Category: Gary Bettman
NHL Rumors: An Outdoor Game, and NHL Expansion Talk
CanucksAn outdoor game will be heading to Utah at some point. Should the NHL be looking at expansion or should they leave it alone?
Read more2025-26 Season To Begin On October 7
DevilsThe 2025-26 regular season will begin on Tuesday, October 7, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said today. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff was among the reporters who conveyed the news. With no October Global Series games planned at present, that’s three days later than last year’s season-opener, when...
Read more3 Players on Both Sides of the Canadiens-Maple Leafs Rivalry
Maple Leafs’There’s a lot of history between the Original Six teams, especially between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. How could it be otherwise? Both teams are over a…
Read moreNon-Canadian-Born Captains to Win the Stanley Cup
Edmonton OilersOn Monday, June 24, 2024, the Florida Panthers captured their first Stanley Cup title in a thrilling Game 7 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman came…
Read moreCalgary Flames’ Best Swedish Players of All-Time
NHLNHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced last February that NHL players will once again be allowed to participate in the Winter Olympics and that the league would be putting together best-on-best…
Read moreBettman trims ban of Wild's Hartman down to 8
Jason SpezzaNHL commissioner Gary Bettman has reduced the suspension of Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman from 10 games to eight games. Hartman was punished for driving the head of Ottawa's Tim Stützle into the ice during a faceoff.
Read moreRyan Hartman’s Suspension Reduced Upon Appeal
PenguinsNHL commissioner Gary Bettman has reduced Wild forward Ryan Hartman’s suspension for roughing Senators center Tim Stützle from 10 to eight games, the league announced. He will now be eligible to return to the Minnesota lineup on March 4 against the Kraken instead of March 9 against the Penguins. The...
Read moreBettman to announce 1st-round picks for 1st time
Greg WyshynskiOn Saturday, the NHL formally announced the draft will take place June 27-28 at L.A. Live's Peacock Theatre, confirming a report from ESPN's Greg Wyshynski in December, and commissioner Gary Bettman will announce each first-round pick for the first time.
Read moreBettman to announce 1st round picks for 1st time
ESPNOn Saturday, the NHL formally announced the draft will take place June 27-28 at L.A. Live's Peacock Theatre, confirming a report from ESPN's Greg Wyshynski in December, and commissioner Gary Bettman will announce each first-round pick for the first time.
Read moreNHL to hold '25 draft at L.A.'s Peacock Theater
Gary BettmanThe 2025 NHL draft will take place June 27 and 28 at L.A. Live's Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, the league announced Saturday.
Read moreNHL to hold '25 draft at L.A.'s Peacock Theater
Gary BettmanThe 2025 NHL draft will take place June 27 and 28 at L.A. Live's Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, the league announced Saturday.
Read moreNHL Met With Group Interested In New Orleans Expansion
Kevin WeekesThe NHL held a recent meeting with a group interested in acquiring an expansion team for the New Orleans market at the league’s offices in New York, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Kevin Weekes of ESPN on Wednesday. In terms of expansion interest and likelihood, this is about as preliminary as it...
Read moreNHL announces that World Cup of Hockey will return in 2028 with at least eight teams
SwedenThe 2025 4 Nations Face-Off is the first international tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Hours before puck drop of the first game in the tournament, between Canada and Sweden, the NHL and NHLPA revealed their new plans for 2028. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the World Cup of...
Read moreWorld Cup of Hockey to return in February 2028
NHLPAThe World Cup of Hockey will return in February 2028 on a regular cadence, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Wednesday in a joint news conference with NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh.
Read moreBreaking: NHL Officially Announces the Next World Cup of Hockey
Gary BettmanAs we get set to watch the 4 Nations Cup, the NHL and NHLPA have officially announced the revival of the World Cup of Hockey, to take place three years from now in February of 2028.The World Cup of Hockey will return in February 2028 for a best-on-best international tournament jointly organized by t...
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