Gary Bettman

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Gary Bettman is the longtime commissioner of the National Hockey League, known for overseeing its expansion, labor disputes, and major broadcast and revenue growth since the 1990s.

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NHL Commissioner 3
Bettman 1
Commissioner of the National Hockey League 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
ice hockey administrator
sports executive
appointedBy National Hockey League
surface form: National Hockey League Board of Governors
awardReceived Lester Patrick Trophy
induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1952-06-02
degree Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations
Juris Doctor
educatedAt Cornell University
New York University School of Law
employer National Hockey League
familyName Gary Bettman self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bettman
fieldOfStudy industrial and labor relations
law
fullName Gary Bettman self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gary Bruce Bettman
givenName Gary
languageSpoken English
memberOf Hockey Hall of Fame
notableFor NHL realignment and conference restructuring
creation of the NHL Winter Classic outdoor game
expansion franchises such as the Seattle Kraken
expansion franchises such as the Vegas Golden Knights
expansion of the NHL into non-traditional U.S. markets
growth of NHL revenues since the 1990s
implementation of video review expansion in the NHL
implementing salary cap system in the NHL
introduction of shootouts to decide regular-season NHL games
introduction of the NHL salary cap after the 2004–05 lockout
involvement in NHL labor disputes
leadership during the 1994–95 NHL lockout
leadership during the 2004–05 NHL lockout
leadership during the 2012–13 NHL lockout
negotiating NHL participation in the Winter Olympic Games
negotiating major broadcast and cable television deals for the NHL
overseeing expansion of the National Hockey League
numberOfChildren 3
occupation commissioner
lawyer
placeOfBirth Queens
surface form: Queens, New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld Gary Bettman self-linksurface differs
surface form: Commissioner of the National Hockey League

Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the National Basketball Association
religion Judaism
residence New York metropolitan area
sport ice hockey
spouse Shelli Bettman
startTime 1993-02-01
workedAt National Basketball Association

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NHL Board of Governors appoints Gary Bettman
this entity surface form: NHL Commissioner
NHL Board of Governors canRemove Gary Bettman
this entity surface form: NHL Commissioner
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman
Gary Bettman familyName Gary Bettman self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bettman
Gary Bettman fullName Gary Bettman self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gary Bruce Bettman
Gary Bettman positionHeld Gary Bettman self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Commissioner of the National Hockey League
Shelli Bettman spouse Gary Bettman
NHL Board of Governors supervises Gary Bettman
this entity surface form: NHL Commissioner