National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is one of the four major professional sports associations in North America, boasting 30 professional ice hockey franchises in the US and Canada organized into two conferences with three divisions each. The NHL governs the game, sets and enforces rules, regulates team ownership, and collects licensing fees for merchandise. It also negotiates fees for national broadcasting rights. (Each team controls the rights to regional broadcasts.) In addition, five minor and semi-pro hockey leagues also fly under the NHL banner. The league was organized in Canada in 1917.
Contact Details
Office Address
National Hockey League
1185 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Fl.
New York, NY , USA 10020
Phone: (212) 789-2000
Fax: (212) 789-2020
Executives
Commissioner
Gary B. Bettman
Deputy Commissioner
William L. (Bill) Daly