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7 unusual facts about Gary Bettman


1994 RHI season

Following what new National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman had done with the NHL's realignment, RHI new conferences and divisions were now geographically-named.

Columbus Chill

In June 1996, Paitson was part of a delegation that went to New York to inform National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman that Columbus was interested in an NHL franchise.

Dale Hunter

New NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, who had earlier promised to crack down on violence, suspended Hunter for the first 21 games of the 1993–94 season—at the time, the longest suspension in league history for an on-ice incident (in terms of games missed).

Morris Titanic

With only 19 career NHL games, Titanic with 9 other former NHL players are suing the NHL and Gary Bettman over concussions suffered during the game.

NHL Research, Development and Orientation Camp

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman describes the event as “an opportunity to try new things, look at things, even if we never implement them”.

Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident

With NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in attendance, the contest was played to a 5–5 tie without incident.

On August 8, 2005, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that Bertuzzi would be allowed to play again at the start of the 2005–06 NHL season.


Robert J. Cleary

In February 2006, in the wake of a police investigation codenamed Operation Slapshot, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the NHL had retained Cleary to conduct its own investigation into the involvement of Rick Tocchet, an assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes, in an illegal bookmaking ring.


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Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident

In December 2006, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and top lieutenant Bill Daly facilitated a meeting between Moore's representatives and the defendants in hopes of agreeing on an out-of-court settlement.