NHL Jobs — Find Open Positions Across All 32 NHL Teams
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Working in the National Hockey League
The NHL is the most internationally-sourced of the four major North American leagues — every team operates substantial European and (in some cases) Russian and Asian scouting operations alongside North American amateur and junior coverage. The league's 32 clubs span seven Canadian markets and 25 U.S. markets, with each club operating an AHL affiliate (and most operating an ECHL affiliate as well). That farm-system structure expands hiring beyond the NHL parent club into player development, coaching, and athletic training at multiple minor-league levels.
NHL hiring concentrates around two main windows: pre-season (August–October) leading into puck-drop, and post-draft / free agency (late June through July) when front offices restructure and bring in their own people. The trade deadline (early March) often triggers organizational changes that produce hiring waves in the back half of the season. Scouting and player development hire continuously through the international calendar. Hockey is also the most cap-sensitive of the four leagues — a hard cap with no luxury tax — which shapes a smaller-than-MLB-or-NBA front office footprint at most clubs.
Common NHL role types
- Hockey operations (analyst, coordinator, manager, director)
- Cap management and hockey administration
- Hockey analytics and R&D (analyst, data engineer)
- Scouting (North American amateur, European, professional, advance)
- Player development, skill coaching, video
- Athletic training, sports performance, sports science
- Equipment management
- Ticket sales and premium sales
- Corporate partnerships and activation
- Marketing, brand, content, digital
- Broadcasting and media relations
- Game-day operations and arena experience
- Community relations and team foundation
- Finance, legal, HR, IT, arena operations
How NHL teams post jobs
NHL teams use a fragmented mix of applicant tracking systems. The most common platforms across the 32 clubs are Workday (used by many larger arena and enterprise-structured teams), Teamwork Online (the legacy sports-industry platform, still common across several NHL franchises), Paylocity, iCIMS, ADP Workforce Now, and BambooHR. A handful of teams use Greenhouse or Lever, and several Canadian-market clubs use Workday or local Canadian HRIS platforms. Hockey analytics departments are generally smaller than MLB or NBA equivalents but have been growing rapidly across the league.
Because NHL front offices are smaller by headcount than MLB or NBA equivalents, public-facing analytics, software, and product openings are correspondingly less frequent — but they exist, especially at larger-market teams (Toronto, NY Rangers, Vegas, Tampa Bay) and at the NHL's central technology operation. SportsCareers indexes every publicly-posted NHL role from every team's ATS into one feed.
Compensation reality
NHL compensation tracks slightly below NBA and NFL at mid-and-above corporate levels, with significant variance between major markets and smaller markets. Entry-level operations and marketing roles start in the $40,000–$55,000 range. Mid-level (manager / senior associate) runs $70,000–$105,000. Director $115,000–$170,000; VP $170,000–$280,000+. Hockey-operations analytics roles vary widely — smaller teams may not have dedicated analytics headcount, while larger clubs run quantitative departments with comp closer to MLB analytics rates. Sales is commission-heavy; OTE at the associate level $50,000–$75,000. Full breakdown in the salary guide.
Common questions about NHL jobs
How many NHL teams does SportsCareers cover?
All 32 National Hockey League teams across seven Canadian markets and 25 U.S. markets. Each club operates an AHL affiliate, and most operate an ECHL affiliate as well.
What applicant tracking systems do NHL teams use?
NHL teams use a fragmented mix of ATS platforms. The most common across the 32 clubs are Workday, Teamwork Online (the legacy sports-industry platform), Paylocity, iCIMS, ADP Workforce Now, and BambooHR. A handful of teams use Greenhouse or Lever, and several Canadian-market clubs use local Canadian HRIS platforms.
What types of roles do NHL teams hire for?
NHL teams hire across hockey operations, cap management and hockey administration, hockey analytics and R&D, scouting (North American amateur, European, professional, advance), player development, skill coaching, video, athletic training, sports performance, equipment management, ticket sales and premium sales, corporate partnerships, marketing, broadcasting, game-day operations, and community relations.
When do NHL teams hire most heavily?
NHL hiring concentrates around two main windows: pre-season (August–October) leading into puck-drop, and post-draft / free agency (late June through July) when front offices restructure. The trade deadline (early March) often triggers organizational changes. Scouting and player development hire continuously through the international calendar.
What does an entry-level NHL front-office job pay?
Entry-level operations and marketing roles at most NHL teams start in the $40,000–$55,000 range. Mid-level (manager / senior associate) runs $70,000–$105,000. Director $115,000–$170,000; VP $170,000–$280,000+. Hockey-operations analytics roles vary widely — smaller teams may not have dedicated analytics headcount, while larger clubs run quantitative departments with comp closer to MLB analytics rates.