I was just watching it and listening and laughing a little bit. ... The Senators win, the Tkachuk goal and chant were overshadowed by a visit to the city by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

Gary Bettman pulled it on 30 years ago, after he was elected the NHL's first commissioner at the Board of Governors meeting at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 11, 1992.

Bettman wanted the players, who had agreed to a 10-percent deferral and 20-percent escrow cap for 2020-21, to give approximately another $300 million over the course of the season.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is open to changing how the All-Star game is handled for the 2026 season, per Daily Faceoff. Bettman is looking at possibly changing the format of the game due to the ...

Gary Bettman made a name for himself in the 1980s as the NBA’s general counsel and third-in-command, the sharp, young lawyer who created the league’s salary cap. Working alongside Commissioner ...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses a media conference prior to the NHL game hockey between the Los Angeles Kings and the Utah Hockey Club, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Los Angeles.

And yet, NHL fans are wildly unsatisfied with the playoff format as it stands today. On Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke to the media following the league's annual GM meetings.

From the moment I met Gary Bettman in a previous century, he struck me as a rather special sporting personality. But never as special as he is now. The NHL's indomitable Commissioner has placed a ...