Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
National Hockey League Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $139M
- Total assets
- 293
- Participants
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets
- $473,530
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States · Sponsored by National Hockey League · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$139M in assets, 293 participants
National Hockey League's National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States reported $139M in total assets and 293 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 93rd percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #2,860 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
Coverage in New York
National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States covers 293 participants in New York, about 37% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $139M.
- $139M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 293
- covered participants
- 93rd
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $473,530
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States reported net income rose from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States end-of-year assets rose from $124M in the plan year 2022 filing to $139M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States reported participants fell from 304 in the plan year 2022 filing to 293 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs New York filers
In New York, the average filing covers about 798 participants across 9,061 plans. National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States reports 293 participants - about 37% of that state average ($139M EOY assets).
New York filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $124M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $139M |
| Net Income | $15M |
| Employer EIN | 980036067 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1982-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (National Hockey League)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 1,109 | $366M |
| 2023 | 5 | 1,185 | $440M |
| 2024 | 5 | 1,287 | $517M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
- IBM Personal Pension Plan $25.0B · 14,881
- Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan $16.2B · 10,779
- 1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund $16.2B · 107,582
- Pfizer Consolidated Pension Plan $11.0B · 9,616
- Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I $7.6B · 12,289
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States by total assets, not by location.
- Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. (IL) $139M · 136
- Westmoreland Retirement Plan (CO) $139M · 115
- IBEW Local No. 82 Pension Plan (PA) $139M · 659
- Pension Plan of Justice Resource Institute, Inc. (MA) $139M · 1,779
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States's numbers.
- By total assets, National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York. Compare plans
- National Hockey League's sponsor-wide assets have grown 41.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Arts, Entertainment & Recreation plans