December 10, 2012
Bettman marks anniversary as NHL lockout continues
By BRUCE GARRIOCH, QMI Agency
 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman took the league's top job 20 years ago. (REUTERS) |
It will be a hollow anniversary for Gary Bettman.
Twenty years ago, on Dec. 11, 1992, the NHL board of governors confirmed during a meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., the then 40-year-old former NBA executive was the league's first commissioner, replacing president Gil Stein.
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