Topic: Gary Bettman

Ovechkin feels unworthy of ASG participation

Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Canada - 20 days ago
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman is ready to party in Ottawa, but yet another one of the game's biggest stars has bowed out of ...

Chris Selley: Don't turn junior hockey players into the next Boogaard

Full Comment - 69 days ago
Mike Sturk/Postmedia News. Pushing junior players to fight is tantamount to child abuse.. . On Tuesday night in Prince George, B.C., at 15:46 of...

NHL bosses approve league realignment plan

AFP American Edition - 72 days ago
The NHL board of governors approved a radical realignment plan on Monday to give the league four conferences rather than the current six divisions in two conferences.The plan was approved on the opening day of the board's meeting, but will ...

Flyers to face Rangers in Winter Classic at ballpark

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 143 days ago
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers will take their rivalry outside as the two teams are set to clash in the 2012 Winter Classic, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Monday.The teams will face off at Philadelphia ...

Crosby offers cover for NHL's headshot dinosaurs

Full Comment - 161 days ago
How much cover does the National Hockey League need before it can summon the nerve to outlaw players from pointlessly whacking each other on the...

Kelly McParland: Hockey was better before faked fights

Full Comment - 167 days ago
At some point in its recent past, the NHL convinced itself that staged fights between designated enforcers are a part of the history and heritage...

The NHL Had To Break Itself In Order To Be Fixed

Orland Kurtenblog - 220 days ago
The New York Post's Larry Brooks had a pretty interesting piece over the weekend. Titled "I'll own up: Rangers aced Richards deal," it highlighted...

Brian Burke Lost Out On Richards Because He Has Principles

Orland Kurtenblog - 225 days ago
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke addressed the media today and, among other things, had a few things to say about front-loaded...

Sharks acquire top defenseman

San Francisco Chronicle - 236 days ago
0 . The San Jose Sharks acquired the topflight defenseman they had been seeking, sending a package headlined by forward Devin Setoguchi to the ...

Commissioner promises harsher penalties for head hits

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 259 days ago
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was talking tough Wednesday, promising harsher penalties for violence next season and introducing the league's new chief disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan.Bettman used his state of the league address ahead of Game One of the Stanley ...