Research Graham in the 90s…he has known shady crap has gone on in the hockey world. Only opened his mouth after Westhead forced his hand through TSN. Guess who Bettman has tried to blacklist recently…
Gary Bettman close to 5 year extension to remain commissioner of NHL through end of 2027 season
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Research Graham in the 90s…he has known shady crap has gone on in the hockey world. Only opened his mouth after Westhead forced his hand through TSN. Guess who Bettman has tried to blacklist recently…
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Nona Di Giuseppe
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this is the exact myopic type of thinking that led Vancouver to go from Mike Gillis to Jim Benning,
so, who do you think would do better?
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How the f*** does this happen after the scandals of the past year? Seriously so far from being a serious sports league it's not even funny
Nona Di Giuseppe
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this.
people really need to read up on the history of NHL commissioners.
we could have so, so, so much worse than Bettman
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joestevens29
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The way he has aged the past couple years I thought he was sick or something. Didn't really expect to see him stay around that much longer. Thought he'd try make it through the whole Covid era and then retire. Then again the Covid era might be around for another 5 years at this rate.
Your asking people to choose between diarrhea, green diarrhea, diarrhea with corn in it, or bloody diarrhea. I choose option Bettman sucks, other commissioners sucking is not a reason for Bettman to be considered a “good commissioner.”
Beau Knows
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He's been a mixed bag, I have no strong feeling about him staying on either way. But I hope the best endorsement that can be made for him isn't that "it could be worse".
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Stewie Griffin
What the deuce
He's done a good job at growing our sport during his tenure. He's a glorified spokesperson who has to a) do what the owners decide and b) is stuck negotiating with the NHLPA over most topics. The vast majority of things that happen in the league do NOT come at Gary Bettman's own decision. That being said, he is great at keeping a smile when getting booed at any NHL event.
Nona Di Giuseppe
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yea. Wish we could be like the NFL, MLB….
… better yet. FIFA ??
You cannot be serious if you think the NHL is scandalous compared to other major leagues.
Get off it
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Nhl staying #4 and in 10 years, probably #5. It’s also disgusting say Gary Bettman deserves any credit for growing the game. 3 lockouts, multiple teams stripped from their cities, less international involvement/ tournaments. Players grow the game not dumbasses like Gary
GoJetsGo55
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its 2021. People want to cancel everyone and everything. So many hurt little feelings.
Personally im happy with this for no other reason other than that many idiots are going to cry about this.
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@GoJetsGo55 What is he your daddy?? He’d strip every Canadian team if it meant more money in his American owners pockets.
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I can remember as a little kid, I didn’t like hockey until I saw Gary bettman hand out the Stanley cup. That changed everything for me and made me a fan. That and the all the new advertisers Gary brought in. Wow what a sport, thanks Gary!!
^^^ this is what I think your earliest hockey memories are if you say dumb shit like “he’s grown the sport” “so good for the game”
^^^ this is what I think your earliest hockey memories are if you say dumb shit like “he’s grown the sport” “so good for the game”
Great the so NHL will continue to lagg behind the other Top 4 sports in North America lol Soccer is picking up more in America than Hockey
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Almost 60 million people added to US population and sports market in his tenure so far
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So adding that many people didn’t help Bettman grow the game?
Sold the Islanders to a fraud worth 60 grand. ESPN has a documentary on that joke.
I've seen it but don't know enough about the inner workings to know if this was a failure of the NHL or the work of a proper schyster
Both
Sold out league to corporate America, ads everywhere
You either grow the game with ads or it stays the same without. You don't get both.
Increasing revenue is not growing the game. 5 years on the outdoor tv network did what to grow the game?
Priced out the average joe from most games
What specifically has HE done to raise ticket prices?
Helps owners find funds for arenas. Negotiate player salaries. Canceling games causing owners to increase costs the next playable season to recover the losses.
10 year Arizona ownership debacle because of ego
Yeah I am not a fan of that. I get why they want a team there for their footprint but sure.
Growing the game on the outdoor network
Do you think there was a chance that that was the best offer on the table?
No, if you want to grow the game. You take a loss and go to a more available network. Revenue growth is not growing the game.
Downplaying conclusions and sexual assault
We all want justice but as far as a business goes, this is 100% standard. The second you admit to anything, you open yourself up to liability. Any head of any organization that throws themselves on the mercy of the court will be fired out of a cannon.
Sometimes you need to do the right thing, especially when you have the fiancés to retire comfortably. Bettman could have left on a high note and spend the rest of his life in luxury. He didn’t.
Only major sports to have a fully canceled season on top of multiple lockouts.
And through those we have a proper CBA. There were some major changes to come out of those that were to the benefit of the game.
Your referring to rules and what’s enforced on ice. They had a rules committee before the lockout. You don’t need to cancel the season to improve on ice product
Fined a billion dollar organization 2 million dollars for the largest sex scandal in hockey history, half that being a charity tax write off.
Is that his decision to make unilaterally? Is he the only gear that turns in that decision?
Yes
I guess that’s good leadership lmao. (Sarcasm) Hope you work for Honda or something and get a kickback and their partnership with the NHL.
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Monsieur Miz
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Who cares?
What difference does it make as a fan?
Oh no, McDavid isn't making 30m a year...
Frosty415
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Legit a clueless post just channeling hatred for Bettman with no real argument
I've been watching this sport since 1995ish and the people hating on Bettman hate on shit he can't control
He has made the sport better, this isn't debatable.
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