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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. "

Gary Bettman

Players

General

Game

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" Fighting is one of those things that gets tons of attention, far more than it deserves. "

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Things

" I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game. "

" I don't really think about having a retrospective on my high-school years. It's not something that, from a positive or a negative standpoint, is a driving force in my life. "

" If you're a sports fan, it is really cool when you see the best-on-best for hockey at the Olympics. "

" 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. "

" There are a couple people who have complained on other teams about some of the things that Pittsburgh players have done. Some of that goes in the category of gamesmanship. Some of that goes to the fact that we need to be vigilant as a league to make sure that players aren't unnecessarily and inappropriately hurt. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

" I view myself as a dealmaker. "

Gary Bettman

Myself

View

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We don't want our players getting hurt. "

" I think it's our job to create a culture and an environment where a gay player knows he is safe and welcome. If and when that happens, believe me - that person will have the full support of the commissioner's office. "

" We encourage the growth of women's hockey. "

" Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and the scoring. "

" 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. "

" While players say they like the five-day break, they're also saying they don't like the compression that goes along with it, and that's something that is of great concern to us as well. "

Gary Bettman

Well

Saying

" It's not about big markets or small markets. It's not about dominant teams or not. It's about the actual competition and how good the games are, how good the series turn out. That's what I think is the most important for fans. "

" We're not anti-Olympics, we're anti-disruption to the season. "

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Season

" My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake. "

" Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point for sponsors and advertisers because our commercials typically don't get zapped out. "

" Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers. "

" There's no question that the Kings have been, are, and can be great hosts for any major events. "

" If you're thin-skinned, you don't belong doing what I do for a living. "

" A good fan base has developed around the Hurricanes, and I see the opportunity for continued growth for this franchise in the future. "

" NHL clubs have not wanted to go to the Olympics, and we have been saying that for months if not years. "

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Been

Saying

" I don't weigh into politics. "

Gary Bettman

Politics

Weigh

" All have used the economic opportunity of a new arena project to transform their cities into the future. "

" The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us. "

" We'll have clinics and educational events and conferences to get more and more young players developing as hockey players. "

Gary Bettman

Events

Hockey