Most Successful NHL Players Outside of Hockey?

[dumbdick]

Which NHL players were the most successful in life outside of hockey?

Guys like Tim Horton (donut shop founder) and Ken Dryden (politician).

Exclude hockey-related stuff (sports broadcasting, hockey related businesses, etc.)

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[Golden_Jet]

You’ll find some in here

What are some examples of former NHL players finding success outside of sports?

So we all know about former NHL players becoming analysts and GMs. But what are some examples of former NHL players finding success outside of sports? Perhaps business, law, politics etc.? Just curious these guys had to have a lot of ambition and an ability to work hard. Their...

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[BenchBrawl]

Dickie Moore had great success in construction tools & equipment rental. I still regularly see his rented mobile offices on the streets in Montreal.

Construction, and industrial rental equipment

At Dickie Moore Rentals we proudly carry a wide range of product line. Here we carry SKyjack, Genie, Honda, Wacker, Stihl, Tsurumi, JCB, office trailers and offer operator training.

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[Mr Kot]

Messier - Stalking McDavid with Rogers

 

[Voight]

Dickie Moore had great success in construction equipment rental. I still regularly see his rented mobile offices on the streets in Montreal, so his company survived him and seems to be thriving.

Construction, and industrial rental equipment

At Dickie Moore Rentals we proudly carry a wide range of product line. Here we carry SKyjack, Genie, Honda, Wacker, Stihl, Tsurumi, JCB, office trailers and offer operator training.

dickiemoore.com

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I seriously didn't know he founded the company. Yea, his name is there but Dickie Moore could've easily been some random dude from Ontario or South Carolina.

 

[Mr Kot]

Dickie Moore had great success in construction tools & equipment rental. I still regularly see his rented mobile offices on the streets in Montreal.

Construction, and industrial rental equipment

At Dickie Moore Rentals we proudly carry a wide range of product line. Here we carry SKyjack, Genie, Honda, Wacker, Stihl, Tsurumi, JCB, office trailers and offer operator training.

dickiemoore.com

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Huh, I always kind of joked about it being dickie. Didn't realize it was actually him.

 

[Ivo]

Marian Hossa made it big in the frozen foods business in Slovakia. Last year, his company brought in 64 million € in revenue, mostly from product sales and reported a profit of 1.2M€. Unlike many fellow Slovak NHLers who lost lots of money on shady golf-course deals that led nowhere, he actually got involved in an honest regular business and has made it work.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Marian Hossa made it big in the frozen foods business in Slovakia. Last year, his company brought in 64 million € in revenue, mostly from product sales and reported a profit of 1.2M€. Unlike many fellow Slovak NHLers who lost lots of money on shady golf-course deals that led nowhere, he actually got involved in an honest regular business and has made it work.

He also has a golf course and sports centre

 

[Ivo]

He also has a golf course and sports centre

Seems more like a hobby project than a real for profit business.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Seems more like a hobby project than a real for profit business.

Didn’t sound like a hobby in his book.

Tenisové kurty, ihriská, golf - Minidriving range | Športové centrum Mariana Hossu - HOSS Sport Center Trenčín

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

Mike Camilleri helped start BioSteel. They are currently in bankruptcy proceedings, but they were pretty successful for a while.

 

[WatchfulElm]

Serge Savard reinvented himself as a successful businessman and used to own a big Marriott hotel next to the Bell Center. He wanted to buy the Habs before Molson stepped in. I'm sure it's not from the money he made as a player in the 70's.

 

[93LEAFS]

Which NHL players were the most successful in life outside of hockey?

Guys like Tim Horton (donut shop founder) and Ken Dryden (politician).

Exclude hockey-related stuff (sports broadcasting, hockey related businesses, etc.)

Red Kelly if we are talking politicians.

I know of some players who did really well at one point and then disaster struck. Jagr for example was having articles in the late 90s/early 2000s written about how good an investor he was, but then got hit hard on the dot.com bubble. Len Barrie (Tyson Barrie's dad) was a big real estate developer to the extent he co-bought the Lightning but then went bust on a development.

I'm not sure how much wealth Tim Horton actually generated from donuts, I believe the person who made a fortune on that wasn't his family but Ron Joyce who really oversaw its expansion.

 

[CornKicker]

peter forsberg owns the euro version of crocs (i believe my memory is dying)

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Is Pink Whitney "successful"?

 

[McShogun99]

Mike and Eric Comrie. Their family is practically billionaiires.

 

[Albatros]

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Is Pink Whitney "successful"?

The drink itself is very successful, but how much the Chiclets guys see from New Amsterdam I have no idea.

 

[carjackmalone]

Paul Reinhart made a lot of money as a stock promoter on the VSE

Gilles Meloche has a major burger franchise in Quebec Dellilos

Glen Sather owns half of Bsnff

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Chris Nilan on the comeback strong!

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Cam Neely - Seabass

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Isn’t Teemu Sleanne worth billions of Finnish doubloons?

 

[CascadiaPuck]

Pretty sure Mario Lemieux is the winner here, having profited hundreds of millions off the sale of the Pens.

 

[The Panther]

Pretty sure Mario Lemieux is the winner here, having profited hundreds of millions off the sale of the Pens.

That's sort of "hockey" though, isn't it?

 

[The Panther]

Which NHL players were the most successful in life outside of hockey?

Guys like Tim Horton (donut shop founder)...

I think when Horton died, there were only 35-40 restaurants in Canada, but then again that's not bad...