NHL Commissioner: Predators will 'break even' financially on Nashville City Paper
nashvillecitypaper.com 2/20/2009 — Gary Bettman repeatedly has stated throughout the years his belief that all 30 current NHL franchises can be financially successful in their current locations. Thursday, the NHL commissioner received assurances – privately and publicly – from David ...

Rumors Go Where Bettman Goes
puckmoney.blogspot.com 2/21/2009 — Wednesday it was Phoenix, Thursday it was Nashville, and yesterday was Carolina. That was the route of Commissioner Gary Bettman, and each day he was in each city stories broke on different NHL franchises and their financial concerns.Bettman stated yesterday to the Tampa Tribune that the ...

Busy Day
puckmoney.blogspot.com 2/20/2009 — Sorry about not posting all day, I had a busy day starting in the morning and has really turned sour with some family-related news. Not much to report anyways besides Nashville-relocation rumours that started out of nowhere just because Gary Bettman visited Tennessee and hosted his XM radio ...

Commissioner Bettman talks GM Meeting
skate2stick.com 3/12/2009 — Bettman talks economy, fighting as meetings end Bettman: “I was very pleased with the level of discussion and analysis that went on by the group.” NAPLES, Fla. – Two issues dominated discussion between NHL Commissioner Gary ...

Tampa Bay Lightning doing fine financially, commissioner Gary Bettman says - St. Petersburg Times
tampabay.com 2/21/2009 — By Damian Cristodero , Times Staff Writer In Print: Saturday, February 21, 2009 RALEIGH, N.C. OK Hockey has restructured its $70 million financing agreement with the former owner. It is asking St. Pete Times Forum employees to pay $30 a month to ...

No-movement cause
ottawasun.com 1/25/2009 — Standing in the building where the NHL was born in 1917, commissioner Gary Bettman maintained none of its teams is on death's doorstep.

A Special Holiday Treat From Your Friends At Melt Your Face Off
meltyourfaceoff.net 12/23/2008 — Greetings, dear readers. In keeping with the spirit of the holiday season, I have adapted a classic Christmas tale for your reading enjoyment. Part I can be found after the jump with the rest of it appearing over the next couple of days. So ...

We Now Continue With MYFO’S Special Holiday Treat As We Humbly Present Part II Of “An NHL Christmas Carol”
meltyourfaceoff.net 12/23/2008 — Greetings, dear readers. In keeping with the spirit of the holiday season, I have adapted a classic Christmas tale for your reading enjoyment. Part I can be found here. Part II appears after the jump with the conclusion of the tale appearing over the ...

And Now, The Continuation of MYFO’S Special Holiday Treat: Part III Of “An NHL Christmas Carol”
meltyourfaceoff.net 12/24/2008 — Greetings, dear readers. In keeping with the spirit of the holiday season, I have adapted a classic Christmas tale for your reading enjoyment. Part I can be found here and Part II can be found here. Part III appears after the jump with the conclusion ...

The Bettman Report
kuklaskorner.com 1/25/2009 — from Noah Love of the National Post, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman held his annual All-Star news conference following the NHL Board of Governors meeting, and said he thought that if the league was to expand or forced to consider relocation, ...

The Canadien Job? Montreal's Crime Family Includes the Kostitsyns — Bleacher Report - NHL 2/20/2009
In Montreal a French language newspaper, La Presse , has reported an apparent connection between Pasquale Mangiola and the Kostitsyn brothers. Mangiola faces weapons and drug charges in Montreal and the province of Quebec. The Kostitsyn's have ...

Florida Panthers to Open '09-'10 Season in Finland — Bleacher Report - NHL 2/20/2009
In a move that I'm sure almost no one following hockey in south Florida is surprised about, the NHL has made the announcement that this year's current "Cinderella story," the Florida Panthers, will open the 2009-10 season in Helsinki, Finland. The ...

Kostitsyns Being Investigated; Leaf Could Care Less — Bleacher Report - NHL 2/20/2009
Amidst his own on-ice struggles, Mikhail Gravboski likely could care less about the scrutiny his fellow Belarussians are under these days. La Presse, a french-language newspaper in Montreal, is reporting Canadien brothers Andrei and Sergei ...

Habs GM Gainey concerned by report that players hung out with alleged criminal — Latest Sporting News Articles for NHL 2/20/2009
BROSSARD, Quebec (CP) -- Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey says he's concerned by a publ...

Canadiens concerned with report of players' links — The Seattle Times: Sports 2/20/2009
The Montreal Canadiens made it clear that they are troubled about allegations that three of their players have been socializing with a man recently arrested on drug charges.