National Hockey League Players' Association
National Hockey League Players' Association | |
Founded | June 1967 |
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Members | 725 (2012-2013)[1] |
Country | Canada United States |
Key people | Donald Fehr Mathieu Schneider[2] |
Office location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Website | NHLPA.com |
The National Hockey League Players' Association (French: Association des joueurs de la Ligue nationale de hockey; AJLNH) or NHLPA is a labour union that represents the interests of the hockey players in the National Hockey League of North America.
Organization
While the management of daily operations is the responsibility of the NHLPA Executive Director Paul Kelly, the ultimate control over all NHLPA activities resides with the players, who each year elect representatives in order to form an Executive Board.
Executive Directors
- Alan Eagleson, 1967–91
- vacant, 1991–92
- Bob Goodenow, 1992–2005
- Ted Saskin, 2005–07
- Paul Kelly, 2007 – August 31, 2009
- Ian Penny (Interim), August 31, 2009 – October 30, 2009
- Mike Ouellet (Interim), October 30, 2009 – December 18, 2010
- Donald Fehr, December 18, 2010 – present
Executive Board Members[3]
Club | Representative | Alternate |
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Anaheim Ducks | Bryan Allen‡ | François Beauchemin* |
Arizona Coyotes | David Moss‡ | Keith Yandle* |
Boston Bruins | Daniel Paille* | TBD |
Buffalo Sabres | John Scott‡ | TBD |
Calgary Flames | Matthew Stajan | Chris Butler* |
Carolina Hurricanes | Justin Faulk | Jay Harrison* |
Chicago Blackhawks | Patrick Sharp* | TBD |
Colorado Avalanche | John Mitchell | Jean-Sébastien Giguère‡ |
Columbus Blue Jackets | Brandon Dubinsky | David Savard |
Dallas Stars | Alex Goligoski | Vernon Fiddler* |
Detroit Red Wings | Niklas Kronwall | Justin Abdelkader |
Edmonton Oilers | TBD | TBD |
Florida Panthers | Krys Barch‡ | Jonathan Huberdeau |
Los Angeles Kings | Matt Greene | TBD |
Minnesota Wild | Clayton Stoner* | Ryan Suter |
Montreal Canadiens | Josh Gorges* | Max Pacioretty |
Nashville Predators | TBD | Nick Spaling* |
New Jersey Devils | Bryce Salvador‡ | TBD |
New York Islanders | John Tavares | TBD* |
New York Rangers | Derek Stepan | TBD |
Ottawa Senators | Chris Phillips‡ | Colin Greening* |
Philadelphia Flyers | Braydon Coburn* | Scott Hartnell* |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Craig Adams‡ | Brooks Orpik* |
San Jose Sharks | Joe Pavelski | Tommy Wingels |
St. Louis Blues | Kevin Shattenkirk* | Alex Pietrangelo |
Tampa Bay Lightning | Nate Thompson* | Brandon Crombeen* |
Toronto Maple Leafs | TBD | TBD |
Vancouver Canucks | Alex Burrows* | TBD |
Vegas Golden Knights | TBD | TBD |
Washington Capitals | TBD* | Troy Brouwer* |
Winnipeg Jets | TBD* | Grant Clitsome‡ |
*Player no longer signed with club.
‡Player has retired.
References
- ↑ Mirtle, James (27 June 2012). "NHLPA unveils 31-player negotiating committee". The Globe and Mail.
- ↑ "Fehr voted in as Executive Director of NHLPA". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ↑ "Executive Board, NHLPA.com". Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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