NHL's Gary Bettman honored for league's growth, basks in 'newer markets' making Stanley Cup runs

Hockey purists might be grumbling about the upcoming Stanley Cup Final because it will have nothing but Sun Belt teams involved. It suits Gary Bettman just fine.

NEW YORK — Hockey purists might be grumbling about the upcoming because it will have nothing but Sun Belt teams involved. It suits Gary Bettman just fine.

Bettman was honored by the Sports Business Journal on Wednesday with a lifetime achievement award for the NHL’s growth during his 30 years as commissioner, from a business that generated $437 million in revenue before he took over to nearly $6 billion now.

Fittingly, it comes with conference finalists in

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