Miscellaneous Recreation Businesses

National Hockey League

New York, NY · Founded 1917 · NHLX

Read the 2009 FDD ↗https://www.nhl.com ↗

2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

units (2025)

0.0%

year over year

Units by Year

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$1,300,000,000 – $2,000,000,000

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$650,000,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

—

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Yes

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

No royalty. Under the CBA, the revenue-sharing pool equals 6.055% of league-wide Hockey Related Revenue (HRR). It is funded mainly by the top-10 revenue clubs, playoff gate assessments and central revenue, and goes to lower-revenue clubs. National media and central revenue are split equally.

Leadership

Gary Bettman
Commissioner
Bill Daly
Deputy Commissioner
Colin Campbell
Senior Executive Vice President & Director of Hockey Operations
Joseph DeSousa
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
David Zimmerman
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
Kim Davis
Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs
Jared Maples
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Security Officer
Steve Mayer
President, NHL Content & Events
Heidi Browning
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Digital Officer
Sean Eggert
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

On File

FDD years

2009

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Franchisee records

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

—

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

109 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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Units by Year

The Investment

Leadership

On File

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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