Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" We are not giving up on the Coyotes in the Greater Phoenix Area... The team has got a number of options and is going to pursue them, so nobody should think that team is moving other than out of Glendale. "

Related Quotes:

" 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. "

Gary Bettman

Team

Good

Stronger

" If you want to know how I feel, I'll summarize it in one word - terrible. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I never rule anything in or out; life can surprise you. "

" I think it's fairly clear that playing hockey isn't the same as playing football. "

" NHL clubs don't like having to shut down at a critical part of the season and disrupt our season for anything, let alone a situation where we're not given an opportunity to promote our presence. "

" I don't weigh into politics. "

Gary Bettman

Politics

Weigh

" We just want to see entertaining, exciting games, and we want the officials to do a good job. "

" I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age. "

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

" I don't see the Hurricanes relocating, period. I think the Triangle is a terrific market. "

" Our sport probably has the best history and tradition of being engaged in international competition. "

" My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good. "

" I view myself as a dealmaker. "

Gary Bettman

Myself

View

" 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. "

" Doing jersey advertising for the World Cup is not in the same universe as putting advertising on NHL sweaters. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" On the issue of behavioral health and the like, the program we have in place has always been available to former players as well. "

" 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. "

" Let's put it this way: I would consider my skiing ability to be far superior to my skating ability. And, in fact, my 10-year-old grandson, who's a AAA squirt, can skate circles around me. "

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

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

Gary Bettman

Been

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. "

" There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it. "

" At least two or three of the leagues in Europe over the last few months have said to us, 'We hope you go to the Olympics,' and I looked at them, and I said, 'Why?' and they go, 'Because if you don't send NHL players, we have to send our players, and that's way too disruptive to our season.' "