Norman Neil Green (born 12 June 1934)[1] is a shopping mall developer and owner from Calgary, Alberta.
He was an original director and one of the principal investors in Sage Telecom, a private, telecommunications company operating in eleven US states.
The former owner of the Minnesota North Stars franchise, he was a member of the National Hockey League Board of Governors from 1979 to 1996, serving on all of its strategic committees.
At the NHL's request, Green sold his stock in the Flames and bought the Minnesota North Stars in 1990 from George and Gordon Gund.
[5] Two years later in December 1995, amid financial problems stemming from his business ventures outside of hockey, Green was forced to sell the Dallas Stars to Tom Hicks, with the sale closing in early 1996.