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tampabay.com - 7/14/2009
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By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Monday, July
13, 2009 Another chapter in the story of the...
Lightning's bickering owners will play out this week, as Len Barrie has a Friday deadline to come up with $10 million to prove he can continue ...
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman orders Tampa Bay Lightning ...
sports.yahoo.com - 7/13/2009
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As Wayne Gretzky desperately tries to keep his
finances from the prying eyes of bankruptcy court, NHL...
Commissioner Gary Bettman's salary is a matter of public record: $7.1 million in salary and benefits for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, ...
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Where does Bettman's salary rank among sports bosses, ...
cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com - 7/13/2009
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Stern: "Bettman's on the phone again? Aw, not
again ... " So, we are 99.99 percent sure...
that the CBA prohibits the institution of a luxury tax, but let's just dream for a minute that Gary Bettman could justify his massive salary by stumbling upon a magic loophole. Seeing that marquee ...
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What if the NHL instituted a luxury tax?
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Bettman's salary hits $7-million
From The Rink —
... benefits to $7.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, according to league tax filings.
The salary is the highest Bettman has earned in his 16 years as commissioner and a major increase from his pre-lockout salary of $3.77 million. League tax filings, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, show Bettman received $4,197,694 in compensation from the NHL and an additional $2,911,550 in compensation and benefits from the NHL's business arm, NHL Enterprises.
— Tripp Mickle, SportsBusiness Journal
Consider this a rare ...
Detroit News/SportsBusiness Journal: Gary Bettman earns quite the chunk of change
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... , the Sporting News made Tripp Mickle's article available--and he discusses much more than Bettman's paycheck alone: July 13, The Sporting News : Bettman's salary remains a fraction of what other professional sports commissioners are paid. Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig ($18.35 million) and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ($10.9 million) both earn more. NBA commissioner David Stern is believed to earn more than $10 million, but his salary is not reported publicly because the league doesn't claim tax-exempt status. The NHL declined to explain Bettman's salary ...
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sportsbusinessjournal.com 7/13/2009 — By TRIPP MICKLE Staff writer NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman received a 27 percent raise during the 2007-08 season, pushing his salary with benefits to $7.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, according to league tax filings. The salary ...
Bettman makes healthy salary
crashthecrease.com 7/14/2009 — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman received a 27 percent raise during the 2007-08 season, pushing his salary with benefits to $7.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, according to league tax filings.
The salary is the highest Bettman has earned in his 16 years as commissioner and ...
Video Classic: Gary Bettman's TV debut as NHL commissioner
sports.yahoo.com 7/3/2009 — This is simply one of the most fascinating video artifacts we've ever viewed on YouTube: Gary Bettman making his television debut as NHL commissioner, interviewed by the great Marv Albert on NBC during the 1992-93 All-Star Game in Montreal. It plays like an eerie prequel to the 16 years that ...
Mr. Bettman's retirement fund? Not quite!
thehockeyprogram.net 6/11/2009 — Look! I know Mr. Leahy did an excellent job with the potential of a 100 million dollar relocation fee article. You can see it for yourself right here . We have a list and we checked it twice of things Gary Bettman an actually do with his new found chunk of change for the good of the league. ...
It's All Hunky Dory
thehockeyprogram.net 7/25/2009 — I'm a minority. On a whole I like Gary Bettman more then I dislike him, thus the minority part. If you walked Mr. Bettman into a packed Jobing.com arena and announced that he was there, you wouldn't be able to hear yourself speak from the boo birds that would be out. That's in a city where ...
Bettman In High Tax Bracket
kuklaskorner.com 7/13/2009 — via T he Detroit News ,
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was paid $7.1 million in salary and benefits for the 2007-08 season, according to league tax filings and reported by Sports Business Journal.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, ...
What Does Gary Bettman Actually Do?
kuklaskorner.com 6/3/2009 — For longtime readers of my hockey writing, you know that I’ve constantly tried to illustrate the point of what Gary Bettman does and what the Board of Governors does. This whole Phoenix situation is putting a bigger spotlight than usual, so ...
Happy Belated Birthday, Gary Bettman!
sportressofblogitude.com 6/3/2009 — I can’t believe I missed it again. Every year, I try to remind myself in ways that I am sure will help me remember: circling the date on my desk calendar, making a paper chain, shaving “June 2nd” into the side of my head, but I always wake up on June 3rd aware that I [...]
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Bleacher Report - NHL 7/15/2009
Friday may be a big day in Tampa Bay Lightning history. As previously reported by 620WDAE's Steve Duemig and here in this column, Lightning co-owner Len Barrie hasn't contributed one nickel to the Lightning franchise. That will change on Friday or ...
