The Best and Worst Sports Executives
Players win championships but executives pick the players. This All-Star break, we profile 50 of the world's most prominent sports execs and throw open the polls for fans to rank them from top to bottom.
By Sean Gregory
with Bill Saporito, Simon Robinson, Hannah Beech, Bruce Crumley, Kristina Dell, Andrew Downie, Jeff Israely, Adam Smith, Bryan Walsh
Age: 55
Title: Commissioner, NHL
Pro: Got players to agree to a salary cap after the 2004-2005 lockout, increasing parity within the sport. New rules changes have improved the flow of the game, making hockey more watchable.
Con: Ratings for the final game of the Stanley Cup finals were the lowest in 12 years, and the odds are you have no idea what teams played or what network they were on. While over-expanding into lukewarm hockey markets (Nashville, Miami, Atlanta), NHL teams lost a combined $1.8 billion from 1995 to 2004.
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