Gary Bettman

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and the players' association reached a tentative agreement early Sunday to end a nearly four-month-old lockout that threatened to wipe out what was left of an already abbreviated season. A marathon negotiating session...

The Sports Xchange Torres suspension angers Sharks San Jose forward Raffi Torres decided not to appeal his suspension for the remaining games in the Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Kings, but the that doesn't mean the...

The Sports Xchange NHL schedules two games in Yankee Stadium Let's play two in Yankee Stadium. Two hockey games, that is, and not baseball. The NHL announced Wednesday a twin bill is scheduled outdoors in New York early next year. The New York...

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...

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Bonino's OT goal gives Ducks 3-2 series lead ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Nick Bonino's first postseason goal has the Anaheim Ducks on the brink of a first-round knockout of the Detroit Red Wings. After...

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Ducks 3, Red Wings 2 (OT) ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Center Nick Bonino scored 1:54 into overtime and lifted the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of this Western...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Ducks 3, Red Wings 2 (OT) Ducks 3, Red Wings 2 (OT): Nick Bonino scored 1:54 into overtime as host Anaheim seized a 3-2 lead in its Western Conference first-round series with seventh-seeded Detroit. Ben Lovejoy struggled to...

The Chicago Blackhawks will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Soldier Field on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at 7 p.m. , the NHL announced Wednesday. "Our fans and our teams love outdoor games," Commissioner Gary Bettman said. “The Chicago game, at...

The Kings and Ducks will make history next Jan. 25 when they meet at Dodger Stadium in the NHL’s first regular-season outdoor game in the U.S. west of the Mississippi. The NHL on Monday confirmed previous reports in The Times, announcing the...

The Sports Xchange Dodger Stadium to host NHL game next year The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks will meet in a regular-season game at the outdoor venue of Dodger Stadium next season, the NHL announced Monday. Temperatures may be near 80 degrees...

The Sports Xchange Blackhawks, Penguins to face off in Soldier Field Chicago and Pittsburgh will meet in Soldier Field next season. Not for a football game but an outdoor hockey game on a temporary rink. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Chicago...

By Steve Keating TORONTO, April 30 (Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) has been preparing for years for the first gay player to come out in public and that groundwork may be about to pay off after the NBA's Jason Collins opened the door to a new...