Posts About "Gary Bettman"
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...
The NHL and Gary Bettman: 25 Years of Progress and Controversy
September 5th, 2019 * 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...
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...
NHL Opts Not to Re-open Collective Bargaining Agreement
August 30th, 2019 NEW YORK — The NHL has announced it will not exercise its option to re-open the current collective bargaining agreement early. The league had the right to re-open the CBA until Sunday. It advised the NHL Players' Association of its decision on Friday. ...
NHL Players Are Planning for a Lockout
August 30th, 2019 NHL players have been preparing themselves for the next potential NHL lockout. In recent years, there has been a drastic uptick in the number of NHL contracts that have a significant portion of the compensation paid in the form of signing bonuses rather than base salary alone. This increase in the number of bonus-heavy contracts seems...
Did Women's Hockey Forget the Declaration of Principles?
July 17th, 2019 Dr. Dorothy Height, a revolutionary leader in the Civil Rights Movement once stated: “Without service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It’s important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It’s the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.” To what extent do those in the hockey community ask...
