Morris Belzberg is a Canadian

Canada

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 born businessman, who has lived in the United States

United States

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 since approximately 1966. He is the former owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 of the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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. He won the Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

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 with the team in 1992.

Background

Belzberg was the Chairman of Budget Rent A Car Corp from approximately 1968 to 1989. In 1965, he became Budget's first franchisee in Canada, before joining Budget's Canadian operation. In 1969, he moved to Chicago.

After leaving Budget in 1989, Belzberg acquired a piece of the Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars

The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...

. In 1991, he acquired 50 percent of the Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

. He sold his interest in the Penguins in 1997.

Personal

Belzberg has had a winter home in Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs, California

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.

Belzberg's wife, Cynthia Belzberg, died on December 31, 2004.