NHL reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(149 total reviews)

Gary B. Bettman

64% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

NHL has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 149 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NHL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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149 reviews
5.0
Feb 3, 2015

If working in sports is your passion, the NHL won't disappoint.

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Pros

Great people. I've worked in the sports/entertainment industry for almost 7 years. Hockey people (employees & players) seem to be the most down to earth, easy to work with across the board. Fun environment and great events. Plenty of good benefits, perks, and employee moral building events. Pay is decent when compared to similar jobs in sports (not to be confused or compared with similar jobs in the non-sports world). Plenty of opportunity for advancement. both within the league office or to one of the member clubs.

Cons

If living and working in NYC isn't your thing, this would be a con. League office positions require much more travel compared to similar jobs at the team level (but this could also be a positive depending on your preference). All in all, nothing to major in the way of cons.

4.0
Jan 7, 2015

Great experience

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Pros

-The name looks great on a resume. -Given the chance to be extremely hands on with your position. -Opportunities to learn from industry veterans are endless. If anything, this is a great chance to learn the ins and outs of your position plus network.

Cons

-Pay is below what similar positions in other industries will pay. You will not get rich working in sports. -Wasn't a problem for me, but for those who are used to a 9-5 they won't last long as sports is a 24/7 field especially in the media departments. -Extremely difficult to get terminated. Once you're in, you're in. That may be a pro to some, but there were people working here that should have been gone a long time ago based on their performance and work ethic. -Certain departments are understaffed. The impact of this is huge as it effects everyone who has to make up for less teammates (working more hours, being asked to work an unscheduled day)

1.0
Sep 23, 2014

Horrible Senior Management

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Pros

People go in wanting to bring new ideas and work hard. Somewhat fun environment, depending on what department you are in.

Cons

People eave having not changed anything, or learned anything new. Senior management will say they want change but they want job security so the slowest hardest longest mundane ways of doing things grants them their job security. HR department allows management to have power trips over lower level employees without intervening or finding them liable. Finance department is the worst I have ever seen in any company and that's due to primarily to the senior management. Also no room for promotions again due to senior management. I have heard many stories in my time there from other departments on how downhill the Finance department has gone in the past few years.

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