Gil Stein (ice hockey)
Gil Stein | |
|---|---|
| 5th President of the National Hockey League | |
| In office June 22, 1992 – July 1, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | John Ziegler Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Gary Bettman (as Commissioner) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gilbert Stein January 11, 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2022 (aged 94) Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Attorney |
Gilbert Stein (January 11, 1928 – March 24, 2022) was an American lawyer, law instructor and former professional ice hockey executive. Stein served with the National Hockey League (NHL) as vice-president and legal counsel for nearly 15 years before becoming the fifth and last president of the NHL in 1992. Stein served in that role for a year until shortly after the owners appointed Gary Bettman to the newly created post of commissioner.
Stein was initially inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993, but withdrew after allegations that he had improperly manipulated his own nomination.
Stein died from heart disease on March 24, 2022 at a retirement center in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania at the age of 94.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Miles, Gary (March 29, 2022). "Gilbert Stein, former city and Flyers official, NHL president, lawyer, and adjunct law professor, dies at 94". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Gil Stein dies at 94, was final president in NHL history". National Hockey League. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Statement from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on the Passing of Gil Stein". media.nhl.com.
Other websites
- Stein, Gil (1997). Power Play: An Inside Look at the Big Business of the National Hockey League. Birch Lane Press.
- A Hall of Shame Candidate Archived 2013-01-02 at Archive.today
- Is NHL ready for Stein
- Gil Stein (NHL President 1992-1993)