The son of Allan Bronfman. Peter Bronfman, one of two brothers who rose to control the largest corporate empire ever assembled in Canada, was a shy and polite man who was never comfortable in the corridors of corporate power. He wanted to be known for his affection for friends and family rather than the billions of dollars his companies controlled. The group, known as the Edper Bronfman empire after Peter and his older brother Edward, has included management companies such as Brascan Ltd., resource giants like Noranda Inc. and consumer-products companies such as John Labatt Ltd. He attended the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J, and received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1952. Bronfman was the co-founder (with his brother. Edward Bronfman) of Edper Investments, their private holding company that at its peak was estimated to control $100 billion in assets, including some of the largest corporations in Canada. He and his brother also owned the Montreal Canadiens from 1971 to 1978, winning four Stanley Cups with the team 1973, 1976. 1977, 1978. Bronfman also owned Labatt Brewing Company which owned the Toronto Blue lays when they won their World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. Bronfman was a major supporter of a home for single mothers in Toronto, a local AIDS hostel, the Toronto Humane Society and a long list of other charities.