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Feb 09, 1934 Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States Died on 25 Oct 2018 (aged 84)
President of the NHL
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About John Ziegler Jr.
- John Augustus Ziegler Jr.
- (February 9, 1934 – October 25, 2018) was an American lawyer and ice hockey executive.
- Upon succeeding Clarence Campbell in 1977, he became the fourth president of the National Hockey League.
- Ziegler served as league president through 1992.
- His 15-year term was marked by the 1979 merger that integrated four teams from the rival World Hockey Association into the NHL, and by increasing labour unrest among the players.
- The first American to serve as chief executive of the NHL, he received the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1984 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.
