You don’t want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don’t want there to be another agenda. Gary Bettman Read Quote
I don’t worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals. Gary Bettman Read Quote
I’m having trouble understanding why there hasn’t been further progress on CalgaryNext. Gary Bettman Read Quote
All have used the economic opportunity of a new arena project to transform their cities into the future. Gary Bettman Read Quote
We don’t tell the officials to change the standard for the playoffs, but as we all know, time and space tends to evaporate very quickly in a playoff game; there tends to be a lot more physicality and a lot more adjustments in the course of a series. Gary Bettman Read Quote
There are a couple people who have complained on other teams about some of the things that Pittsburgh players have done. Some of that goes in the category of gamesmanship. Some of that goes to the fact that we need to be vigilant as a league to make sure that players aren’t unnecessarily and inappropriately hurt. Gary Bettman Read Quote
The good news for us is the NHL has never been stronger, never been more popular, and that, I guess, has led to a lot of interest being expressed from a number of places, an interest in getting an expansion team, and Las Vegas happens to be one of those places. Gary Bettman Read Quote
I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas? Gary Bettman Read Quote
I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players. Gary Bettman Read Quote
