NHLPA chief financial officer Richard Smit is No. 85 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. 85 is NHLPA chief financial officer Richard Smit.
The head numbers guy, Smit is key when it comes to hockey-related-revenue matters between the league and the union. He's in charge of club audits, reconciliation and the like.
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.