Time after Gary Bettman?

[Jokerit 16]

Who’s goint to replace Garry Bettman after he retire?

Which candidates are best for job?

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[tarheelhockey]

Who’s goint to replace Garry Bettman after he retire?

Which candidates are best for job?

Bill Daly is the most obvious internal candidate, though it wouldn't surprise me if they went with someone else for the sake of fresh blood.

 

[LeHab]

Two weeks ago Gary was asked when he plans to retire. Without hesitation wants to stick around as long as owners want him. The day will come for sure but for now mind remains very sharp. Hopefully those occasional shakes are not much of a concern.

 

[Channelcat]

Daly will almost certainly take the helm after the 21/22 season

 

[Joe from Maine]

Bill Daly would be a good choice. What about John Collins? He left in 2015 and was the NHL COO then was senior vice president. He was in part responsible for the NBC and Sportsnet negotiation and focusing on making the NHL more of a national brand in the US. The league doubled in revenue from 2 to 4 billion while he was there. Gary Bettman gave him a lot of credit for the games growth. I always thought he was well spoken and came across well in selling the league. Of course Bill Daly is also will spoken has longevity and loyalty going for him.

 

[LadyStanley]

It's coming. In s couple of years.

 

[Devilmademedoit]

Who’s goint to replace Garry Bettman after he retire?

Which candidates are best for job?

Someone from the NBA is my guess

 

[CokenoPepsi]

He's made what? 10 million per for how many years without paying into escrow...

You'd think he'd want some time to enjoy spending it...but yeah someday soon there will be a new commish

 

[Tawnos]

It's easy to assume that Daly is his successor, but Daly is also 60 years old. You wonder how much he wants it and how much the BoG wants someone younger.

 

[hangman005]

Dana White

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Bettman's 72. In a sane world, he'd be close to retiring or already in retirement. But if the past decade+ has taught us anything, it's that folks born in the 40s/50s seem to have a very hard time retiring from positions of power once they're in it.

For all we know, their wind-down from Bettman could last until he's 80+. Hard to really guess who could be hired internally or externally potentially years from now.

 

[ponder719]

This all boils down to the owners. If they want consistency, a steady hand, and to punt the decision down the road, they'll just appoint Bill Daly. If they're looking for the next 30 year guy, I would expect them to look at the other three major sports and try to poach someone up and coming. The NHL seems to always try to chase the hot hand from a safe distance, so I have a suspicion that we should be looking at the NFL for candidates. Could easily be wrong, but that's my uneducated guess.

 

[eojsmada]

I'd like to see them go after an MLB person. MLB is really the only one of the other major sports (outside of soccer) that deals with so many salary issues as well as development leagues/international leagues. Just don't hire a person who likes the Luxury Tax system.

 

[LadyStanley]

Friedman talks about planning for Bettman's exit. Talks about wanting to get CBA, Canadian TV deals in place. Might be some of the things he wants done before announcing when he'll retire.

They might be thinking about putting Daly in to train the next long term guy.

 

[vorky]

Friedman talks about planning for Bettman's exit. Talks about wanting to get CBA, Canadian TV deals in place. Might be some of the things he wants done before announcing when he'll retire.

They might be thinking about putting Daly in to train the next long term guy.

Why not a lady?