National Hockey League Players' Association

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.

NHLPA
National Hockey League Players' Association
FoundedJune 1967
Members725 (2012-2013)[1]
CountryCanada Canada
United States United States
Key peopleDonald Fehr
Mathieu Schneider[2]
Office locationCanada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
WebsiteNHLPA.com

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]
ClubRepresentativeAlternate
Anaheim DucksBryan Allen‡François Beauchemin*
Arizona CoyotesDavid Moss‡Keith Yandle*
Boston BruinsDaniel Paille*TBD
Buffalo SabresJohn Scott‡TBD
Calgary FlamesMatthew StajanChris Butler*
Carolina HurricanesJustin FaulkJay Harrison*
Chicago BlackhawksPatrick Sharp*TBD
Colorado AvalancheJohn MitchellJean-Sébastien Giguère‡
Columbus Blue JacketsBrandon DubinskyDavid Savard
Dallas StarsAlex GoligoskiVernon Fiddler*
Detroit Red WingsNiklas KronwallJustin Abdelkader
Edmonton OilersTBDTBD
Florida PanthersKrys Barch‡Jonathan Huberdeau
Los Angeles KingsMatt GreeneTBD
Minnesota WildClayton Stoner*Ryan Suter
Montreal CanadiensJosh Gorges*Max Pacioretty
Nashville PredatorsTBDNick Spaling*
New Jersey DevilsBryce Salvador‡TBD
New York IslandersJohn TavaresTBD*
New York RangersDerek StepanTBD
Ottawa SenatorsChris Phillips‡Colin Greening*
Philadelphia FlyersBraydon Coburn*Scott Hartnell*
Pittsburgh PenguinsCraig Adams‡Brooks Orpik*
San Jose SharksJoe PavelskiTommy Wingels
St. Louis BluesKevin Shattenkirk*Alex Pietrangelo
Tampa Bay LightningNate Thompson*Brandon Crombeen*
Toronto Maple LeafsTBDTBD
Vancouver CanucksAlex Burrows*TBD
Vegas Golden KnightsTBDTBD
Washington CapitalsTBD*Troy Brouwer*
Winnipeg JetsTBD*Grant Clitsome‡

*Player no longer signed with club.
‡Player has retired.

References
  1. Mirtle, James (27 June 2012). "NHLPA unveils 31-player negotiating committee". The Globe and Mail.
  2. "Fehr voted in as Executive Director of NHLPA". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  3. "Executive Board, NHLPA.com". Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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