GARY BETTMAN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Shanahan After One Year On The Job
from Nicholas J. Cotsonika of Yahoo, Well, here is Shanahan a year later, saying the same thing he said when commissioner Gary Bettman tapped him to lead the league’s new department of player safety: For all the crap that comes with the job, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make a difference.
And despite all the criticism Shanahan has received, his group is making...
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The Chairman on Lidstrom
Here is what NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has to say about Nicklas Lidstrom:
COMMISSIONER BETTMAN STATEMENT ON THE RETIREMENT OF NICKLAS LIDSTROM
NEW YORK (May 31, 2012) – Gary Bettman, Commissioner of the National Hockey League, today released the following statement regarding the retirement of Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom:
“Nick Lidstrom’s trademarks...
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Gary Bettman's "State of the Union" Transcript
Every year, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman uses the platform of the opening game of the Stanley Cup Finals to deliver a "State of the Union" address to the media and fans. It always provides good insight into how the league performed, business-wise, during the season, and offers a few insights into where the NHL is headed.This year's address was no different with updates...
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Richard Cloutier: CBA AOK WKRP DVDA
Gary Bettman, apparently, would like to begin negotiations with the NHLPA on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Just in case you're new, the "CBA" is the thing that sucks the life out of the sport and more or less ruins it for everyone. A CBA negotiation session is more or less 30 naked lawyers rolling around in $20 bills until they fall asleep.
The main...
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Bettman addresses CBA, finances
The National Hockey League's overall environment is healthier than at any point in its history.
That was NHL commissioner Gary Bettman's overriding point during his press conference at the Prudential Center two hours prior to the start of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
During his 22-minute press conference Bettman reported that the league earned $3.3 billion and had ...
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Gary Bettman hopes to start NHL labor talks soon
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects negotiations with the players' association on a new collective bargaining agreement to begin in a couple of weeks.
In a wide-ranging 25-minute news conference before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils, Bettman said Wednesday that talk of a lockout next season is nothing more than speculation...
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Dates Exchanged For CBA Talks
from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail, They were separated by roughly 40 feet Wednesday for most of Gary Bettman’s state of the union address, the NHL commissioner at the podium, addressing a room full of reporters, NHL players association director Donald Fehr at the back of the room, listening carefully.
It remains to be seen if the divide between the two men grows greater...
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Bettman hopes NHL labor talks soon
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects negotiations with the players' association on a new collective bargaining agreement to begin in a couple of weeks.
In a wide-ranging 25-minute news conference before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils, Bettman said talk of a lockout next season is nothing more than speculation at this point...
Via AP on Fox
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Gary Bettman Addresses Stanley Cup Media
Wednesday afternoon at the Prudential Center, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the media proior to game one of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final between the Kings and Devils. Some notes from the press conference:
In his address, the commissioner lauded the way the League has grown in recent years, particularly the past year, in which the NHL drew in a record $3.3 billion dollars...
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Bettman introduces new Blues owners
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman gave his stamp of approval to the new St. Louis Blues ownership, saying the franchise's financial picture is much improved.
Bettman spent time at the podium alongside Tom Stillman, a beer distributor who heads an all-local ownership group, at a news conference Thursday.
Stillman introduced 16 major investors including his father...
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