#gary bettman

[hockeyandpens]

In an actual functional world THIS would be more than enough to fire Gary Bettman effective immediately, and never allow him near professional hockey ever again. That son of a bitch has done irreparable damage to the NHL in so many ways it's actually impressive. He does not give a shit about the players, the fans or anything other than money. Truly one of the most despicable motherfuckers in the history of the sport.

#cover up after cover up #does not give a shit about player safety #and MUCH more #nhl #gary bettman #hockey canada #pittsburgh penguins #edmonton oilers #philadelphia flyers #vancouver canucks #new jersey devils #toronto maple leafs

[hugheses]

subbanator: Star studded arrivals.

#jack hughes #pk subban #daniel briere #gary bettman #LOL #stadium series 2024

[ohyoufool]

jack zimmermann WHERE ARE YOU

#jack could destroy gary bettman if only he was real :/ #omgcp #i speak #omg check please #jack zimmermann #gary bettman

[annieqattheperipheral]

tw: hockey culture, homophobia, sa mention (hockey canada)

Bless Brock for bringing up this important point

Click thru and ofc you will see the inevitable horrendous homophobic replies on this tweet.

Now let's switch over to man's man hockeyman ryan whitney on masculine man podcast spittin chiclets

This screencap was posted here, initially on reddit, and ofc the replies are along the lines of:

"oh yea i didn't even think of that until whit pointed it out"

Once more further evidence of why pride jerseys are important. Why straight athletes showing allyship by wearing them and talking about pride is IMPORTANT.

But this goes deeper into the older gen's (the gatekeepers) hockey culture of not understanding the implications of standing up for these rights when they don't affect you personally but they do affect other ppl around you. This other part:

he = biz

biz may have accidentally stumbled into a win here and i fully commend him for sticking it out on the babcock issue. But he is still unaware of why this was a good course of action beyond 'my friends are hurt and I'm standing up for them.' He is still very much hockey culture.

He believes jarmo giving a second chance to someone who did zero work and showed zero evidence of having worked towards fixing his issues is totally fine bc he accepts it as part of hockey culture.

I remember i listened to their podcast after the provorov pride jersey game (bc yes sometimes i just want to hurt myself). Ofc they're modern men w openly gay friends, they shit-talked provorov as a typical asshole who knows nothing but hockey and should've been sat out for not warming up (which yay, felt great to hear). but beyond that, kinda it. (RA didn't get it which no big surprise.) Didn't fully talk about the big picture of what this kind of action leads to (which ta-da led to entire teams foregoing their pride jerseys, and the inevitable chickenshit bettman decision to nix all special jerseys). They have the ear of the entire manly man masculine hockeymen demographic but didn't take that opportunity.

So now i wonder if this is just how it/life/the world goes. As one of their own gets attacked, they take a stand. Empathy only applicable to their own and no one else.

Which reminds me of how all those old men who only stand up for women's rights only when they realize oh shit wait "i have a daughter, mother, sister" but y'all fuck your daughter, mother, sister.

Maybe progress will only happen by accident when idiots like biz are suddenly faced with the problems we've been harping on over and over and over are . oh shit. right at his own doorstep.

Hey btw London police, still waiting on that hockey canada 2018 wjc report and them 5 charges (should be 8 but ugh...) Let's hear it. Let's charge em and fire them from their jobs too.

#*deep breath in and out #venting is good. now off to the rest of my day #annieQ hockey thoughts #brock mcgillis #hockeyblr #paul bissonnette #ivan provorov #gary bettman #mike babcock #ryan whitney #spittin chiclets #tw homophobia #homophobia #pride jerseys #nhl garbage league #hockey culture #hockey canada #tw sa #sa

[stereax]

#beat reporter stereax #morgan rielly #toronto maple leafs #gary bettman #nhl dops

[hockeyforlife]

NHL: cultural herritage = NO!

Also NHL: 97 years of cultural appropriation = YES!

Meanwhile

#exclusive NHL #hockey is not for everyone #hockey should be for everyone #good on flower #nhl #gary bettman

[thornescratch]

Bettman: Ovi, Sid. Look. You two are some of the greatest players out there, you have a legendary rivalry, and we really need you BOTH to make an effort this year to attend and make the 2023 All Star Game relevant.

Ovechkin: Meh.

Crosby: Eh.

Bettman: Seriously. We will do whatever we need to make this happen. Anything you want.

Ovechkin & Crosby: Anything?

Bettman: Anything.

Ovechkin: Okay. But only if my kid gets to come, suit up, do whatever he wants, and also win the breakaway challenge event.

Crosby: ...Also I wanna be in a dunk tank.

#You can't tell me that's how it didn't go down #Alexander Ovechkin #Sidney Crosby #Gary Bettman #NHL All Star Game #Washington Capitals

[oldshowbiz]

Gary Bettman's Spies

#gary bettman #hockey

[emphasisonthehomo]

hfjdhhddhhdhd

#aron watches hockey #gary bettman

[hockeyandpens]

I want to meet Gary Bettman so I can punch him in the face

#I REALLY want to #nhl #gary bettman #<- fuck him

[gritty-big-naturals]

can we kill gary bettman yet? ?? like ?????? i’m so fucking sick of this shit

what the fuck happened to hockey is for everyone huh

#gary bettman #getting rid of specialty jerseys altogether #we know why you did it motherfucker

[justinssportscorner]

Ryan Adamczewski at The Advocate:

The National Hockey League banned players from wearing themed jerseys during warm-ups, but they didn't say anything about wearing them before warm-ups. That's the loophole that the New Jersey Devils are exploiting as the organization marks its LGBTQ+ Pride night on Thursday. The team announced ahead of their game against the Edmonton Oilers that the specially-designed jerseys would be "worn during player arrivals," in an apparent bypass of the league's new policies. NHL teams added LGBTQ+ Pride to their seasonal theme nights in recent years, which also include events such as Black History, military appreciation, and Hockey Fights Cancer. On these nights, players would wear jerseys corresponding with the theme while they warmed up, which would later be auctioned off with the proceeds going to related charities. Just seven players refused to wear pride jerseys last year, citing their own personal beliefs. Some teams responded to the PR backlash by taking the choice away from players and removing Pride jerseys entirely. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and the league's Board of Governors decided to nix themed jerseys entirely at the end of the 2022-2023 season, with Bettman calling them a "distraction." NHL players are now forbidden from wearing themed gear during warm-ups, with players who break the rules getting threatened with fines. No player so far has actually been penalized for disobeying the policy, including Travis Dermott, who donned rainbow Pride tape before the league reversed its ban on that specific item.

Good move by the Devils.

#New Jersey Devils #LGBTQ+ #Pride Night #NHL #Gary Bettman #Sports #LGBT Sports

[comphyjost]

just retire to florida already, old man

#what is his obsession with it like pls #gary bettman #nhl

[annieqattheperipheral]

I feel sick

#gary bettman #the most garbage response from a trash heap of a human being in charge of a shit pile league #chicago blackhawks #nhl garbage league #nhl draft #nhl draft lottery #connor bedard #i hate everything #except Connor. im so sry

[stereax]

#beat reporter stereax #gary bettman #wjc 2018

[offsidenewsco]

"It was concerning to see Alex Meruelo ascend to a podium to give his remarks, and even more alarming when he added 'I have a few words to say' after he had been speaking for three minutes already."

Read our recap of Commissioner Bettman's #Yotes press conference here.

#offside news #centre ice #nhl news #arizona coyotes #gary bettman #salt lake city #op ed #arizona hockey