Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Benefits Committee of the National Hockey League Retirement Benefits P Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$865M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,075
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$805,087
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Benefits Committee of the National Hockey League Retirement Benefits P · New York · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$865M in assets, 1,075 participants

Benefits Committee of the National Hockey League Retirement Benefits P's National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan reported $865M in total assets and 1,075 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #2,908 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)

Where National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan sits by assets

National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $865M for 1,075 participants (~$805,087/participant), up 14.1% in 2024.

#2,908
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,921 peers)
+14.1%
assets growth YoY
8.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$865,468,918 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan lands in the large band (1,075 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan end-of-year assets rose from $758M in the plan year 2023 filing to $865M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan reported net income rose from $99M in the plan year 2023 filing to $107M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 1,111 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,075 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 462555356 · Benefits Committee of the National Hockey League Retirement Benefits P PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan · $865M · 1,075 · 98th

  • EOY $865M
  • EOY 1,075
  • EOY 98th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #2908

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 Players Retirement Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan for Pactiv EvergreenPension Plan for Pactiv Ever…$866MEmployees' Retirement Plan of Bose CorporationEmployees' Retirement Plan o…$866MState Street Retirement Plan$866MNational Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit PlanNational Hockey League Playe…$865MModern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement PlanModern Woodmen of America Em…$865M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$758M
Net Assets (End of Year)$863M
Net Income$107M
Employer EIN462555356
Plan Effective Date2012-09-16
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Benefits Committee of the National Hockey League Retirement Benefits P)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Benefits Committee of the National Hockey League Retirement Benefits P plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$865M 31.215377207907636% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $660M $865M ▲ +31.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,172 $660M
2023 1 1,111 $758M
2024 1 1,075 $865M

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 Players Retirement Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.865468918 · Participants: 1075National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.919858993 · Participants: 48014IBM Personal Pension Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.913316696 · Participants: 1118331199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.588456377 · Participants: 10608Consolidated Edison Retirement PlanPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.970337119 · Participants: 8876Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanGE Energy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.92290143 · Participants: 5829GE Energy Pension Plan
National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan in IL ($865M); by covered participants it is Mack UAW Pension Plan in NC (1,073 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($865M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,075 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.1% during 2024, from $758M to $865M. Reported net income was $107M.
How have Benefits Committee of the National Hockey League Retirement Benefits P plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Benefits Committee of the National Hockey League Retirement Benefits P's sponsor-wide assets grew 31.2%, from $660M to $865M.
Where does National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan in IL ($865M, 1,030 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Mack UAW Pension Plan in NC (1,073 participants, $409M in assets).