The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.

- Gary Bettman

This is a tragedy for the players. Their careers are short and this is money and opportunity they'll never get back.

- Gary Bettman

Our economics are not baseball's economics. Our game is not baseball's game. Our owners are not baseball's owners, with one or two exceptions. Our un…

- Gary Bettman

My feeling is that contracts should always be honored. ... This is a situation where a legally binding contract is not being honored and that's not r…

- Gary Bettman

It takes two sides to make a deal, two sides to negotiate and two sides to make it go bad.

- Gary Bettman

We profoundly regret the suffering this has caused our fans, our business partners and the thousands of people who depend on our industry for their l…

- Gary Bettman

When you take off that sweater, your jersey, after today's game, you will be the last player in the NHL to ever wear 99. You have always been and you…

- Gary Bettman

My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be bac…

- Gary Bettman

This is a sad, regrettable day that all of us wish could have been avoided.

- Gary Bettman