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American billionaire Dan Friedkin has emerged as a strong ownership option to bring the NHL to Houston, sources told ESPN.

Attempts to reach The Friedkin Group for comment were unsuccessful, but NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed in an email that the league has met with the group "on a number of occasions about potential interest in a Houston expansion franchise."

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Friedkin, who is the CEO of the Houston-based The Freidkin Group, has begun his foray into professional sports ownership over the last several years. In 2020, the company bought the Italian Serie A club AS Roma. In 2024, TFG became majority owners of the English Premier League club Everton. Earlier this month, TFG helped secure £350 million in funding for a new stadium for Everton.

According to reports, the TFG was also considering a bid for the Boston Celtics of the NBA, which sold on Thursday for a record $6.1 billion.

Friedkin is chairman and CEO of Gulf States Toyota.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has tried to cool off expansion rumors recently, telling reporters in October that the topic never came up at this fall's Board of Governors meeting and that expansion was not a "front-burner topic."

Leading Bettman's agenda right now is a new collective bargaining agreement with the players. The NHL and NHLPA are expected to begin formal CBA discussions on April 1. The NHL also needs to negotiate a new Canadian TV deal.

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta previously had conversations with the NHL about the possibility of owning a hockey team, however it appears Friedkin's group emerged as a more viable option.

If the NHL decided to expands again, they could look to add two clubs - but stagger their start dates.

Atlanta is believed to be another strong candidate for potential expansion. The NHL has twice left Atlanta, most recently in 2011 when the Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg. However progress made on a possible return to Atlanta over the last several months.

This week, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry posted to social media that he had an "extremely productive call" with the NHL about the prospect of a team in New Orleans.

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  On 3/16/2025 at 4:33 PM, jetsfan76 said:

Am I the only one who doesn't want him to pass it? 99 forever. I just saw that Gretz holds the record for playoff points with the Oilers (shocker) with 252 in 120 games. Second is Connor McPunchFace with 117 in 72. He also holds the Kings record with 94 in 60. Kopitar has 80 through 97. 

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The Edmonton Oilers lost both a game and another superstar Thursday, falling 4-3 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets after Connor McDavid left with a lower-body injury.

McDavid exited following a second-period collision with Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey. 

The Oilers were already without NHL-leading goal scorer Leon Draisaitl (lower body). Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said Friday that both players will likely be out at least a week.

"I'd say day to day, maybe a week (for McDavid) and Leon same kind of timeline," Knoblauch said. "They'll be probably out up to a week." 

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