NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly is No. 4 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. 4 is NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly.
Pay attention and you can see Daly's role and presence expanding. He's learned the trade and is a no-brainer replacement for Bettman when the commish heads into retirement.
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.