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" Market size, particularly when you're dealing with major media markets, has an impact in terms of gathering attention. "
Gary Bettman
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" None of our series are ever static in terms of the dates. We always have a range of flexibility to respond to whatever may or may not happen. "
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" You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda. "
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" We encourage the growth of women's hockey. "
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" We're certainly not in position to expand into the East. We've been very candid and up front that if, in fact, we go through an expansion process, the world will know about it. "
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" What our fans want, what our fans believe, what our fans are interested in is why we are what we are. But, nevertheless, ultimately we have to do the things that we believe are essential for the long-term health of the game, of the league, and of all of our franchises. "
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" The issue of how the game is played is something that's constantly being reviewed internally with the Players' Association, with the general managers, and it's something that we continue to monitor on a daily basis. "
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" I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas? "
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" I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals. "
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" 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 exceptions. Our union is not baseball's union. What we do has to be crafted and suited to address hockey, to address the NHL, to address our 30 teams and our 700-plus players. "
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" What you want to do, particularly when you're dealing with a professional sports league and franchises and people's passionate commitment to the game and for the team they root for is, it has to be sustainable. "
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" You can have the biggest markets in the world, but if the game isn't exciting, compelling, and competitive, it's not going to generate a lot of interest. "
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" While we know gambling is part of the industry in Las Vegas, we're not going to make it all that easy for you to pick up a ticket, a gambling ticket, on your way into the arena. "
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" I couldn't do what I do day-in and day-out if I didn't love the game. "
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" I believe that the Greater Phoenix Area is a terrific sports market; it's a terrific hockey market. "
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" In '94, we made the deal during collective bargaining that wasn't the right deal, just to save the season. Allowing the 'in the crease' rule, the foot-in-the-crease rule, we should have not done. "
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" All have used the economic opportunity of a new arena project to transform their cities into the future. "
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" Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them. "
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" The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us. "
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" From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer. "
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" I believe, certainly in the NHL, a player who can help a team win because he can contribute on the ice is going to be coveted whatever his beliefs may be or whoever he may be. That goes to national origin, religious beliefs, or sexuality. "
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" The good news for us is the NHL has never been stronger, never been more popular, and that, I guess, has led to a lot of interest being expressed from a number of places, an interest in getting an expansion team, and Las Vegas happens to be one of those places. "
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" 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 society. "
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" Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers. "
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