Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is No. 15 on the 100 People of Power & Influence list in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power Issue.
The 100 People of Power & Influence in hockey are featured in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power issue, available at THN.com/free.
At No. 15 is Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews.
As captain of the Maple Leafs, Matthews plays under the most intense pressure of arguably any player in the NHL. With 2028 free agency in the offing, his future will become talking point.
Each person on the list this year is ranked in 14 categories of job classification, from owners to players to agents, along with many more powerbrokers identified within various silos of expertise. That's all available to find in The Hockey News' 2026 Money & Power hockey business annual.