Gary Bettman

Use your Head Commish Junior Seau. Ryan Freel. Derek Boogard. These are some of the names of professional athletes who have died from head injuries in football, baseball, and hockey, respectively. In all professional sports, concussions have demanded the commissioners and player safety officials to adopt new penalties and rules to attempt to overcome and prevent these head injuries. Concussions are not as common in baseball as they are in football and hockey, but they are becoming a…

Nevada Newbie: NHL expands to Las Vegas On June 22, the NHL officially announced that starting in the fall of the 2017-2018 season there will be 31 teams in the league. This team, currently unnamed, will be playing in Las Vegas. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says, “We think this is a tremendous opportunity, not only for Las Vegas, but for the league as well.” Bill Foley, the billionaire and businessman behind the Vegas expansion as well as the new team’s owner says, "Our great sports town now…

In “Why the NHL Needs Fighting,” Brandon Keim (2012) states that fighting is a crucial element of hockey. Since the argument claimed by the author is located in the second paragraph and the reasons are situated after the argument, the article presents a deductive organization. The three reasons provided by the author to support his thesis statement are: Physical punishment applied by the own players is an effective measure to restrain condemnable behaviour during the match; Hockey is an…

Baseball is one of America’s greatest traditions, so much so that it is fondly referred to as “America’s pastime.” For centuries, fans of all ages and races have come together to enjoy a leisurely afternoon at the ballpark with friends, family, or by themselves. However, there have been a number of growing concerns about fan safety measures at games because of the number of fan injuries in the past year. Major League Baseball needs to increase safety measures for fans by putting up more safety…