RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hours after a report surfaced that he was discussing a succession plan with members of the Board of Governors executive committee, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman reiterated that he is not expecting to retire any time soon from the job he has held for more than three decades.
Bettman on his 74th birthday acknowledged the league has a plan in place like any major organization but is not in any rush to enact it.
"I am 74, and I do acknowledge the fact that I can’t do this forever," Bettman said Tuesday during his annual state of the NHL news conference prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. "There’s nothing happening imminently, and reports of my demise or retirement are greatly exaggerated.”
Bettman has been commissioner since 1993, when he took that **** le instead of president as part of a modernization effort. It was not clear what the succession plan, which he said has been a topic of conversation for at least a couple of years, would entail.
Hockey has labor peace at its highest level through 2030 after the league and the Players' **** ociation negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement last summer. Union executive director Marty Walsh said the relationship between the sides is strong but is not worrying about Bettman's future.
Bettman on his 74th birthday acknowledged the league has a plan in place like any major organization but is not in any rush to enact it.
"I am 74, and I do acknowledge the fact that I can’t do this forever," Bettman said Tuesday during his annual state of the NHL news conference prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. "There’s nothing happening imminently, and reports of my demise or retirement are greatly exaggerated.”
Bettman has been commissioner since 1993, when he took that **** le instead of president as part of a modernization effort. It was not clear what the succession plan, which he said has been a topic of conversation for at least a couple of years, would entail.
Hockey has labor peace at its highest level through 2030 after the league and the Players' **** ociation negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement last summer. Union executive director Marty Walsh said the relationship between the sides is strong but is not worrying about Bettman's future.
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