roberts | Dan Hilferty | Comcast Spectacor; Philadelphia Flyers, LP | 150 | $301 million | 1996 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Ronald Burkle and Mario Lemieux | David Morehouse2 | Fenway Sports Group; Lemieux Group LP | 107 | $202 million | 1999 |
| San Jose Sharks | Hasso Plattner | Sharks Sports and Entertainment; San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises; San Jose Sharks, LLC | 147 | $257 million | 2002 | |
| Seattle Kraken | David Bonderman, Jerry Bruckheimer and Tod Leiweke | David Bonderman† | Seattle Hockey Partners | 650 | $814 million | 2018 |
| St. Louis Blues | Tom Stillman and Alan Fritch | SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC; St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P. | 180 | $247 million | 2012 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Jeffrey Vinik | Lightning Hockey LP | 93 | $134 million | 2010 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Larry Tanenbaum | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Ltd.; Kilmer Sports, Inc. | 263 & 1,000 | $527 million & $1.37 billion | 1996 & 2012 | |
| Utah Mammoth | Ryan Smith | Smith Entertainment Group | 1,200 | $1.2 billion | 2024 | |
| Vancouver Canucks | Francesco Aquilini | Canucks Sports & Entertainment | 207 | $333 million | 2005 | |
| Vegas Golden Knights | Bill Foley | Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, Hockey Vision Las Vegas | 500 | $655 million | 2016 | |
| Washington Capitals | Ted Leonsis | Monumental Sports & Entertainment | 85 | $160 million | 1999 | |
| Winnipeg Jets | Mark Chipman and David Thomson | Mark Chipman† | True North Sports & Entertainment, Ltd. | 170 | $238 million | 2011 |
† 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
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