My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I think it's fairly clear that playing hockey isn't the same as playing football. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
We'll have clinics and educational events and conferences to get more and more young players developing as hockey players. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
We profoundly regret the suffering this has caused our fans, our business partners and the thousands of people who depend on our… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
When you take off that sweater, your jersey, after today's game, you will be the last player in the NHL to ever… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
We profoundly regret the suffering this has caused our fans, our business partners and the thousands of people who depend on our… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I believe that the Greater Phoenix Area is a terrific sports market; it's a terrific hockey market. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
If the IOC would move the Olympic hockey tournament to the summer, that would be great. We'd be thrilled to have our… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
If you're a sports fan, it is really cool when you see the best-on-best for hockey at the Olympics. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
This is a tragedy for the players. Their careers are short and this is money and opportunity they'll never get back. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
On the issue of behavioral health and the like, the program we have in place has always been available to former players as well. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
If you want to know how I feel, I'll summarize it in one word - terrible. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
The fact is, I view part of what I do is, if necessary, on difficult issues, be the lightning rod. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I would hope there would be a greater appreciation by casual sports fans of the incredible skill and passion of our players. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
A good fan base has developed around the Hurricanes, and I see the opportunity for continued growth for this franchise in the future. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I think it's fairly clear that playing hockey isn't the same as playing football. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
What we have tried to instill across the league through ownership and management is that we stand for inclusiveness and to judge somebody on… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I think there's always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
