

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. 69 is Creative Artists Agency player agent J.P. Barry.

He's at the top of the CAA pyramid with Brisson. Barry's recent work includes the Adrian Kempe extension. This will be an interesting summer for Barry, who also reps Evgeni Malkin.
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.