BEST SEASON EVER⁉ Commissioner Gary Bettman on Oilers-Panthers, NHL's growth & more! | First Take
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2024
- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman joins Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Molly Qerim on First Take to describe the climate around the NHL ahead of Game 7 between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers.
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I still think the BIGGEST problem with hockey is the fact that it is still extremely inaccessible to most kids. Alot of people don't care for a sport that they themselves have never even been able to play. Think of all of the "could have been" talent that never happened because a kids parents just weren't able to afford some of the rinks crazy registration prices. It's a shame because hockey IS the greatest sport on earth. It's the most fun to play as well... it's just too bad that so few can ever even experience what it's like being on the ice in full hockey equipment with your stick and a puck.
True, if families in Canada can't afford their kids to play then hockey has a huge problem
Ya ice time, gear, travel, it's about culture!! I'm from north Alberta. Every kid plays hockey. Some parents even pay for other neighborhood children. Lots of car pooling. It's expensive and there's no way around it!! Skate are 1000 bucks sticks are 250$ gloves 150$ ext!! It no basketball where u can play naked and just use a ball. It's a bit more complex. The only way to fix it is hockey needs to be in every school across Canada paid by the gorvement!!
Yeah man. It's expensive. Just going to a public skate is 16.50 where I live. Another rink is 18 bucks.
Yup. I make 100k a year for a family of 5. Live relatively humbly, and barely have enough money to pay for my oldest to start hockey this year. Between learn to skate, free skate, equipment, deck hockey, and all the small stuff it adds up fast. He hasn’t even played his first year of organized ice hockey yet 🤦🏼♂️
I’ve been saying this for years. People are prone to watching sports they can play hence NBA and Soccer being the most popular and assessable. It’s hard to get ice in the southern states but I think the NHL and hockey leagues need to invest in indoor hockey rinks in those states.
“a canada team” I think the word youre looking for is “Canadian” Molly 🤦
It's so funny watching them force their "interest" for the sport, lol.
Totally they are professional about it at least
It's nice to see all the main talk shows on espn cover this series. Hopefully everyone tunes in.
They are only doing so because they have the broadcast rights. ESPN all but ignored hockey when NBC had them.
@@number1since71espn still ignores hockey when they have the rights to it
@@number1since71 Trust me dude the NHL has been thrown under the nhl all season even with ESPN having the rights
naw, they'll still be attacking Caitlin Clark tonight instead.
It's also sad to see how many of the personalities on these talk shows know absolutely nothing about hockey and are clearly not even watching the games.
Has there ever been a time when ESPN has posted 3 hockey videos in 1 day!?
Hell nah!!!!!
slow news day
no cause they used to have highlights and coverage with Melrose lol
They didn't even screw up anyone's name yet, very unusual!
@@GoodMenstruationAttitude PK probably sat Shannon, SAS and Molly down and quizzed them before airing live
Hockey is truly the greatest playoff sport. The cup could potentially be decided in sudden death overtime in a game 7. Lord Stanley’s cup is so hard to win. And it can all literally come down to a single moment.
Batman gonna do what it takes to not let Canada win
The way he answers the questions , he hates Canadian teams , just what I took from this, maybe I'm wrong, but don't think so lol
Exactly
Stop with this conspiracy stuff don't you think he would have made sure the oilers didn't get a chance to come back 🤔 let's be real just watch the game and hopefully we come out on top
Whatever
Right - He hates Canada so much he made sure Edmonton got the two best players in the game.
Wow - Stephen Smith really knows his hockey...
😂
Gary Bettman doesn’t age he looks more or less the same the last 20 years lol
Let's go Oilers!
Shout-out from Winnipeg MB Canada which is basically the Detroit of Canada!
Let's go Oilers! Prediction: Oilers take it 4-2.
with the empty netter
@tonymeehan7859 thats what I predicted too
I wouldn't doubt it. Panthers Defense was snoozing Games 4-6.
Hoping for 6-2 Oilers, would like to see Conor get a hat-trick tonight.
Oops…that didn’t age well cupcake🤣
Mr. Bettman!
Best season is still 00-01. Bourque cementing his legacy was awesome to see and the talent level in every team in those playoffs was off the charts. FTR I'm a Blues fan and I can honestly say from an entertainment perspective that this has been the most entertaining playoffs since but not better than 00-01.
That's the first season I have a decent memory of. My Sabres lost to the Penguins in OT of game 7 of the East semis. I was so pissed lol
Definitely agree. Even having Bruins and their fans congratulate Borque in his Cup win with the AVS (Red Wings fan myself). It still makes me miss Gary Thorne call NHL games.
TO THE BETTCAVE
Oilers in 7
😂😂😂😂😂
Its a little different now with a 32 team league.
It's not a 21 team league with 7 of them in Canada where there was a 33% chance of winning and 16 teams made the playoffs. Now there's only a 20% chance a Canadian team will win and 80% chance an American team will win so the drought since the early 90s isn't exactly unexpected.
Very very true
And what is 20% of the last 30 years of hockey? 6. So it is very surprising mathematically
Molly is gorgeous..😍
How would you like to be told to unload on those 0:02
Let's go Oilers! Win it for Edmonton and all of Canada!🍁
The fact that this Playoff run isn't getting attention until Game 7 of the FINALS is fucking disgraceful!!! ESPN should be ashamed of themselves. You've failed the sport, the players, and the fans.
Steve a smith never tell mad Russ at all and went two Florida games 7 and Monday night and just hang out with friends in Florida
Commissioner have you been Drinking? Lol. Said very well. Peace ✌️😎.
Yea see you in 365 days Gary on first take
Length of season is absolutely ridiculous!
2 great teams that never ended up EVER being a Canadian team winning just a coincidence they say , believe them they say
I’ve grown to respect and appreciate Bettman more and more yes should he have done way better growing and marketing the league like the nba etc of course but by this I mean I can’t hate the guy either anymore
He's been excellent overall. The game itself and the NHL are in very good shape. The salary cap has resulted in a degree of parity that has made the playoffs even more exciting than they were before. The rules balance offensive and defensive play very well. I think he's great and have no idea why fans hate him.
the NHL is still the WORST run league on the planet. and that's a fact. it's been around longer than 2 of the other 3 big leagues and it's still lacks in popularity and exposure.
Bettman won't allow another Canadian team. He is absolutely hated in Canada. Bettman is grateful he didn't present the Cup in Edmonton.
@@sals79 - stupid reasoning....wrestling's been around longer than the NHL..centuries before the NHL, yet still isn't more popular than ice hockey. The NHL has accessiblilty, equipment, costs, and some cultural challenges that basketball, football, and baseball simply do not have. Foolish to make comparisons that disregard these issues. To his great credit, Bettman and his staff have done more - by a country mile - than ALL of his predecessors combined to address these 4 NHL challenges and has achieved a level of success in each. The progress under his watch has been exceptional and as an effective Commissioner, would rank him ahead of all the others, with the exception of only the NBA's Adam Silver.
@@waldolydecker8118
That's not the reason the NHL is the worst run league. The main reason is there's few to no advertising for the league.
The BEST player(skill wise) to ever lace up a pair of skates is playing in the fucking finals! Do you see ANY fucking ads on billboards anywhere in the USA stating this? I would pay TV stations extra to advertise it.
The game is better than i remembered since the 80s and early 90s. Better scoring than the dead puck era. Thats the only suprise watching some hockey this year
Watching in HD is a huge improvement over the 80's & 90's, but the quality of play is much higher now too. The league draws players from a bigger, more global talent pool. There is far more skill and speed today. Less fighting, less clutching and grabbing. The rules achieve a balance between offense and defense, so there is enough scoring but not too much. Bettman has been great for the game.
@@humanbeing2420 I don't mind a little clutching,grabbing,and fighting. Not to a point where it's a 1-0 game throughout many games during the year.
we're guaranteed memes either way
that said
i think i speak for everyone when i say the memes that would come if florida loses would be even funnier
200 to 300 just for a damn hockey stick these days. skates are 300 to 500... yearly ice time fees can be 500 and way more. that's why hockey will never grow... too damn expensive. Minneapolis, Minnesota used to have 6 public high school teams in the late 80's early 90's... now the largest city in the so-called "state of Hockey" has just 1 public school team. Sad.
Well Gary Bettman we all know you are happy that Florida won and by the way you didn't answer the question but how would Canada feel it Canadian team won the Stanley Cup in 32 years .
Still cant wait to hear the boos for this man, so good 😂
Why?
@@humanbeing2420 - cause he's an idiot like the rest of them....monkey see monkey do...none of them can give you any rational, fact-supported reason....its just a monkey see monkey do evolution, that's all.....its sorta like when they were in high school, someone like Bettman stole their girl
I believe panthers might be a great team
Bettman glosses over the fact that for years Canadian teams not named the Maple Leafs or Canadiens were at a gigantic disadvantage. Edmonton supported it's team through 10yrs of no playoffs with sellout after sellout, nobody wanted to play here, and before Katz came we couldn't afford a competitive team. Obviously I am biased because I live in Edmonton, but losing Winnipeg and Quebec City as franchises were blows to all of Canada. So yes, it may not be a two country league, but make no mistake. Almost every Canadian market has seen their teams through some incredibly dark times, not just bad teams, but a financial disadvantage that Bettman should be embarrassed to ignore. Fans may jab each other in other markets, and lots of Canadian fans will not be cheering if Edmonton somehow wins the cup, but some of us fans know what it was like to fear your team was leaving town... And I think Toronto and Montreal may be the only cities that were unaffected. If this was any other city in Canada, I would be happy for their fans because I respect what it has taken from them to still have a team. It's criminal that Quebec lost their team and Winnipeg had to go without for so long, that is why SOME Canadian's will be rooting for the Oilers
Sorry Gary, but the 🏆 is coming back to 🇨🇦!! Go Oilers!!!
Gary never said where the cup was going....he gets paid wherever the cup goes, so your "Sorry Gary" makes no fuggin sense.
It has been the greatest season ever for the Florida Panthers, and thats why they will win game 7
Is this a MCDAVID cup or a BETTMAN cup?? Bettman lives in florida
You can just tell he does not want Edmonton to win
Yeah Bettman's main objective is growing the game for revenue. A cup win in Edmonton won't change anything but the US is a bigger market and a cup win there will draw in more fans. He's strictly a businessman and he makes the owners money.
@@JoeMama-pr8zjthe oilers are a powerhouse franchise. The tied the leafs for generating the most revenue at 281 million dollars. A Stanley cup win for the oilers generate even more. I’m sure Gary don’t mind whoever wins. It’s a win win for NHL. It’s been an amazing finals so far
Hes cheering for Edmonton.
Bring a couple more franchises to Canada....
go find the Canadian Billionaire investor and tell him to bid for a franchise
The only location I can think of that can support an NHL team is Quebec City or possibly Hamilton
I’m a Garry Bettman guy. I don’t ever ponder what the NHL would be like without him. 2020 showed how much the NHL commissioner cares about the game and player well-being.
Oh yeah it would be so much better
Oilers 🇨🇦all night
It doesn't matter who wins tonight as long as the refereeing isn't the deciding factor. 😮
People acting like McDavid is the greatest thing since Gretzky is comical. Guy has played 10 years and just now he could be getting his first stanley cup and thats still an if based on tonight. Even if he does win a cup, he is not anywhere near the level of players like Crosby, Lemeiux, Ovechkin, and Messier were during their career.
I smell a guess what a hater please keep your stupid comments to your self Connor Mcdavid is everything as advertised
The Lebron James of Hockey 😛
Why is ESPN so pro-Canada?
NHL to Houston?
SHOULD be. There and Phoenix and Atlanta. relocate Winnipeg, SLC, and Carolina.
@@geoff3103 why Carolina they play pretty good and have full arena every game..
@@PAVEL-JAKL they are worth peanut shells playing in a market like Raleigh though. They are firing on all cylinders but hitting nothing of value. take a look where they are on the team value chart. A team as good as Carolina is on the ice, and they are great no two ways about it, would be worth at least 50% more in Atlanta or in Houston.
Geoffrey relocate winnipeg to a American city? Because that worked so well in the past. Sorry I'm no jets fan but they sell out their arena every night in regular season. American cities on the other hand struggle to sell out games during the playoffs.
@@esee5master not our fault those ownership groups are run by dingbats. If NHL hockey can work in Tampa, suburban Miami, Vegas (still can't get over that one but hey they are doing it) Nashville, Raleigh, Columbus, and suburban Los Angeles those cities I mentioned are a cinch with anyone with a quarter common sense. And Phoenix and Atlanta were not run well, to be VERY KIND. Who gives a rip about sellouts? TV ratings? Merch sales? Cut of gambling? Annual Ad revenue? Price of tickets? Sales of corporate suites? Winnipeg is a small town and always will be and the Jets will be in perpetual relocation status everytime a new American arena is built. Oh, and no the jets DO NOT sellout everytime in the regular season. not even close.
The fact that he even brings up the canadin drought since hes been commissioner is so sus!!! 😂
He's a business man..... they don't have the best historic reputation...
😅 Canada o Canada it’s coming home 😂
I heard Bettman hates Canada
LETS GO OILERS 🎉
The NHL can’t grow until Bettman is gone
All rigged for a game 7. Hockey does it to compete with the rest of sports. Now Canada united eating go up $$$ all around ads. Ticket sales merchandise etc then local restaurant bars all over cause there pretty much nothing else on now playoff wise in sports. Yeah all of sudden the panthers forgot how to play and just get beaten down. There are backroom deals going on. They built up there poster boy Mcdoofus. So he didn’t look bad. They will win in coming years. Panthers win at home finally getting a Cup. The amount money made plus betting is nuts. Sports suck these days
Unpredictable lol, get out of here! If a Canadian team & a USA team make it to the Final, there’s a 100% chance the Canadian team won’t win the cup 😂
It never ceases to amaze me how ppl can complain about Gretz and Mcdavid playing for the same team, when Mario Lemieux, Jagr, and Sidney Crosby literally exist.
I mean all do respect to Jags but he's not a Mario or Wayne level. Sid will be one of my GOATS forever due to his resume. Just a winner in every regard. I personally think McDavid as an individual talent is better than Crosby though, BUT he needs to 1 or 2 cups to be on his level of greatness.
@@mithex8414 do you know who is number2 all time in points?
I hope the oilers win but Bettman likes the cup in America
kinda funny that Montreal was the last team when he became commissioner the same year, and haven't won since his tenure.....
business-wise its better for Florida to win
@@geoff3103 yea, cause Canada dont matter....its great for Canada, but America is better, piss poor way for a commission to think of it too
@@tonymeehan7859 The NHL literally need Canada for survival. Canada >>>>> USA and it's not even close.
@@tonymeehan7859 yea because hockey is already established in Canada. A good team in the Miami market makes serious bank. Too bad the Leafs have all that sway over the league, Hamilton should have an NHL team.
GO OILERS GO
The whole series highlight package is of the Oilers, lol.
Because oilers highlights are like a Lamborghini, while the panthers highlights are like a corolla... which one will get shown more???
@@mr.8810 That's a bit of a stretch, but imagine them doing this for a basketball team, lol. I'm an Oilers fan, btw. So no bias.
Why does that guy have to yell? Jesus
Good interview Gary but next CBA clean up LTIR and tax haven teams and give Canada another franchise or two.
unless a trillion dollars worth of oil is discovered under the plains of Saskatchewan or off the coast of Halifax Canada isn't getting another team. And The leafs and Habs won't allow another team in Southern Ontario or Quebec.
Hockey is going to die, Big business is killing hockey. Growing up I was lucky enough to be able to watch hockey for free, now greed is killing this game, I refuse to pay a full years subscription to SN so I can watch 7-8 games. The commissioner is a business man ...He could care less about hockey, Bettman needs to step down
Best season ever ??? hahahahahahahahahahahahaha !!!! No Way !!!
B00Bs
Time for Betman to leave, 31 yrs is too long. He doesn't like Canadian teams and never will.
Greedy owners fronted by Bettman kept the best playoffs in history off mainstream public television. And denied access to millions of future fans. Owners are stewards of the sport. But they think they own professional hockey. They don't. The fans do.
Bettman ruined the game when he took over in 1993 period. Funny how he didn't mention the years with no salary cap. Canadian teams could not compete for about 15 years. Bettman has been all about business. He has no care of the game.
I can guarantee you Bettman does not want either the Oilers or a Canadian team to win tonight. Jack ass.
Panthers gonna shut ish down tonight!!!
Bettman hates Canada
Canadians need to pay him a fucking visit!
Oh look, Gary must have called in from his home in Hell
What a joke such a scam
NHL is rigged
Florida win ❤❤❤
It will be insane today! It can go either way!
Panthers do rule
Panthers is the best
@glamrockfoxy6667 00:00 of the third period will be the deciding factor either way thank Florida panthers for one of the most exciting playoff games I've ever seen in a long time coming from an Oilers fan. I love my team and truly believe my boys will win the cup
Non stop McCrybaby glazing