Nikolay Panchev

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Detroit Tigers, Inc. owns and operates as a professional baseball franchise. The firm offers sports merchandise, tickets and collectable baseball game items including jerseys, caps, baseball cards, digital video disc (DVDs) and tigers authentic. The company was founded by George Arthur Vanderbeck in 1894 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Detroit Red Wings, Inc. operates as a hockey team of the Central division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

ESPN, Inc. engages in the provision of multinational and multimedia sports entertainment services. It offers cable sports broadcasting services with seven domestic networks including its ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN HD, and ESPNEWS. The company was founded by William Rasmussen in September 7, 1979 and is headquartered in Bristol, CT.

Part of ZRG Partners LLC, TurnkeyZRG is a top talent advisory firm in sports, music, and entertainment. The company, based in Haddonfield, NJ, specializes in filling C-level, senior-level, and mid-management positions in sports, entertainment, music, and media. Recently, the company placed the commissioners of the ACC, Pac-12, Big 12, Big Ten, and the president of the NCAA. With over 1,800 placements and a reputation as a disrupter in the executive search industry, TurnkeyZRG helps clients across different sectors identify and hire top management talent. Since its founding in 1996 by Len Perna, who has been the CEO since then, TurnkeyZRG has placed CEOs, presidents, commissioners, and other executives in various sports leagues and organizations. TurnkeyZRG has experienced significant growth since being acquired by ZRG Partners LLC in 2020, thanks to the implementation of ZRG's data-driven and tech-driven talent process.