Posts About "Gary Bettman"
The NHL and Gary Bettman: 25+ Years of Progress and Controversy
September 4th, 2020 * originally published in Feb. 2018 Gary Bettman gets booed when he speaks. A lot. He is the public face behind the decision not to allow NHL players to participate in the 2018 Olympics. When an owner wants public funds used to finance a new arena, Bettman makes the case in the media. He has led the NHL to three lockouts and...
Bruce McNall: His Rise and Fall
June 17th, 2020 On Aug. 9, 1988, the hockey world changed forever. The Edmonton Oilers traded the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski, to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash, and the Kings' first-round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993. Behind all of this madness...
Bettman, NHL Answer Additional Questions Regarding Return to Play Format
May 26th, 2020 On Tuesday, the NHL announced plans for both their return to play 24-team format and the upcoming NHL Draft Lottery. For full details of each, you can click on the links to read the stories. The NHL held a conference call Tuesday evening to answer some additional questions about their return to play scenario with members of the...
Why Columbus Would Make Perfect Host City
April 26th, 2020 The NHL is still holding discussions in an effort to find a way to have the season resume. While nothing definitive has been decided and may not be for some time, some reports have surfaced about what a potential restart could look like. Gary Bettman and others are trying to find any idea they can to make something work. According to...
Reviewing The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever
April 18th, 2020 Gary Bettman’s earliest steps in the world of hockey would be considered out of the ordinary by most fans. You'll have to turn the cover of Jonathon Gatehouse's The Instigator to find why! Though it wasn’t until his Cornell indoctrination in 1970 - while Ken Dryden was carving history into ice, that destiny’s course would begin...
Will Sports Return in 2020? Kings' Doughty & Big City Mayors vs Trump & Commissioners
April 17th, 2020 It doesn't take rocket science to figure out that we could be in our homes with no sports to watch — or to play for that matter — for a long, long time. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told CNN on Wednesday night that Los Angeles might not open for recreational activities such as concerts and sports until 2021. That's quite a...
NHL Rumors: Flames, Jets, Sharks, Rangers, Donald Trump, More
April 4th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the Calgary Flames have said they won't be looking at signing any deals on players during the NHL pause. The Winnipeg Jets could get a valuable player back if the season resumes and the San Jose Sharks seem to be leaning one direction with their coach. Are the New York Rangers still working on a Lias...
Top 10 Ways to Improve the NHL
March 6th, 2020 The NHL is constantly evolving, always trying to better itself and the game of hockey. This is crucial, as hockey itself evolves and times change. Some of the rule alterations over the years have drastically changed the NHL, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Taking out the red line in the 2005-06 season is a great...
Bettman: NHL Puck and Player Tracking to Start in Playoffs
January 24th, 2020 Puck and player tracking is coming to the NHL beginning in the playoffs. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday that puck and player tracking will be up and running in all playoff arenas this spring and is expected to be fully operational leaguewide beginning next season. “There will be more data than ever before,” Bettman...
NHL Commissioner: We Will Not Tolerate Abusive Behaviour
December 9th, 2019 MONTEREY, Calif. — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday that the league will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks. Speaking at the end of the first day of ...
Maple Leafs Team News: Bettman, Tavares, Hyman, Rielly & Barrie
October 29th, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs last played on Saturday evening in Montreal and lost 5-2. Granted, it was another back-to-back game, but the Toronto Maple Leafs were soundly beaten. The team played a strong second period to tie the score 2-2, but the Canadiens overwhelmed besieged goalie Michael Hutchinson during the third period and he...
Optics of White House Visit for Blues and the NHL
October 18th, 2019 This past Tuesday, aside from a seven-game slate throughout the National Hockey League, the St. Louis Blues were in action. No, they didn’t find themselves on the ice, but in Washington D.C. Instead of visiting Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, they were visiting United States President Donald Trump and the White...
Bettman Heads the 2019 U.S. Hall of Fame Class
September 4th, 2019 The U.S Hockey Hall of Fame will be making room for five more members as they announced their 2019 induction class on Wednesday afternoon. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Tim Thomas, Brian Gionta, Krissy Wendell and Neal Henderson will be inducted during a ceremony in Washington D.C. on Dec. 12. Bettman has Left His Mark on the...
