NHL preparing for Gary Bettman’s retirement in “a couple years”

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

He’s just a glorified figure head for the BoG. As will be the next commissioner

That's like saying CEOs are just glorified figureheads for a company's board of directors. There's a million decisions both are entrusted with but yeah, the direction and major decisions (e.g. expansion) are not him or a CEO acting alone.

 

[Three On Zero]

That's like saying CEOs are just glorified figureheads for a company's board of directors. There's a million decisions both are entrusted with but yeah, the direction and major decisions (e.g. expansion) are not him or a CEO acting alone.

Huh

 

[Nogatco Rd]

have a feeling this is gonna be one of those things where people look back and say wow we didn't realize how good we had it. kind of like when W was in office

 

[voyageur]

He’s just a glorified figure head for the BoG. As will be the next commissioner

So who runs the NHL? Jeremy Jacobs? As chairman? Philip Anschultz, in arena management? Dolan? Leonsis? Hilferty from Comcast? MLSE? Molsons? Wirtz? Those seem like the biggest players in the game.

 

[Three On Zero]

So who runs the NHL? Jeremy Jacobs? As chairman? Philip Anschultz, in arena management? Dolan? Leonsis? Hilferty from Comcast? MLSE? Molsons? Wirtz? Those seem like the biggest players in the game.

The BoG does.

 

[voyageur]

The BoG does.

Yeah that's 32 voices but they are not all equal I would suspect. If I remember correctly during the lockout of 2012-2013 Jacobs dictated the league stance to new governor Chipman. There's a lot of different angles that have to be acknowledged, Jacobs and Anschultz probably have the biggest stake in the league, through their enterprises, MLSE, with Rogers takeover have a big stake too. Molsons have the beer angle. Leonsis is invested. Dolan runs the flagship franchise in the U.S. Comcast is a fairly big player.

A governor like Chipman is on the executive committee to help represent small markets, but I think there's a hierarchy, not a complete democracy in the BoG composition. After all the money talks.

 

[Three On Zero]

Yeah that's 32 voices but they are not all equal I would suspect. If I remember correctly during the lockout of 2012-2013 Jacobs dictated the league stance to new governor Chipman. There's a lot of different angles that have to be acknowledged, Jacobs and Anschultz probably have the biggest stake in the league, through their enterprises, MLSE, with Rogers takeover have a big stake too. Molsons have the beer angle. Leonsis is invested. Dolan runs the flagship franchise in the U.S. Comcast is a fairly big player.

A governor like Chipman is on the executive committee to help represent small markets, but I think there's a hierarchy, not a complete democracy in the BoG composition. After all the money talks.

The senior / large market owners are of course going to have a bigger influence and a voice that people listen to.

This thread is about the governor whom is the voice for what the BoG retiring soon., so not sure how the BoG hierarchy overly matter to it?

 

[Gilmour1996]

 

[BB79]

So who runs the NHL? Jeremy Jacobs? As chairman? Philip Anschultz, in arena management? Dolan? Leonsis? Hilferty from Comcast? MLSE? Molsons? Wirtz? Those seem like the biggest players in the game.

Dubas. It's perfect. Fans hate him, punchable face....perfect.

 

[BobCole]

I've always thought this would be a great job for Stephen Harper. Economist, hockey historian, experienced executive...