Horn Chen
Horn Chen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1932 |
| Died | December 7, 2015 (aged 83) Bannockburn, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Sports Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of the CHL |
Horn Chen (July 22, 1932 – December 7, 2015) was an American businessman and minor league sports entrepreneur. He was the founder of the Central Hockey League, which began to play in 1992. Chen was also a minority owner of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League.[1]
Chen has also been the owner of the Ottawa Rough Riders as well as several minor league teams in a variety of sports, including ice hockey, baseball and football. He died in 2015 at the age of 83.[2][3]
Sports teams owned by Horn Chen
Ice hockey
- Columbus Chill (ECHL)[1]
- Indianapolis Ice (IHL)[4]
- Mississippi RiverKings (CHL)[5][6]
- Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL)[7]
- Topeka Tarantulas (CHL)[8]
- Wichita Thunder (CHL)[9][10]
Football
Baseball
Basketball
References
- ^ a b "Columbus Hockey History - Columbus Blue Jackets - News". Bluejackets.nhl.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-thunder/article49121195.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Horn Chen Returns To Own Indianapolis' CHL Franchise". Sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ a b "Minor League Investor Horn Chen Brings On New Partner For Teams". Sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ http://www.maddoxfoundation.org/press_its_official_riverkings_have_a_new_owner.htm
- ^ "Lawsuit info… | Blazers". Blog.newsok.com. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. 189. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
- ^ "CHL : Horn Chen Donates $11,000". Glassrattler.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "CJOnline Blogs - Chen close to landing Wichita baseball team". Blogs.cjonline.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Rough Riders and Other Canadian Icons". Forget Magazine. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ CBC Sports Online url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/columns/newsmakers/renegades.html (2005-04-12). "CBC Sports Online: Newsmaker: Ottawa football". Cbc.ca.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help); Missing pipe in:|author=(help) - ^ Bedsole, Bart (2009-11-13). "Corpus Christi, TX | KRISTV.com | - County Could Settle With Chen". KRISTV.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.