| Born: | Dec 10, 1959 | Status: | Owner (Calgary Flames) |
| Hometown: | Regina, SK, CAN | Known For: | Chairman of Calgary Sports and Entertainment |
N. Murray Edwards (born December 10, 1959) is owner and chairman of Edco Financial Holdings Ltd., a merchant banker. He is also the leading investor, managing director and chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Limited and Ensign Energy Services Inc., two of Canada’s biggest oil companies.
Edwards owns Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which includes six separate resorts on Canada’s west coast. He’s also the chairman of the board for Magellan Aerospace, a company that manufactures and repairs aerospace systems and components.
Flames Under Ownership
The Canadian billionaire is the director and co-owner of Calgary Sports and Entertainment (CSEC). He owns the team along with Alvin Libin, Allan Markin, and Jeffrey McCaig. In 2012, CSEC replaced the Calgary Flames Limited Partnership which relocated the team to Alberta in 1980.
In that time, the Flames have won one Stanley Cup, in the 1988-89 season. They’ve reached the Final two other times with the most recent coming in 2003-04 when they lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Calgary Sports and Entertainment also owns the AHL’s Stockton Heat, the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Calgary Hitmen, the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) Calgary Stampede and the NLL’s Calgary Roughnecks. The Flames are worth $480 million (2020).
Staff History
- Calgary Flames (Franchise Owner) 1994-current
- Saint John Flames, AHL (Franchise Owner) 1994-2003
- Calgary Hitmen, WHL (Franchise Owner) 1997-current
- Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, AHL (Franchise Owner) 2005-2007
- Abbotsford Heat, AHL (Franchise Owner) 2009-2014
- Adirondack Flames, AHL (Franchise Owner) 2014-2015
- Stockton Heat, AHL (Franchise Owner) 2015-current
- Stockton Thunder, ECHL (Franchise Owner) 2014-2015
- Adirondack Thunder, ECHL (Franchise Owner) 2015-2017
Achievements
- WHL Champion (1999)
- AHL Calder Cup Champion (2001)