NHL Ownership Grades (The Athletic)

[Breakers]

I think we all knew who was going to be last and it wasn’t close. I would have put Francesco Tortellini in a tie for last personally.

 

[Leonardo87]

I think we all knew who was going to be last and it wasn’t close. I would have put Francesco Tortellini in a tie for last personally.

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[elmaco]

Why is TBL an A+? What's better than in the rest of the A's?

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...Fluffabo should be in Hieroglyphics at this point...what's lower than Negative Infinity in Ancient Egyptian??...

 

[ViD]

Nashville a B?

 

[NVious]

Toronto should get an F.

Richest team in the league and in the last 20 years has won 1 playoff round.

 

[nowhereman]

A D+ is too high for the blueberry boys.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I’m not too surprised Detroit’s only a C. Chris Ilitch doesn’t seem to care about the team as much as his dad did.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I like how the top 4 teams are the 4 teams that benefit from the tax laws the most.

 

[Section337]

Is there any basis upon which this ranking occurs?

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

An F is too generous for Pegula. Should have been a

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

A C+ for Pittsburgh seems generous

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Notice all lot of the top teams on this list have become destination teams for top free agents. While some want to blame "no state income tax", a lot more than that factors into it including great ownership.

As a Tampa fan I hate to give the Panthers any praise but my boys just played in a ball hockey tournament put on by the Panthers outside their arena this weekend and they went above and beyond making it a great event for the kids. The best owners not only invest in their team and players but also in the community to support and grow the fanbase.

 

[beachcomber]

Surprised the Canucks are rated that high.

 

[eojsmada]

Surprised the Chicago owners are even mentioned

 

[Ace]

Notice all lot of the top teams on this list have become destination teams for top free agents. While some want to blame "no state income tax", a lot more than that factors into it including great ownership.

As a Tampa fan I hate to give the Panthers any praise but my boys just played in a ball hockey tournament put on by the Panthers outside their arena this weekend and they went above and beyond making it a great event for the kids. The best owners not only invest in their team and players but also in the community to support and grow the fanbase.

And, apparently, have the luxury of being in warm weather states with lower taxes which allows them to pay less and have more.

The chicken came first. The egg is just an owner reaping hilariously lopsided benefits

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Toronto should get an F.

Richest team in the league and in the last 20 years has won 1 playoff round.

Top line revenue does not translate to success. See: Rangers, New York. The Leafs and Rangers are tourist attractions.

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

A C+ for Pittsburgh seems generous

NHL ownerships aren’t in the gifted class. Think remedial or short bus.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

And, apparently, have the luxury of being in warm weather states with lower taxes which allows them to pay less and have more.

The chicken came first. The egg is just an owner reaping hilariously lopsided benefits

Believe it or not when Jeff Vinik bought the Lightning in 2010, Tampa already had warm weather and also had no state income tax. The team was crap, the previous ownership was a total embarrassment, the team was going broke, fan support was slipping. New ownership that cared about building a first rate organization was what changed everything.

 

[voyageur]

The top team in the league tied with the worst. How is this possible? Other than it is a stupid list, kind of stuff you'd read on Facebook. Jets owner is smart because he stays out of hockey ops. And runs a good small market franchise that has made the playoffs 7 of last 8 years, against the odds.

 

[Breakers]

The top team in the league tied with the worst. How is this possible? Other than it is a stupid list, kind of stuff you'd read on Facebook. Jets owner is smart because he stays out of hockey ops. And runs a good small market franchise that has made the playoffs 7 of last 8 years, against the odds.

What????????

 

[nickp91]

Pegula is a good NFL owner and a horrible NHL owner

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Am I missing something with Winnipeg being that low? The guy is the owner of one of the harshest and smallest markets in the league and has managed to keep them as a consistent playoff contender for almost a decade now. Are Jets fans not a fan of the guy?

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Pegula is a good NFL owner and a horrible NHL owner

...Owners who don't know Hockey need to stay out of Hockey Ops, it's simple as that...Pegula is the American Version of Eugene Melnyk...

 

[voyageur]

What????????

Jets 98 points. Re-signed all major players. San Jose 45 points. Picking up Cap dumps for draft picks. One team is winning the other is losing. How are they tied in ratings?

What's the criteria for being a good owner?