People Of Power & Influence In Hockey: No. 36 – Don Waddell
The Top 100 People of Power & Influence in hockey are featured annually in The Hockey News' Money and Power issue, available at THN.com/free.
At No. 36 is Columbus Blue Jackets GM, president and alternate governor Don Waddell.
The Blue Jackets have tasked Waddell with boosting their fortunes like he did with the Hurricanes in Carolina. March’s Ohio State Stadium Series game will celebrate the sport.
Each person on the list this year is ranked in 14 categories of clout, along with many more powerbrokers identified within various silos of expertise. That's all available to find in The Hockey News' Money and Power 2025 Hockey Business Annual.