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Bob Goodenow, former head of the NHL Players’ Association, dies at 72

September 14, 2025
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Sep 13, 2025, 08:31 PM ET

Former NHL Players’ Association executive Bob Goodenow, who led the union through three labor disruptions and helped bring the NHL to the Olympics, has died. He was 72.

The union announced Goodenow’s death on Saturday. A spokesman for the NHLPA said the organization learned that Goodenow had died from his wife, but he did not know the cause of death.

“Bob was an exceptionally influential leader whose unwavering commitment to the players helped shape the modern era of the NHLPA,” the player’s union said in a statement. “Bob quickly put his stamp on the organization by elevating the level of representation provided by the NHLPA’s staff, tirelessly working to educate the players, strengthening the membership and building trust in the office’s work on behalf of the players.”

The NHLPA is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of former NHLPA Executive Director Bob Goodenow.

Full statement: https://t.co/TNQFtPyDSE pic.twitter.com/zjyDpuUutG

— NHLPA (@NHLPA) September 13, 2025

Goodenow’s achievements included working with the league to jointly launch the World Cup of Hockey in 1996, which led to NHL players making their Olympic debut at the 1998 Nagano Games.

Goodenow led the NHLPA during multiple lockouts, including the 2004-05 campaign when the entire season was canceled. He resigned later that summer.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in his remembrance of Goodenow noted he was a captain at Harvard and a player in the minors before serving as an agent and working for the union for 14 years.

“Bob was a skilled attorney and tenacious advocate for the players he represented as an agent and as the head of the Players’ Association,” Bettman said in a statement.

Goodenow became the NHLPA’s second executive director in 1992, replacing Alan Eagleson after he stepped down amid allegations of fraud.

Goodenow led the players through a 103-day lockout that lasted from Oct. 1, 1994, to Jan. 11, 1995, and saw the season shortened to 48 games.

At issue was the implementation of a salary cap, which team owners wanted and players opposed. The issue came to a head again with the lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 NHL season.

That lockout was resolved on July 13, 2005, with the implementation of a salary cap as well as a salary floor and a guarantee that players would get 54% of total NHL revenues.

Shortly after the agreement was reached, Goodenow was asked to step down as NHLPA executive director. He was replaced by Ted Saskin.

Months into Goodenow’s tenure, the NHLPA held a 10-day strike just before the start of the 1992 playoffs, which led to players earning an increase in postseason bonuses and gaining control of their name, image and likeness rights.

Goodenow called the strike a “major moment” for the union, and he said it marked the first time owners began taking the NHLPA seriously. The strike led to owners removing John Ziegler as NHL president, with Bettman becoming the league’s first commissioner in 1993.

Among Goodenow’s other contributions were helping the union establish an agent certification program, securing the right for players to get second medical opinions and working with the NHL to implement a substance abuse and behavioral health program for players and their families. In 1999, he co-founded the NHLPA Goals & Dreams program, which continues to help build the sport by donating equipment and resources to hockey programs around the world.

“Bob brought players into the modern business era of the game, building robust licensing and sponsorship programs at the NHLPA, investing technology and education, and ensuring that players had a voice in shaping the future of the game,” the player’s union said of Goodenow, who expanded the association’s staff from three to more than 50.

The Major League Baseball Players Association posted a statement on X crediting Goodenow for leaving a legacy that “will last for generations.”

“With vision and foresight, he deftly navigated the modern business landscape and led NHL players to landmark gains,” the MLBPA wrote.

Goodenow is survived by his wife, Wendy, three children and three grandchildren.





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