NHL chief operating officer Stephen McArdle is No. 25 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. 25 is NHL chief operating officer Stephen McArdle.
An important voice in broadcast negotiations, McArdle helped secure a 12-year, $11-billion Cdn. extension with Sportsnet. His fingerprints are all over streaming deal with DAZN, too.
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.