Steve Mayer, the NHL's president of content and events, is No. 26 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. 26 is Steve Mayer, the NHL's president of content and events.
The evolving league calendar gives Mayer an opportunity to experiment. The decentralized draft was met with mixed reviews, but the NHL will give it another shot in 2026.
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.