Sean MacLeod, the NHL's executive VP and managing director of Central Registry, is No. 83 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. 83 is Sean MacLeod, the NHL's executive VP and managing director of Central Registry.
Advances in technology are streamlining Central Registry and eliminating potential for error. MacLeod continues to oversee the minutiae of every trade and salary-cap move.
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.