Jeff Cogen (sports executive)

{{short description|American sports executive|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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Jeff Cogen is a former American sports executive. He was the chief executive officer of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) before taking a position with the Tampa Bay Rays in the Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

From 2001 until 2004, Cogen served as the Florida Panthers chief operating officer. He then spent three years as president of the Texas Rangers before joining the Dallas Stars as their president.{{cite web |title=Jeff Cogen Named Team President |url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/jeff-cogen-named-team-president/c-450076 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 10, 2019 |date=November 14, 2007}} In 2010, Cogen left the Stars to serve as CEO for the Nashville Predators.{{cite web |title=Preds Name Jeff Cogen CEO; Sean Henry President/COO |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/preds-name-jeff-cogen-ceo-sean-henry-president-coo/c-535804 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 10, 2019 |format=Press release |date=August 10, 2010}} In 2015, Cogen left the Predators to take up a position with the Tampa Bay Rays in the Major League Baseball (MLB).{{cite news |last1=Ammenheuser |first1=David |title=Predators' Jeff Cogen to Rays; Sean Henry new CEO |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2015/10/29/preds-cogen-rays-henry-new-ceo/74769524/ |accessdate=January 10, 2019 |publisher=The Tennessean |date=October 29, 2015}}

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