NEW YORK– The Nationwide Hockey League (NHL®) right this moment introduced the opening of its new workplace situated in Zürich, Switzerland.
The workplace, having formally opened its doorways in August 2025, will broaden 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 Avenue Hockey and Hockey Day celebrations, will even catch the attention of 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 steer 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 international journey,” mentioned NHL Deputy Commissioner Invoice Daly. “Establishing our company presence in Europe marks a crucial 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 exterior 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 international calendar of occasions, together with the upcoming 2025 NHL International Sequence 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 international locations and territories. The 2025-26 season marks DAZN’s debut as the house of NHL.TV in practically 200 international locations 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 stay video games accessible to followers in Europe in prime time.
The NHL worldwide occasions calendar opens this weekend with the 2025 NHL International Sequence Sweden offered 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 automotive accomplice of the NHL in Sweden, joins the League’s sturdy roster of worldwide company companions activating on the 2025 NHL International Sequence.
