Gary Bettman

Gary Bettman at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa

Gary Bettman (born June 2 1952) is the current commissioner of the National Hockey League. He has held this post since February 1 1993. He is unpopular among many hockey fans, who are still angry over the lockout a few years ago. He has become even more unpopular for leading the league into another lockout in September 2012.

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Bettman at the 2007 NHL Awards
Gary Bettman at a press conference in Seattle in 2023
Bettman (second-left foreground) with Governor Dannel Malloy and several NBC Sports Group executives, during a news conference to announce NBC's consolidation of operations in Connecticut.
Bettman presents the Stanley Cup to Dustin Brown at the end of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals