Editing National Hockey League (section)

==Organizational structure==
===Board of Governors===
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{{see also|List of current NHL franchise owners}}
The Board of Governors is the ruling and governing body of the National Hockey League. In this context, each team is a member of the league, and each member appoints a Governor (usually the owner of the club), and two alternates to the Board. The current chairman of the Board is Boston Bruins owner [[Jeremy Jacobs]]. The Board of Governors exists to establish the policies of the league and to uphold its constitution. Some of the responsibilities of the Board of Governors include:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/646798 |title=NHL's secret constitution revealed |work=Toronto Star |access-date=March 12, 2011 |location=Toronto |first=Kevin |last=McGran |date=June 6, 2009}}</ref>
* review and approve any changes to [[National Hockey League rules|the league's rules]].
* hiring and firing of the commissioner.
* review and approve the purchase, sale or [[List of defunct and relocated National Hockey League teams|relocation of any member club]].
* review and approve the [[salary cap]]s for member clubs.
* review and approve any changes to the structure of the game schedule.

The Board of Governors meets twice per year, in the months of June and December, with the exact date and place to be fixed by the Commissioner.

===Executives===
{{see also|NHL Commissioner}}
The chief executive of the league is commissioner [[Gary Bettman]]. Some other senior executives include chief legal officer [[Bill Daly]], director of hockey operations [[Colin Campbell (ice hockey, born 1953)|Colin Campbell]], and senior vice president of player safety [[George Parros]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/news/george-parros-to-head-department-of-player-safety-focus-on-slashing/c-290910754 | title=Parros to head Department of Player Safety, focus on slashing | access-date=October 19, 2018 | archive-date=October 19, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019121851/https://www.nhl.com/news/george-parros-to-head-department-of-player-safety-focus-on-slashing/c-290910754 | url-status=live }}</ref> A committee led by Bettman and chairman [[Jeremy Jacobs]] is responsible for vetting new ownership applications, collective bargaining, and league expansion. Other members include [[Mark Chipman]], [[N. Murray Edwards]], [[Craig Leipold]], [[Ted Leonsis]], [[Geoff Molson]], [[Henry Samueli]], [[Larry Tanenbaum]], [[Jeff Vinik]], and [[David Blitzer]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nichols |first1=James |title=Report: Devils Owner Joins NHL's Executive Committee |url=https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/report_devils_owner_joins_nhls_executive_committee/s1_17259_39348648 |website=Yardbarker |date=October 5, 2023 |access-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006052757/https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/report_devils_owner_joins_nhls_executive_committee/s1_17259_39348648 |url-status=live }}</ref>