

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. 32 is Steve Metcalf, Hockey Commissioners' Association president and Hockey East commissioner.

His Hockey Commissioners Association represents men's and women's programs within the NCAA. Metcalf oversaw the introduction of college hockey's first-ever Spengler Cup team in 2025. The squad made it to the final before falling to host Davos.
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.