Gary Bettman

Big Bert signs with Flames

nhl.com     Jul 10, 2008   3 related          

Big winger signed to one-year deal by Calgary Calgary, AB - Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today the signing of free agent forward “Todd is a proven scorer with the ability to play both wings,” said...                    

NHL's financial system is as broken as ever

foxsports.com     Jul 10, 2008          

To some, this comes as no surprise. For starters, no matter how many times commissioner Gary Bettman repeated his mantra for the gullible — "We're doing it for the fans." — there were three reasons for that lockout, and not one...                    

THN.com Blog: Model behavior.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008          

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was interviewed on Toronto radio station Fan590 (listen HERE) as the North American portion of the regular season got underway. The facts, however, are simple – Nashville Predators owner Craig...                    

Campbell's Cuts: Leafs must do everything they can to hire Holland as GM.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008   37 related          

I had to chuckle when I read a piece in one of the Toronto dailies that said history suggests the Toronto Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup drought will only get longer if they go out and hire a "proven winner" such as Ken Holland, Jim...                    

Campbell's Cuts: A slippery slope of poor attendance.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008   16 related          

Gary Bettman and the rest of the NHL's head office staff likely aren't as concerned about the slight drop in goals this season as they are a significant drop in attendance. That the Colorado Avalanche failed to sell out Monday...                    

Lightning owners take Tampa -- and NHL -- by storm

sportsline.com     Jul 10, 2008   8 related          

When they were introduced as the Tampa Bay Lightning's new principal owners in late June, Oren Koules and Len Barrie promised they would be "shockingly aggressive" in their effort to revamp the team. So far the NHL's newest,...                    

Source: Jackets send Zherdev and Fritsche to Rangers for Tyutin, Backman.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 9, 2008   4 related          

NEW YORK - Forward Nikolai Zherdev is heading to Broadway after a four-player trade between the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers.The Rangers also acquired centre Dan Fritsche in exchange for defencemen Fedor Tyutin...                    

Modano's scores tiebreaker as Stars beat Wings 3-1 to force Game 5.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008   20 related          

DALLAS - Loui Eriksson scored about 12 minutes after Detroit had a goal waved off, while third-period goals from Mike Modano and Brenden Morrow sent the Stars past the Red Wings 3-1 on Wednesday night, preventing the Western...                    

THN at the Stanley Cup: Historic night for Lidstrom, Swedish hockey.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 10, 2008   25 related          

PITTSBURGH - Chalk one up for Team Sweden. On an historic night in Pittsburgh, when Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European captain to accept the Stanley Cup, fellow Swede Henrik Zetterberg was also named most...                    

Hockey doesn't need more goals.

thehockeynews.com     Jul 9, 2008          

So Gary Bettman is complaining about scoring being down by, what, point something of a percent per game? Perhaps he should look at soccer, where they have a net the size of Prince Edward Island and a guy in there with nothing...