In 1996, Gary Bettman was about three years into his reign as NHL commissioner when the Winnipeg Jets were sold to an investment group headed by Richard Burke and relocated to Phoenix.. I don’t ...

WINNIPEG — It’s not Gary Bettman’s presence in Winnipeg that’s alarming to Jets fans. It’s his purpose. The NHL commissioner drops in on most markets over the course of a typical season.

By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston. BOSTON (CBS) -- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is a lawyer. He's worked in professional sports for 35 years. He's been in charge of the NHL since 1993.

How much do you know about Gary Bettman? You no doubt are aware that he came to the NHL from the NBA in 1993, hired as the first commissioner in League history. That he was born in Queens and went ...

Get ready to boo Gary Bettman even more during the 2025 NHL Draft. The NHL will have the commissioner announce the names of every first-round selection at the draft being held in Los Angeles in ...

At a time when the NHL needed to show empathy and humanity, to be honest about its mistakes and sincerity in its promise to fix them, Commissioner Gary Bettman was at his lawyerly best. Dispassionate.

Gary Bettman: No. Sorry to burst your bubble, but it all comes back to the game. We wanted to be the best we can be. I don’t want to sound like the old Army poster, but the vision we had was, if ...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is the longest-tenured chief executive across all North American professional sports leagues all time at 32 years, but his time at the helm may be coming to a close soon.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to PM Team on 93.7 The Fan Monday mainly about the success of the Four Nations Face-Off and it’s future and if it could come here.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The NHL is encouraged by the status of collective bargaining talks, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday, adding that he's optimistic a deal will be done long before the ...

The return of NHL players to the Olympics at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games makes so much sense, it’s almost difficult to believe commissioner Gary Bettman agreed to let players represent ...