So when the NHL came looking, I said: ‘You’re going to wind up coming after Gary Bettman.’” It was risky. NHL players also took part in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014, but the partnership ends this year. Gary Bettman NHL CommissionerBettman’s father died when he was 16, and his mother died when he was 20. “If I was Gary Bettman, I’d be worried about my family and my well-being,” Chelios said in a heat-of-the-moment interview back then. People in Canada felt and understood that fighting was part of the game.” To grow the game, Bettman needed new fans.

Source: thestar January 31, 2018 21:21 UTC