The National Hockey League (NHL), a privately owned professional ice hockey league, was founded in 1917. Headquartered in the United States, the NHL comprises 32 member clubs and employs approximately 1410 people. In 2023, the league reported revenues exceeding $1 billion. Its primary business is the organization and operation of spectator ice hockey games.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1917

Headcount

1,409

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

1

News Summary:

The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association announced on an unspecified date that St. Louis Blues forward Zach Dean would be unavailable indefinitely while receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. He will return when cleared by program administrators. On September 10, 2025, the NHL and NHLPA announced a multi-million dollar deal benefiting retired players. Separately, the NHL and Philadelphia Flyers announced a partnership with Comcast Technology Solutions on an unspecified date in September 2025 to develop a new digital fan experience. Also, the NHL and NHLPA announced on an unspecified date that Utah Mammoth goaltender Connor Ingram has been cleared by the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program to return to the NHL.

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National Hockey League (NHL) offers 5 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. National Hockey League (NHL)'s product portfolio comprises of hockey, sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship, broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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National Hockey League (NHL)'s revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split National Hockey League (NHL)'s revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is ice Hockey. For full access to National Hockey League (NHL)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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National Hockey League (NHL) sells broadcasting rights of its 2 ice Hockey competitions to 38 companies globally, covering 5 countries. National Hockey League (NHL)'s rights holders include Telefonica, Tencent Holdings and Sky Group. National Hockey League (NHL) currently holds 6 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including ice hockey.

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