Tag: Gary Bettman
The NHL Won’t Let Players Compete in 2018 Winter Olympics
And so it seems that National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman, the 31 team owners and National Hockey League Players Association Executive Director Donald...
U.S. Plans for Non-NHL Participation at Pyeongchang 2018
Alan Ashley, the United States' Chef de Mission for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, says the country has made a "plan B" in case...
Armour: Skeptical of CTE Link, NHL Won’t Fund Concussion Research
The NFL has been criticized both for the amount of money it has donated for head trauma research and trying to manipulate how it...
USA Hockey, USOC Discuss ‘Plan B’ for 2018 Winter Olympics Participation if no NHL...
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) officials have discussed a "Plan B" with USA Hockey over how they will participate at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter...
Woe Canada, Quebec City Comes Up Short
Sometimes you just shake your head and wonder where sports fans come up with their notions. After Gary Bettman, National Hockey League Commissioner, announced...
National Hockey League signed its commissioner to a new contract
“Bad news for Gary Bettman’s haters: it doesn’t sound like he’s hanging up the loafers anytime soon,” writes James O’Brien on his ProHockey Talk...
A Myth about The Great One
The 25th anniversary of the Wayne Gretzky trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings came and went on Aug. 9 with...
NHL Lockout Update
Ending the 113 –day lockout, which the owners claim was costing the league up to $20 million a day, or about $2 billion in...
News Alert: National Hockey League
After all, they are talking to each other again, and National Hockey League (NHL) boss Gary Bettman is acknowledged by The New York Times...
The Current NHL Lockouts: For Better or Worse?
Since 1967, the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB), an independent government agency that governs labor issues and unfair practices, has demanded the professional athletes...