What is John Ziegler Jr.?
{{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|2|9}} | birth_place = [[Grosse Pointe, Michigan]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|25|1934|2|9}} | death_place = [[Sewall's Point, Florida]], U.S. | title = [[NHL Commissioner#NHL Presidents/Commissioners|President of the National Hockey League]] | term = 1977–1992 | predecessor = [[Clarence Campbell]] | successor = [[Gil Stein (ice hockey)|Gil Stein]] | occupation = Lawyer, former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] president, ice hockey owner and governor | nationality = American | spouse = | alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]] | awards = [[Lester Patrick Trophy]]<br />[[Hockey Hall of Fame]], 1987 }} '''John Augustus Ziegler Jr.''' (February 9, 1934 &ndash; October 25, 2018) was an American lawyer and [[ice hockey]] executive. He was the fourth president of the [[National Hockey League]] from 1977 to 1992. Ziegler received the [[Lester Patrick Trophy]] in 1984 and was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1987. He was the leading figure in making hockey players wear helmets during hockey games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/07/archives/nhl-rules-new-players-now-must-wear-helmets.html |title=N.H.L. Rules New Players Now Must Wear Helmets |publisher=Associated Press |date=August 6, 1979 |website=New York Times |access-date=March 28, 2018 |quote=National Hockey League players who signed pro contracts after June 1, 1979 will have to wear helmets next season. Players who signed before then and who sign a waiver will be allowed to play without helmets.}}</ref> Ziegler Jr. died in [[Sewall's Point, Florida]] on October 25, 2018 at the age of 84.<ref>[http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/10/26/sports/sports-breaking/john-ziegler-nhl-president-who-oversaw-merger-dies-at-84/ John Ziegler, NHL president who oversaw merger, dies at 84]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} =