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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: (L-R) NHL/Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarship winner Richard Lucas of the Ed Snider Hockey Foundation, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Financial Officer Velma Hart, scholarship winner Donald Shaw III of the Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman pose for photographs with the Stanley Cup after a briefing on the state of hockey with members of the Congressional Hockey Caucus in the Rayburn House Office Building April 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. Lucas and Shaw are the inaugural receipients of the NHL/Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarships.

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  • NHL's Bettman: Get Isles to Brooklyn 'as soon as possible'

    commissioner Gary Bettman , echoing Islanders owner Charles Wang 's comments last week, said he would like the Islanders to leave for their new home in Brooklyn "as soon as possible," but said the team is prepared to play out its lease, which expires after   Read more »

  • NHL meets with IIHF again on Olympic issue

    progress toward a resolution on the issue of having the league send its players to the 2014 Sochi Games.NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel met for about 2 hours after a 90-minute get-together Thursday   Read more »

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  • AP Sources: Coyotes sale approved, hurdle remains

    the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because there had been no official announcement. They said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, deputy commissioner Bill Daly and the prospective buyers will meet with Glendale officials on Tuesday for talks on a lease. 7 m ago from The News & Observer Read more »

  • Les Coyotes de Phoenix resteraient en Arizona

    mais les Coyotes semblent bien près de rester dans la région métropolitaine de Phoenix. Le commissaire de la LNH Gary Bettman, le commissaire-adjoint Bill Daly ainsi que les dirigeants du groupe d'investissement Renaissance Sports and Entertainment (RSE) rencontreraient 11:51 AM from The Huffington Post Read more »

  • Get 3 monhts for the price of 1! Subscribe Now! NHL may lay out Coyotes ownership deal Tuesday, mayor says

    deal for the Phoenix Coyotes early next week. Developments came quickly Friday afternoon. At about 4:30 p.m., NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman scheduled meetings with Mayor Jerry Weiers and other council members for Tuesday morning. Two weeks ago, Weiers told 5/24/13 from AZ Central.com Read more »

  • NULL Bettman hopes Coyotes don't move in 2013

    Phoenix Coyotes remain without an owner, there is bound to be plenty of speculation about the future of the franchise. Gary Bettman just wishes it wasn’t so. The process of trying to sell the team to a buyer with deep enough pockets and the ability to work   from Sportsnet.ca Read more »

  • Hello? NHL?

    are not expecting a Gary Bettman sighting for Game 4 of the Los Angeles Kings-San Jose Sharks series Tuesday night. Or for Game 5 on Thursday, and probably not Game 6 on Sunday, either. And maybe not even for Game 7, either. We remain hopeful for Game 8, though.   from Kuklas Korner Read more »

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About Gary Bettman

Gary Bruce Bettman (born June 2, 1952) is the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice-president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bettman is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law.

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