When you look at the team that Jimmy Rutherford has put together and the players that he has, this is just a… — 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
I believe that the Greater Phoenix Area is a terrific sports market; it's a terrific hockey market. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I know when you're in the business of cover sports, you look for 60-minute games and a result. It's never that simple. — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
Our sport probably has the best history and tradition of being engaged in international competition. — 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
I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
Young people, particularly in their teens and 20s, are not consuming sports the way my generation did. They are doing lots of… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
What you want to do, particularly when you're dealing with a professional sports league and franchises and people's passionate commitment to the… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
What our fans want, what our fans believe, what our fans are interested in is why we are what we are. But,… — 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
