GARY BETTMAN RUMORS & GOSSIP

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from Ray Ratto of CSNBayArea, We are not expecting a Gary Bettman sighting for Game 4 of the Los Angeles Kings-San Jose Sharks series Tuesday night. Or for Game 5 on Thursday, and probably not Game 6 on Sunday, either. And maybe not even for Game 7, either. We remain hopeful for Game 8, though. Too bad, too. The one time the Bay Area would actually like to see him, heâ€...
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2 days ago  |  Discuss

Freeway Face Off Heads Outdoors

The LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks will meet at Dodgers Stadium (photo made using Fotor.com) Just like Tupac, the NHL and Coors Light are going to show the West Coast some “California Love”. As per NHL.com  Commissioner Gary Bettman has announced that the Los Angeles  Kings and Anaheim Ducks will meet outside in Dodgers Stadium on January 25th 2014. This is the second game announced...
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17 days ago  |  Discuss

Bettman Would Like To See The Islanders In Brooklyn ASAP

from Steven Marcus of Newsday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, echoing Islanders owner Charles Wang's comments last week, said he would like the Islanders to leave for their new home in Brooklyn "as soon as possible," but said the team is prepared to play out its lease, which expires after the 2014-2015 season. "I'd like to see them in the newer...
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27 days ago  |  Discuss

Bettman: We know we owe Columbus an All-Star Game.

As the Columbus Blue Jackets continue their playoff push tonight against the Dallas Stars, its not lost on NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman that Columbus had the 2013 All-Star Weekend, lost it because of the lockout, and now wants it back. We know we owe Columbus an All-Star Game, he said via an email from NHL spokesman Frank Brown Thursday. We are looking forward to formalizing our...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
28 days ago  |  Discuss

Canada PM wants NHL stars in Sochi

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is urging NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to let the league's stars play in the Sochi Olympics. Harper says he speaks for all Canadians who want to see the country's top players don the maple leaf at the Winter Games next year. NHL players have been part of the Olympics since 1998 in Nagano, Japan. The league is mulling whether it is worth shutting...
Via AP on Fox
April 08, 2013  |  Discuss

Canada prime minister wants NHL stars in Sochi

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is urging NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to let the league's stars play in the Sochi Olympics. Harper says he speaks for all Canadians who want to see the country's top players don the Maple Leaf at the Winter Games next year. NHL players have been part of the Olympics since 1998 in Nagano, Japan. The league is mulling whether it is worth shutting...
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April 08, 2013  |  Discuss

Report: Owners try to sway Bettman?

The last NHL lockout cost the league a season. This time, it appears the owners are not prepared for that worst-case scenario to play out once again. Commissioner Gary Bettman has been privately informed by owners that canceling the season "is not an acceptable option," according to the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch. With this news coming on the heels of the league...
Via Fox Sports
December 28, 2012  |  Discuss
PICTURES TO PROVE IT

Fan putting up hairy protest to lockout

On Sept. 15, Maggie Wagner, a 17-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins fan, decided that she would not shave her legs until the NHL and NHLPA resolved the lockout.

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December 28, 2012  |  33 Comments

Report: NHL Owners Tell Gary Bettman Cancelling Season Is ‘Not an Acceptable Option’

The last NHL lockout cost the league a season. This time, it appears the owners are not prepared for that worst-case scenario to play out once again. Gary Bettman has been privately informed by owners that cancelling the season “is not an acceptable option,” according to the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch. With this news coming on the heels of the league’s latest proposal toâ...
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December 28, 2012  |  1 Comment

Bettman Wants A Total Victory

from Elliotte Friedman of CBC, If he wanted to, Gary Bettman could end the lockout by the time you finish reading this. Not just because he is commissioner, but because he -- and the NHL -- have already won. Look at what is happening. The league is getting its 50/50 split. It is getting term limits on contracts. Both sides are haggling over length, but we know it is going...
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December 13, 2012  |  Discuss
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