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

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

" When you look at the team that Jimmy Rutherford has put together and the players that he has, this is just a great story of excellent in professional sports. "

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

" When you're in other time zones in other places, you don't get quite as much attention; you don't get quite as much visibility for the game, and you give up a lot to do it. "

" I'm not here to win a popularity contest. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" There are lots of come-from-behind wins, games getting tied in the last period, teams going on to win. That, I think, tells the best story. Whether or not some teams have more grit, better chemistry, or more luck or more skill, it's still within the parameters. I think that makes for great storytelling and great interest for our fans. "

" Whatever you do needs to be sustainable over time, and taking the money in the short term and taking it in a bubble - like buying an Internet stock in 2000 - may not be sustainable. "

" I think it's fair to say that all of the teams that have been in the playoffs have played very physically. "

" 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. "

" Our franchises have never been healthier. Our league, in terms of its economic footing, has never been healthier. "

" I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals. "

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

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

" I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also? "

" Having to respond to things that are made up or untrue tends to be a waste of time. "

" There are always going to be critics... and I have always had a rule: no matter how good the commentary is, or how bad the commentary is, it's more important that you do what you think is right. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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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. "

" We did the World Cup to relaunch our international efforts, and that served as a foundation. "

" What we have tried to instill across the league through ownership and management is that we stand for inclusiveness and to judge somebody on the merits. "

" 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. "

" 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. "