There are a number of owners who have a lot of power and influence among their peers during NHL Board of Governors meetings and CBA talks with the NHLPA.
These men can help create progress by looking for ways to solve the problems facing the league and its players, or they can attempt to halt progress and force the other side to cave by having a hard-line stance on the important CBA issues.
Let's look at the most powerful owners who have taken part in CBA talks thus far.
(Rankings based on number of years as an owner, a seat on the NHL's negotiating committee, prestige of franchise owned, previous experience in labor talks, among other things).
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