Company type | Private |
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Industry | |
Founded | 1990Edmonton, Alberta | , in
Founder | Daryl Katz |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Daryl Katz (chairman) |
Owner | Daryl Katz |
Subsidiaries | Oilers Entertainment Group Katz Group Properties |
Website | www |
The Katz Group of Companies is a Canadian privately-owned enterprise, with operations in sports and entertainment and real estate development. Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), a subsidiary of the Katz Group, owns the National Hockey League five-time Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers, as well as professional hockey franchises in the American Hockey League, Western Hockey League, and ECHL, and Aquila Productions, an entertainment and event company. OEG operates Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton. Katz Group is also involved in land assembly, site, and building development in Canada and the United States, including the design and development of Ice District, an area that encompasses more than 25 acres anchored by Rogers Place.[1] Katz Group is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Its founder and chairman is Daryl Katz.
Katz Group had some history in the pharmacy business from 1991 until 2016 when it sold its remaining pharmacy interests including the Rexall Drugstore brand and stores to American pharmacy giant McKesson Corporation.