That vision has transformed the area once dominated by surface parking lots and empty land into a state-of-the-art hockey and concert venue surrounded by restaurants, shops and mixed-use high-rises, including the 66-storey Stantec Tower, the tallest building in Canada outside Toronto.
Photo credits: CTV News Edmonton
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/10-years-after-construction-started-edmonton-s-ice-district-a-model-in-pro-sports-1.6840793

Daryl Katz - 10 Years After Construction Started, Edmonton's Ice District 'a Model In Pro Sports'.

Draisaitl Has Come To Realize How Good He Has It in Edmonton
Seravalli and Stauffer praised Oilers owner Daryl Katz for his pivotal role in the team’s success and Seravalli says that hasn’t been lost on Draisaitl. Seravalli likened the Oilers to the Green Bay Packers of the NHL, highlighting their financial prowess despite being in a small market.
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https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/oilers_long_term_deals_set_for_draisaitl_mcdavid_bouchard/s1_16454_40487405

Daryl Katz Shares - Oilers Long Term Deals Set For Draisaitl, McDavid, Bouchard.

“With Bob leading our hockey clubs and Tom leading our business operations we have a powerhouse combination as we continue to build an elite organization in all aspects of what we do. This is an exciting time for our company and the city, and we are full of optimism about the Edmonton Oilers and ICE District hitting full stride in the very near future.” -Daryl Katz

Daryl Katz Oilers Owner.Oilers To Name- Bob Nicholson Chairman, & Tom Anselmi President And COO.

Katz is almost never seen or heard in public but his spare-no-expense running when it comes to the care and maintenance of Edmonton Oilers players is being recognized as a key factor in winning loyalty and new recruits, especially when Edmonton’s recent success in signing free agents such as Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner and retaining their own, namely the team’s entire third line of Adam Henrique, Connor Brown and Mattias Janmark, with the players often rejecting more money and/or term to sign with Katz’s Oilers.
Read the original article here:https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/secret-weapon-helps-edmonton-oilers-to-convince-top-notch-players-to-sign-and-stay

Daryl Katz -Secret Weapon Helps Edmonton Oilers Convince Top Players To Sign And Stay Here.Part 1

NHL insider John Shannon told Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer that Kaytz’s long-term plan is finally being realized. “This is something that Daryl Katz has been trying to do for a long period of time is (have) the best building, the best dressing room, the best accoutrements for a player in and around the club.
See the original article here:https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/secret-weapon-helps-edmonton-oilers-to-convince-top-notch-players-to-sign-and-stay

Daryl Katz - Secret Weapon Helps Edmonton Oilers Convince Top Players To Sign & Stay Here. Part 2

It’s all about winning, Daryl Katz said. “I’ve told all the guys we’re going to do whatever we have to do to make the Oilers a competitive, elite team in the National Hockey League.”
Original article can be read here:
https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/secret-weapon-helps-edmonton-oilers-to-convince-top-notch-players-to-sign-and-stay

Daryl Katz - Secret Weapon Helps Edmonton Oilers Convince Top Players To Sign & Stay Here. Part 3

Katz has often spent on expensive AHL players to stock that team with solid veteran leaders and scorers, from Alexandre Giroux and Brad Moran in 2010-11 to the coming 2024-25 Bakersfield Conors, full of veterans, such as Lane Pederson, Collin Delia, James Hamblin, Noah Philp, Connor Carrick, Ben Gleason, Noel Hoeffenmayer, and Cam Dineen, who will be making anywhere from half of the NHL minimum or that full amount of $775,000.
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https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/secret-weapon-helps-edmonton-oilers-to-convince-top-notch-players-to-sign-and-stay

Daryl Katz - Secret Weapon Helps Edmonton Oilers Convince Top Players To Sign & Stay Here. Part 4

“we are so fortunate with Daryl and the entire Katz family and how we’re treated”, and “the things that we are able to get as an organization simply because how much Daryl and his family cares about us is in my opinion, uh, the best in the league. That plays a big part in this.”
Read the original Edmonton Journal Article here:
https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/the-leon-draisaitl-signing-just-another-example-of-the-katz-advantage-working-for-the-edmonton-oilers-9-things

The Katz Advantage Working For The Edmonton Oilers- 9 Things. Part 1.

"Katz has been such a good owner of the Oilers over the past 16 years that the Oilers, who in the late 90s were right on the cusp of moving just like the Winnipeg Jets (1.0) and Quebec Nordiques did, now as of 2023 rank as the seventh most valuable franchise in the NHL according to Forbes magazine. Further, they are in fact second (!) in the entire league in operating income - only the Maple Laffs generate."
Read the entire Oil On Whyte article here:
https://oilonwhyte.com/posts/what-leon-draisaitl-contract-means-Oilers-both-the-obvious-and-not-so-obvious

Daryl Katz - What New Leon Draisaitl Contract Means To The Oilers - 7 Takeaways.

Leon Draisaitl contract is among the growing evidence of how Mr. Katz’s influence has helped and is continuing to build the Edmonton Oilers into a perennial Stanley Cup contender.
Read the original Edmonton Journal Article here:
https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/the-leon-draisaitl-signing-just-another-example-of-the-katz-advantage-working-for-the-edmonton-oilers-9-things

The Katz Advantage Working For The Edmonton Oilers- 9 Things. Part 2

Mr. (Daryl) Katz’s influence has helped and is continuing to build the Edmonton Oilers into a perennial Stanley Cup contender. 
See the original Edmonton Journal article here:
https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/the-leon-draisaitl-signing-just-another-example-of-the-katz-advantage-working-for-the-edmonton-oilers-9-things

The Katz Advantage Working For The Edmonton Oilers- 9 Things. Part 3.

Katz Group Founder and Chairman, Daryl Katz, is a skilled visionary and entrepreneur whose businesses focus on the real estate, sports and entertainment, and hospitality sectors. 

In addition to Katz Group, Katz’s holdings include OEG and Katz Group Real Estate Group, making him the head of one of Canada’s leading privately-owned companies.

Katz has a deep love for his hometown, Edmonton, Alberta, and has invested heavily in enhancing the city. He purchased the Edmonton Oilers in 2008, and he developed Rogers Place, a multi-use indoor arena, and built up the ICE district to create a dynamic and lively downtown.
Katz earned his undergraduate and law degree from the University of Alberta. After a brief career as a lawyer, Katz shifted his attention to business, building the Rexall Health chain into an integrated pharmacy empire.
Katz has served on the NHL’s board of governors, and on the board of directors to the Alberta Investment Management Co. He is a noted philanthropist, donating significant funds to causes that support healthcare, youth, and education. 
Katz is married to Renee Gouin Katz, and they have two grown children.

Daryl Katz - 10 Years After Construction Started, Edmonton's Ice District 'a Model In Pro Sports'.

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