John Ziegler Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Ziegler Jr.

President of the NHL

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1934

Place of Birth: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 25-Oct-2018

Profession: lawyer, sports administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.