thestar.com - 5/8/2009
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Garth Woolsey Sports Columnist Time and again throughout his 16 years in charge of the NHL, Gary Bettman has proven to be a bruising adversary, yet he still is often underestimated. Here he is again – all 5-foot-7 1/2 inches and 155 pounds of him – throwing down versus Ontario billionaire Jim ...
sports.yahoo.com - 5/8/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
As the battle for the soul of the
Phoenix Coyotes begins in U.S. bankruptcy court, we've heard...
from many sides in the debate over their future. There's the "NHL's got no clue what's good for it" side. There's the "Phoenix fans don't ...
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Winnipeg fan smiles at the demise of Coyotes, Bettman's ...
thehockeyprogram.net - 5/9/2009
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I'm not sure there is a more polarizing
figure in the NHL picture right now then Gary...
Bettman. The hate for the the man is incredible on one hand, yet there are many that feel his time as the head figure of the NHL has been mostly positive. Myself, I fall in the latter. I think the job Gary ...
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FAIL: Everybody Knows It But The NHL
sports.theglobeandmail.com - 5/7/2009
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This is it for Gary Bettman his
Waterloo against the man from Waterloo, Ont. Having basked...
in the glory of a salary cap after the lockout, only to be rocked by troubled franchises in the very U.S. Sun Belt that was going to save the day with a juicy ...
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Bettman's neck on line in battle with Balsillie
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Red Wings VP Jimmy Devellano says Gary Bettman will win showdown with Balsillie; Mike Babcock supports more teams in Canada
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The Detroit Red Wings' front office provides a curious conundrum: GM Ken Holland would probably prefer to not deal with a salary cap, but VP Jimmy Devellano remains one of the most hawkish "hawks" in the Board of Governors. Devellano adamantly insisted to the Toronto Star's Garth Woolsey that, Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy and showdown with Jim Balsillie included, commissioner Gary Bettman's job remains very, very secure: May 8, Toronto Star : "Gary Bettman was hired to do two things," Jimmy Devellano, senior VP and alternate governor of the Detroit Red Wings, said yesterday. "One, ...
New On HockeyTalk: Let The Coyotes Move Already
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... who also attempted to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators (both attempts failed), would like to move the Coyotes to Hamilton, Ontario’s Copps Coliseum.
Already, there is litigation pending with Balsillie and Moyes on one side and Bettman and the NHL on the other, along with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), the owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to the Toronto Globe and Mail (see “NHL Acting Like ‘Illegal Cartel,’ Coyotes Owner Charges, May 7, ...
Two critiques of Bettman's decision to air Game 5 of Red Wings-Ducks series on the NHL Network
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... from Red Wings VP Jimmy Devellano, as made to the Toronto Star's Garth Woolsey: May 8, Toronto Star : Gary Bettman was hired to do two things," Jimmy Devellano, senior VP and alternate governor of the Detroit Red Wings, said yesterday. "One, to grow the game in the U.S. Two, to get a hard (players') salary cap. Nothing more. Nothing less. He's delivered on both counts." To achieve the second objective, Bettman, with his owners' blessing, shut down the NHL for the entire 2004-05 season. He went head-to-head with players' union boss Bob Goodenow. "Gary Bettman took Bob ...
The Best Playoffs No One Cares About
Winging It In Motown —
... I'll wrap this up with the saddest thing I've read, from no less than Red Wings Alternate Governor Jim Devellano. When asked by the Toronto Star about Bettman's future, here was his response: ...
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