Gary Bettman

The Sports Xchange Seattle interested in Coyotes Seattle mayor Mike McGinn told Seattle NBC TV affiliate King 5 that he spoke with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman about the Phoenix Coyotes possibly relocating to Seattle. McGinn and two Seattle city...

About five hours before the puck dropped Wednesday for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw posted this on his Twitter feed: "The moment we all dreamed about as kids! Game 1 Stanley Cup Finals!'' At midnight at the United...

The Sports Xchange NHL Roundup: Malkin gets 8-year, $76 million extension The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up superstar center Evgeni Malkin on Thursday with an eight-year, $76 million contract extension that makes him the team's highest-paid player....

The Sports Xchange Coyotes' future to be decided soon NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman suggested Wednesday that the Phoenix Coyotes could be their future decided by the end of the month. "There is a board of governors meeting on June 27 and a (Glendale)...

About 300 miles away, Brandon Bollig's family didn't need to scramble to get to the United Center from St. Charles, Mo. What the trip lacked in distance it made up for in impromptu packing. After not playing since May 5, the 26-year-old Blackhawks...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Time is running out to complete a deal that would see the National Hockey League free players for the Sochi Olympics, commissioner Gary Bettman said on Wednesday. Speaking before the opening game of the Stanley Cup finals in what...

CHICAGO, June 12 (Reuters) - The long-running Phoenix Coyotes saga could be coming to an end with National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman telling reporters "time is getting short". Since taking ownership of the franchise almost four years ago,...

Much to my surprise, I killed an hour this week glued to the TV watching Russians skate. One of them was Alex Ovechkin, one of the world's most skilled hockey players who makes you worry you will miss something if you change channels. So I didn't,...

Here come the Hawks, the mighty Blackhawks. Admit it, hockey fans in the city: You never have been happier to hum that hokey song in your head. You have missed the winter soundtrack of your sport in our city. You cannot wait to hear the familiar music...

How uncomfortably odd but understandable NFL fans await the return of locked-out officials such as Ed Hochuli for the 2012 season with as much, if not more, anticipation than they felt for injured All-Pro players Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson....

San Jose winger Raffi Torres' jarring hit of Kings center Jarret Stoll on Tuesday triggered a sizable ripple effect that could alter the tone and course of the teams' Western Conference semifinal playoff series. The ripples could spread far enough for the...

Now, where was I before Gary Bettman unanimously captured the “Moron of the Millenium’’ championship? Oh yeah, Patrick Kane, second-line center. And Patrick Kane, trade bait. Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman contends that...