NEW YORK– The Nationwide Hockey League (NHL®) right now introduced the opening of its new workplace positioned in Zürich, Switzerland.
The workplace, having formally opened its doorways in August 2025, will increase the League’s footprint throughout Europe, specializing in worldwide operations, technique, and growth, together with media and sponsorship gross sales. As well as, fan engagement occasions and initiatives, such because the NHL International Fan Tour, NHL Road Hockey and Hockey Day celebrations, can even be a magnet for the Zürich-based group.
Jaka Lednik, NHL Senior Vice President, Worldwide, and John Lewicki, NHL Senior Vice President of Worldwide Partnerships, have relocated to Zürich to guide efforts on-the-ground with the addition of skilled group members in media distribution and company partnerships.
“We’re at a pivotal second in our world journey,” stated NHL Deputy Commissioner Invoice Daly. “Establishing our company presence in Europe marks a essential step ahead, permitting us to deepen our reference to worldwide followers and companions alike. By investing in a brand new workplace, we’re positioning ourselves to additional, and higher, develop the sport of hockey outdoors of North America.”
Opening an workplace in Zürich bolsters the League’s dedication to evolving its worldwide enterprise and continues to gasoline the joy round its world calendar of occasions, together with the upcoming 2025 NHL International Collection Sweden offered by Fastenal, NHL participant participation on the Olympic Winter Video games Milano Cortina 2026, and the World Cup of Hockey 2028.
The NHL’s media rights offers with broadcast companions around the globe ship hockey to greater than 250 nations and territories. The 2025-26 season marks DAZN’s debut as the house of NHL.TV in nearly 200 countries and territories (excluding the U.S., Canada and others) – strengthening the NHL’s worldwide broadcast presence. For the previous eight seasons, NHL Saturday and NHL Sunday programming home windows have made dwell video games accessible to followers in Europe in prime time.
The NHL worldwide occasions calendar opens this weekend with the 2025 NHL Global Series Sweden presented by Fastenal at Avicii Enviornment in Stockholm, Sweden with the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins going through off on Nov. 14 (8 p.m. CET) and Nov. 16 (3 p.m. CET).
Mercedes, the official automobile associate of the NHL in Sweden, joins the League’s sturdy roster of worldwide company companions activating on the 2025 NHL International Collection.
