Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
National Hockey League Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $139M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 293
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $473,530
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #2,860
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
- +11.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.4×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States's outsized position by total assets
National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$138,744,361 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States sits mid-pack in the medium band (293 participants).
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.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 980036067 · National Hockey League PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States · $139M · 293 · 93rd
- EOY $139M
- EOY 293
- EOY 93rd
- EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EOY near Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co.
- EOY ind #2860
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in New York →
National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States in the asset neighbourhood
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)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All National Hockey League plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $517M 41.09359459763534% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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
National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of a.M. Castle & Co. in IL ($139M); by covered participants it is Wesbanco, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in WV (293 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($139M here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (293 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.