Professional Hockey (NHL) Executive.
In 1995, he and Richard Burke acquired the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League for $68 million, then moved the team to Phoenix, where it was renamed the Coyotes, in time for the 1996-97 season.
In early 1998, Mr. Gluckstern sold his 50 percent interest in the team to Mr. Burke in order to buy the Islanders for $195 million with two partners, the real estate executives Howard and Edward Milstein.
But Mr. Gluckstern and the Milsteins did not keep the team for long. Saddled with a bad lease at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island and unable to make a financial deal with Nassau County to build a new arena, they sold the team in 2000 for nearly $190 million to Charles Wang, the chairman of Computer Associates, and Sanjay Kumar, the company's president.
Bio By: Jonathan Schwieger, Jr.
In 1995, he and Richard Burke acquired the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League for $68 million, then moved the team to Phoenix, where it was renamed the Coyotes, in time for the 1996-97 season.
In early 1998, Mr. Gluckstern sold his 50 percent interest in the team to Mr. Burke in order to buy the Islanders for $195 million with two partners, the real estate executives Howard and Edward Milstein.
But Mr. Gluckstern and the Milsteins did not keep the team for long. Saddled with a bad lease at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island and unable to make a financial deal with Nassau County to build a new arena, they sold the team in 2000 for nearly $190 million to Charles Wang, the chairman of Computer Associates, and Sanjay Kumar, the company's president.
Bio By: Jonathan Schwieger, Jr.
Professional Hockey (NHL) Executive.
In 1995, he and Richard Burke acquired the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League for $68 million, then moved the team to Phoenix, where it was renamed the Coyotes, in time for the 1996-97 season.
In early 1998, Mr. Gluckstern sold his 50 percent interest in the team to Mr. Burke in order to buy the Islanders for $195 million with two partners, the real estate executives Howard and Edward Milstein.
But Mr. Gluckstern and the Milsteins did not keep the team for long. Saddled with a bad lease at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island and unable to make a financial deal with Nassau County to build a new arena, they sold the team in 2000 for nearly $190 million to Charles Wang, the chairman of Computer Associates, and Sanjay Kumar, the company's president.
Bio By: Jonathan Schwieger, Jr.
In 1995, he and Richard Burke acquired the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League for $68 million, then moved the team to Phoenix, where it was renamed the Coyotes, in time for the 1996-97 season.
In early 1998, Mr. Gluckstern sold his 50 percent interest in the team to Mr. Burke in order to buy the Islanders for $195 million with two partners, the real estate executives Howard and Edward Milstein.
But Mr. Gluckstern and the Milsteins did not keep the team for long. Saddled with a bad lease at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island and unable to make a financial deal with Nassau County to build a new arena, they sold the team in 2000 for nearly $190 million to Charles Wang, the chairman of Computer Associates, and Sanjay Kumar, the company's president.
Bio By: Jonathan Schwieger, Jr.
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