Bruins Owner Jeremy Jacobs Passes Torch to Son, Charlie
Charlie Jacobs will represent the Bruins on the National Hockey League Board of Governors after his father ends a 51-year run as team governor.
- On Wednesday, the Boston Bruins announced that CEO Charlie Jacobs will succeed his father, Jeremy Jacobs, as the team's governor, effective immediately, ending a 51-year tenure.
- Jeremy Jacobs, 86, purchased the Original Six franchise for approximately $10 million in 1975 and recently retired as chairman of the NHL Board of Governors last month.
- With 26 years as an alternate governor, Charlie Jacobs, 55, continues as Bruins CEO while sharing leadership of Buffalo-based Delaware North with brothers Jeremy Jr. and Lou.
- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman praised the transition, stating Jeremy's "leadership has left a lasting mark on our sport" and expressed confidence in Charlie's prospects.
- Assets including the $3.3 billion-valued Bruins and the 31-year-old TD Garden remain under family control while the franchise sits atop the Atlantic Division entering this new era.
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Boston HeraldBruins owner Jeremy Jacobs passes torch to son, Charlie
The gradual changing of the guard atop the Bruins’ masthead continued on Wednesday. Jeremy Jacobs, who has represented the club on league matters as the team’s governor since he bought the team 51 years ago, handed over the reins in that role to his son CEO Charlie Jacobs. “I’m incredibly proud to celebrate the transition of governorship to my son, Charlie. He’s the day-to-day leader of the club, the public face of ownership and an active partic…
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Bruins Make Major Change After 51 Years Under Jeremy Jacobs
After over five decades under Governor Jeremy M. Jacobs, the Boston Bruins are announcing a major leadership transition that is taking the fan base by storm. The Bruins announced Wednesday morning that team CEO Charlie Jacobs, Jeremy Jacobs’s son, will take over his father’s role and represent the club at NHL governors’ meetings going forward. […]
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