Bettman in a sentence

Bettman at June’s Stanley Cup Final news conference made his strongest comments ever about the Coyotes, basically, having one last shot at figuring out their arena situation.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said defending teams' handling of the situation, saying the boycotts were not about accepting bigotry.

Though the season is only two months old, Bettman’s outrageous specialty jersey ban has sparked widespread outrage.

Anything longer would have gone to Bettman and then, if requested, to a neutral arbitrator.

Asked last month about the handling of the situation, Bettman took no issue with what the Blackhawks did.

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov was awarded the Cup by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and after his skate with it, Barkov handed if off to Bobrovsky.

Bettman hopes the combination of going to a place with less of it, testing frequently and putting players in a quarantine "bubble" of sorts means it's less likely for anyone to contract it.

Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league has been told by medical experts that will not interfere with test needed for the general public by the time games would begin.

Cuomo had publicly asked Bettman to allow the team to return on an interim basis to Nassau Coliseum, which, after renovations, seats just under 14,000 for hockey.

For the last few weeks, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and the league’s front office has been adamant about the fact that the league wants to crown a champion for the 2019-20 season.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, at the Montreal-Florida game Saturday, would not answer if hockey has gone as far as to prepare for that contingency.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood, longtime broadcast partner Ed Olczyk, fellow play-by-play man Al Michaels and New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello all joined to say thanks and share their memories.

N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday that the cost of testing could run into the millions of dollars.

Pictured: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, poses with the mayor of Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, and the Stanley Cup at the Key Ceremony as part of the Gasparilla Festival on Jan.

Seven teams had their seasons ended with Bettman’s announcement on Tuesday, with some, like the Buffalo Sabres and the Devils, having played fewer games than their competitors.

The NHL also could use a hybrid model with some teams in a bubble and some at home, and teams moving in and out of the situations, Bettman said.

While it was just framework followed by a June 9th announcement by commissioner Gary Bettman about a 24-team playoff format, it was a step in the right direction and brought hope that we would have hockey back in action sooner rather than later.

Bettman reiterated his position during an interview with The AP this week.

Bettman said the NHL was conducting its own review of the Peters-Aliu situation.

Bettman stated proudly that he had never set foot in an NHL arena, but knew how to "grow" the sport.