Peter Bronfman

Peter Bronfman

Peter Frederick Bronfman (1928 – December 1 1996) was a Canadian businessman born in Montreal, and member of the Toronto branch of Canada's wealthy Bronfman family.

He was the co-founder (with his brother, Edward Bronfman) of Edper Group Limited. He and his brother also owned the Montreal Canadiens from 1971-1978, winning four Stanley Cups with the team 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978.

On November 14, 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. It was presented posthumously in 1997.

York University's Schulich School of Business in Toronto, Canada has its business library named after him. [http://www.library.yorku.ca/ccm/BG/index.htm]

Further reading

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* Peter C. Newman, "Peter Bronfman: The gentle, lonely tycoon", "Maclean's" magazine (December 16, 1996)
* Susan Gittins, "Behind Closed Doors: The Rise and Fall of Canada's Edper Bronfman and Reichman Empires" (1995)
* Patricia Best and Ann Shortell, "The Brass Ring: Power, Influence and the Brascan Empire" (1988)


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