Gary Bettman FULL INTERVIEW: NHL All-Star, Expansion & Hockey Canada investigation | The Point

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman sits down with Steve Levy and Ray Ferraro on The Point in Toronto as they discuss the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, outside interest to expand the league and five players from Canada’s 2018 World Junior Team facing sexual assault charges.
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[@tangofett4065]

Steve Levy will always be awesome! Steve and Barry Melrose are my hockey life commentators. Thanks for everything, Steve!

[@marchansen3915]

Gary put the gas pedal down on expansion. Money in your pocket and every time expansion has occurred it's been good for the game (mostly)

[@WW3_Soon]

Yes, add 4 more expansion teams!

[@ThePelicans44]

Ray, never forget the 93' run!

[@TheVirtualSportsNetwork]

I have an idea on how to revamp All-Star Weekend. Bring back all the things that made it actually worth a damn.

[@murrayreid]

Why can’t the other countries outside USA/Canada get to see more live nhl games on ESPN instead of one or two games a week,also games other than the teams with bedard,mcdavid etc

[@timmanto1022]

I would hope that if the league has more than a dozen expansion applications from cities maybe they do a promotion and relegation type system where every five years teams are averaged over there five year winning percentage and either promoted or relegated. I would also eventually like them to do a expanded mid-season tournament or something a non-playoff team tournament battling it out for there draft position. I've done this in NBA 2K and its pretty fun and limits tanking.

[@ariccua6101]

Dang, that poutine.

[@cndnclassics5874]

For expanding they should look in to adding 1 team to each division which could allow Atlanta, Hartford and/or Quebec City for East. Salt Lake City, Houston, Kansas City, Omaha, Portland. So many options for the west.. Bettman could really consider moving Arizona & San Jose which now gives him 4 new franchises in the West with 2 in the East

[@KillJoy323]

Can't believe i was a teenager the last time i saw the best on best in the Olympics for Hockey.... I will be dead by the time it comes on again. Smh

[@billyringah]

I will also hold this opinion. If you are going to move a team and then just give them an expansion team after they move just bail them out. It makes no sense to me to just give them an expansion team five years later.

[@oddity4all2see]

I feel bad for the girl and the embarrassment and shame those players caused their families. I feel bad for the teammates who were robbed of players. The Flyers finally are getting good again and they lost our goalie.

[@Blackwingdesigns]

I liked my own comment

[@dsarmy1]

I hope Salt lake and Quebec gets expansion teams. Please don't move anyone.

[@KevinJL]

Bring back the Nordiques

[@robertv3226]

NHL to Portland

[@bugsy9007]

Give Bettman the gas. He destroyed the NHL with his delusions. There are at least 6 franchises which should have been folded.

[@DL14204]

4 Nation Tourney is DUMB DUMB DUMB DUMB

[@baibamennika4480]

Plan Russia if you love hockey as you want us to believe

[@baibamennika4480]

That food which you promoted is not healthy!!!