John David Molson (June 1, 1928 – May 8, 2017) was a Canadian businessman and sports executive.
A member of the Molson family, he served as the president of the Montreal Canadiens for eight years.
[1] During the 1963–64 NHL season, his cousin, Hartland Molson, who purchased the team in 1957, offered him the post of president of the Montreal Canadiens.
[1] Four years later, David and his brothers, Bill and Peter, acquired the team from their cousins.
Molson married Claire Faulkner in 1955 with whom he had two sons (John Henry and David Hugh) and one daughter (Catherine Elizabeth).