NHL Dealmakers Directory

The following executives are principal decision-makers for the NHL and its teams, as identified by representatives of each organization.

Gary Bettman, commissioner; William Daly, executive vice president, chief legal officer; Colin Campbell, executive vice president and director, hockey operations; Craig Harnett, executive vice president, CFO; Jon Litner, executive vice president, COO; Ed Horne, president, NHL Enterprises; Doug Perlman, senior vice president, television and media ventures; James Gregory, senior vice president, hockey operations; David Zimmerman, senior vice president, general counsel; Joseph DeSousa, senior vice president, finance; Dennis Cunningham, senior vice president, security; Ken Yaffe, group vice president and managing director, NHL International; Keith Ritter, president, NHL ICE and senior vice president, new business development; Richard Zahnd, executive vice president, legal and business affairs and general counsel, NHL Enterprises; Brian Jennings, group vice president, consumer products marketing; Scott Carmichael, vice president, club marketing; Andrew Judelson, group vice president, corporate marketing; Adam Acone, vice president, broadcasting and programming; Bernadette Mansur, group vice president, communications; Frank Supovitz, group vice president, events and entertainment; Peter DelGiacco, group vice president, information technology; Susan Cohig, vice president, strategic development

Jay Rasulo, president, Anaheim Sports Inc.; Bryan Murray, senior vice president and general manager; Al Coates, senior vice president, business operations; Andy Roundtree, vice president, finance and administration; Rick Schlesinger, vice president, business and legal affairs; John Covarrubias, director, advertising sales; Tamara Goddard, manager, sponsorship services; Alex Gilchrist, manager, communications and team services; Charles Harris, director, publicity and community development; Bill Chapin, director, ticket sales and customer service; John Drum, facilities director

Stan Kasten, president; Don Waddell, vice president and general manager; Derek Schiller, vice president, sales and marketing; Tracy White, vice president, broadcast and corporate sales; David Kane, controller; Joan Lanier-Heath, director, sponsor services; Jim Pfeifer, director, marketing; Tom Hughes, director, media relations; Terri Hickman, manager, community relations; Dan Kamal, director, radio broadcasting; Matt Musgrove, senior manager, publications and Web site

Jeremy M. Jacobs, owner; Harry Sinden, president; Mike O'Connell, vice president, general manager; Charles Jacobs, executive vice president; Richard Krezwick, executive vice president; Jessica Rahuba, CFO; David Splaine, senior vice president, sales; Heidi Holland, director, media relations; Sue Byrne, director, marketing and community relations; Dave Murray, manager, promotions

B. Thomas Golisano, owner; Larry Quinn, managing partner; Dan DiPofi, COO; Jim Leahy, vice president, sales and marketing; Darcy Regier, general manager; Kevin Billet, vice president, legal and business; John Marsh, vice president, finance; Michael Gilbert, director, public relations; Peter Hassen, director, community development; Robert Kopacz, director, advertising and promotions; John Livsey, director, corporate sales; Stan Makowski, director, facilities management; John Sinclair, director, ticket operations and services; Jody Ulrich, director, suite sales

Owners: N. Murray Edwards, Harley Hotchkiss, Alvin Libin, Allan Markin, J.R. "Bud" McCaig, Daryl Seaman, Byron J. Seaman; Ken King, president and CEO; Darryl Sutter, general manager; Michael Holditch, vice president, finance and administration, CFO; Jackie Manwaring, director, finance and administration; Libby Raines, vice president, building operations; Jim Peplinski, vice president, business development; Jim Bagshaw, vice president, advertising, sponsorship and marketing; Rollie Cyr, vice president, sales and ticket operations; Peter Hanlon, director, communications

Peter Karmanos Jr., owner, CEO; Jim Rutherford, president and general manager; Jason Karmanos, vice president, operations and assistant general manager; Michael Amendola, CFO; Dave Olsen, vice president and general manager, RBC Center; Ken Lehner, vice president, marketing communications; Matt West, vice president, sponsorship sales; Mike Sundheim, director, media relations; Emma Bennett, manager, community relations

William W. Wirtz, owner, president; Robert J. Pulford, senior vice president; Jack Davison, vice president; Peter Wirtz, vice president; Mike Smith, general manager; Jim Sofranko, executive director, marketing and new business development; Steve Waight, director, corporate sponsorships; Tracy Hernandez, controller; Kelly Bodnarchuk, manager, client services; Dave Stensby, account executive, corporate sponsorship; Matt Colleran, manager, team services and communications; Maxine Olhava, marketing coordinator; Jim DeMaria, executive director, communications; Tony Ommen, manager, public relations; Barbara Davidson, director, community relations and public relations assistant; Adam Kempenaar, producer, Web site

E. Stanley Kroenke, owner; Pierre Lacroix, president and general manager; Don Elliman, president, Kroenke Sports Enterprises LLC; David Ehrlich, executive vice president, Kroenke Sports Enterprises LLC; Doug Ackerman, senior vice president, arena finance and operations, Kroenke Sports Enterprises LLC; Paul Andrews, senior vice president, ticket sales and operations, Kroenke Sports Enterprises LLC; Tom Philand, senior vice president, marketing and sponsorship; Mark Waggoner, senior vice president, sports finance, Kroenke Sports Enterprises LLC; Jean Martineau, senior vice president, communications and team services

John H. McConnell, owner; John P. McConnell, alternate governor; Doug MacLean, president, general manager; Jim Clark, executive vice president, assistant general manager; Michael Humes, senior vice president, business operations; Thomas J. LaMendola, CFO; David Paitson, vice president, marketing; Todd Taylor, vice president, ticket sales; Jay Cooper, general manager, Nationwide Arena; Paul D'Aiuto, executive director, sales; Marc Gregory, director, advertising, promotions; Brent Baker, director, client services; Todd Sharrock, director, communications; Russ Mollohan, director, broadcasting; Wendy Peterson, director, community development

Thomas O. Hicks, owner and chairman; Doug Armstrong, general manager; Jim Lites, president; Tom Fireoved, executive vice president, broadcasting and corporate sales; Robert Hutson, executive vice president, CFO; Geoff Moore, executive vice president, business operations; Bryan Perez, executive vice president, sales and marketing; Randy Locey, general manager, Frisco Dr Pepper Star Center; Rob Scichili, senior director, hockey communications; Julie Berkhouse, director, community relations

Mike Ilitch, owner; Marian Ilitch, owner, secretary, treasurer; Jim Devellano, senior vice president; Christopher Ilitch, co-president, Ilitch Holdings; Denise Ilitch, co-president, Ilitch Holdings; Rob Carr, vice president, general counsel; Randy Lippe, vice president, general manager of Joe Louis Arena; Ken Holland, general manager; Paul MacDonald, vice president, finance; John Hahn, senior director, communications; Ted Speers, senior director, marketing; Kurt Buhler, director, advertising sales; Mike Bayoff, director, publishing and new media; Anne Marie Krappmann, manager, community relations

Cal Nichols, chairman, Edmonton Investers Group Ltd.; Patrick LaForge, president, CEO; Kevin Lowe, executive vice president, general manager; Darryl Boessenkool, vice president, finance and administration, CFO; Bill Tuele, vice president, public relations; Allan Watt, vice president, marketing and communications; Eric Upton, director, sales; Brad MacGregor, manager, corporate sponsorship; Natalie Minckler, director, marketing and corporate communications; Darren Krill, coordinator, marketing and communications; Gillian Andries, director, community relations and Edmonton Oilers Help Foundation; Craig Tkachuk, manager, facilities

Alan Cohen, general partner, chairman, CEO; Jordan Zimmerman, president, Panthers Hockey LLLP; Chris Overholt, chief marketing officer and executive vice president, business operations; Steve Dangerfield, senior vice president, general manager; Jason Camp, vice president, corporate sales; Jeff Cogen, COO; Bill Duffy, CFO; Rick Dudley, general manager, hockey operations; Evelyn Lopez, director, finance; Chris Gargani, director, ticket sales; Randy Moller, director, community development and youth hockey; Randy Sieminski, director, media relations

Philip F. Anschutz and Edward P. Roski, owners; Timothy J. Leiweke, president, governor; Dave Taylor, senior vice president, general manager; Dan Beckerman, executive vice president, CFO; Ted Fikre, executive vice president, general counsel; Kurt J. Schwartzkopf, vice president, sales and marketing; Tracy Hartman, vice president, client services; Brenda Tinnen, senior vice president, event and guest services; Lee Zeidman, senior vice president, operations; Mike Altieri, director, media relations and team services; Kris Nakamura, manager, community development

Bob Naegele Jr., chairman; Jac Sperling, CEO; Pamela Wheelock, senior vice president, CFO; Doug Risebrough, executive vice president, general manager; Mike Nealy, vice president, finance and controller; Mike Reeves, vice president, administration; Matt Majka, vice president, marketing and corporate partnerships; Steve Griggs, vice president, customer sales and service; Bill Robertson, vice president, communications and broadcasting; Brian Jore, vice president, information technology and corporate projects; Jack Larson, vice president/general manager, Xcel Energy Center; Jim Ibister, vice president and general manager, RiverCentre operations; Marlene Wall, director, community relations

George N. Gillett Jr., chairman; Jeff Joyce, vice chairman; Pierre Boivin, president of Canadiens and Bell Centre; Bob Gainey, executive vice president, hockey and general manager; Fred Steer, CFO; Ray Lalonde, vice president, marketing and sales; Donald Beauchamp, vice president, communications and community relations; Alain Gauthier, vice president, operations, Bell Centre; Aldo Giampaolo, president, Gillett Entertainment Group

Craig Leipold, owner, chairman; Jack Diller, president, COO; Hugh Lombardi, senior vice president, general manager, Gaylord Entertainment Center; David Poile, executive vice president, operations and general manager; Ed Lang, senior vice president, finance, CFO; Susie Masotti, vice president, business administration; Dave Nivison, vice president, corporate sponsorships; Randy Campbell, vice president, marketing; Scott Wampold, vice president, ticket sales; Eric Barnhart, director, broadcasting; Gerry Helper, vice president, communications and development; Ken Anderson, manager, communications; Polly Pearce, director, community relations

Louis A. Lamoriello, CEO, president, general manager; Peter McMullen, executive vice president; Chris Modrzynski, executive vice president; Glenn Adamo, vice president, community development and broadcasting; Joseph Benedetti, vice president, general counsel; Terry Farmer, vice president, ticket operations; Kenneth F. Ferriter, vice president, corporate partnerships; Jason Siegel, vice president, sales and marketing; Scott Struble, vice president, finance; Mike Levine, director, information and publications

Charles B. Wang and Sanjay Kumar, owners; Mike Milbury, general manager; Michael J. Picker, senior vice president, operations; Paul Lancey, senior vice president, sales and marketing; Arthur McCarthy, senior vice president, CFO; Roy E. Reichbach, general counsel; Chris Botta, vice president, communications; Bill Kain, vice president, corporate and community relations; Larry Fitzpatrick, vice president, ticket sales and customer service; Trish Turtell, vice president, administration; Tim Beach, director, game operations; Ted Van Zelst, director, corporate sponsorships; Heather Umen, director, community relations and fan development

James Dolan, president and CEO, Cablevision Systems Corp., and chairman, Madison Square Garden; Glen Sather, president, general manager; Steve Mills, president, sports teams operations; Seth Abraham, president, Madison Square Garden and Radio City Entertainment; Mark Piazza, senior vice president, operations; Marc Schoenfeld, senior vice president, legal affairs, Madison Square Garden; Jeanie Baumgartner, vice president, marketing; John Cudmore, vice president, controller; John Rosasco, vice president, public relations; Rob Capilli, director, community development

Eugene Melnyk, owner, chairman; Roy Mlakar, president and CEO; Cyril Leeder, COO, Coral Centre and Senators; John Muckler, general manager; Peter Chiarelli, director, legal relations; Mark Bonneau, senior vice president, corporate and ticketing sales; Tom Conroy, vice president and executive director, Corel Centre; Erin Crowe, vice president, finance; Jeff Kyle, vice president, marketing; Phil Legault, vice president, communications; Jim Steel, vice president, broadcasting; Bill Courchaine, director, corporate sales; Derek Dawley, director, entertainment and event marketing; Tom Gillis, director, database and Internet marketing; Krista Pogue, director, media and Corel Centre marketing; Sean Shrubsole, director, information technology; Patti Zebchuck, director, marketing and strategic development

Ed Snider, chairman; Ron Ryan, president; Bob Clarke, general manager; Dave Coskey, president, Comcast-Spectacor Marketing; Peter Luukko, president, Comcast-Spectacor Ventures, and chairman, Global Spectrum; Joe O'Sullivan, vice president, sales and marketing; Cecilia Baker, vice president, ticket operations; Joe Croce, vice president, sales; Jeffrey Kirk, director, advertising sales; Brian Monihan, manager, general sales; Lee Stein, manager, national sales; Dave Jablonski, director, finance; Zack Hill, director, public relations

Steve Ellman, owner, chairman, CEO; Jerry Moyes, owner; Wayne Gretzky, owner, managing partner; Doug Moss, president, COO; Cliff Fletcher, senior executive vice president, hockey operations; Mike Barnett, executive vice president, general manager; Brian Byrnes, executive vice president, business operations; Dave Groff, senior vice president, corporate sales and broadcasting; Vaibhav Gupta, senior vice president, finance and administration; Joe Leibfried, vice president and controller; Augie Manfredo, vice president, ticket sales and service; Cullen Maxey, vice president, corporate sales; Mike McCoy, vice president, suite sales; Richard Nairn, vice president, media and player relations; Brett Rogers, vice president, marketing; Becky Thielen, vice president, strategic marketing and creative services; Heather Bennett, manager, community relations

Mario Lemieux, CEO, chairman; Ken Sawyer, president; Craig Patrick, executive vice president, general manager; Tom McMillan, vice president, communications and marketing; Dave Soltesz, vice president, sales; Ted Black, vice president, general counsel; Kevin Hart, vice president, finance; Kim Bogesdorfer, senior director, corporate sponsorships; James Santilli, director, ticket sales; Brian Magness, director, marketing; Keith Wehner, director, media relations

Greg Jamison, president, CEO and manager, San Jose Sports and Entertainment Enterprises; Malcolm Bordelon, executive vice president, business operations; Jim Goddard, executive vice president and general manager of HP Pavilion at San Jose; Doug Wilson, executive vice president, general manager; Greg Elliott, vice president, corporate partnerships; Kent Russell, vice president, sales and marketing; Ken Caveney, vice president, CFO; Wayne Thomas, vice president, assistant general manager; Beth Brigino, director, advertising and publicity; Courtney Coffland, manager, sponsorship services; Jim Sparaco, manager, marketing; Ken Arnold, senior director, media relations and publishing; Frank Albin, director, broadcasting; Roger Ross, director, Internet services

Bill Laurie, chairman; Mark Sauer, president, CEO; Larry Pleau, senior vice president, general manager; Jim Woodcock, senior vice president, marketing and communications; Bruce Affleck, vice president, sales; Jo Ann Miles, vice president, marketing; Jerry Jasiek, senior vice president, finance and hockey administration; Frank Buonomo, director, communications; Chris Arger, director, corporate sponsorships; Rob Rixford, senior manager, corporate sales and promotions; Jeff Floerke, sponsorship service coordinator; Jennifer Gruner, director, sales; Lou Siville, director, marketing programs; Jennifer Gruner, director, ticket sales; Kyle Draper, senior director, ticket sales

William M. Davidson, owner; Thomas S. Wilson, CEO; Ronald J. Campbell, president; Jay H. Feaster, executive vice president, general manager; Sean Henry, executive vice president, COO; Michael Yormark, executive vice president, chief marketing officer; Bill Wickett, senior vice president, communications; Joe Fada, vice president, CFO; Pedro Goncalves, vice president, integrated sales; Dave Bullock, vice president, ticket sales; Mark Gullett, director, marketing and promotions; Jason Dixon, director, broadcasting; Nancy Crane, executive director, Lightning Foundation

Larry Tanenbaum, chairman; Richard Peddie, president, CEO; Tom Anselmi, senior vice president, business and chief marketing officer; Bob Hunter, senior vice president and general manager, Air Canada Centre; Ian Clarke, senior vice president, CFO; Robin Brudner, vice president, regulatory affairs and general counsel; John Lashway, vice president, sports communications and community development; Mardi Walker, vice president, people

John E. McCaw Jr., chairman; Brian P. Burke, president, general manager; Ric Thomsen, vice president, business development; Darren Moscovitch, senior manager, suite and sponsorship services; John Rocha, vice president, customer sales and services; Paul Dal Monte, director, marketing; Jessica Burton, coordinator, marketing; Victor de Bonis, vice president, finance

Ted Leonsis, chairman, majority owner; Dick Patrick, president, owner; George McPhee, vice president, general manager; Declan J. Bolger, senior vice president, business operations; Kevin Morgan, vice president, sales; John Vidalin, senior director, marketing; Kurt Kehl, senior director, communications; Keith Burrows, controller; George Parr, director, operations; Chris Hudgins, director, sponsorship partnerships

Research by Alisha Puckett
Sources: NHL, teams