The NHL is encouraged by the status of collective bargaining talks, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday, adding that he’s ...

The departures of the Flames and Thrashers will have no bearing on attempts to bring an NHL team to Atlanta today, Gary ...

I think it’s a different place than when the Flames and the Thrashers left,” the NHL commissioner said of Atlanta on Friday.

The Panthers have won at least one playoff series in each of the past 4 seasons, made it to the Stanley Cup Final in the past ...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL is encouraged by the status of collective bargaining talks, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday, adding that he's optimistic a deal will be done long before the ...

“I think it starts with two words — Vinnie Viola, and the whole family,” said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, speaking in Sunrise before the May 9th Stanley Cup playoff game. “The ...

Gary Bettman thought it was a crazy idea. The NHL commissioner had not overseen any of the league’s teams conduct as wide-ranging a fan survey as Smith Entertainment Group did to find its ...

First came the Atlanta Flames in 1973, playing at the Omni Coliseum. Attendance was a challenge, and the team bolted for Calgary after eight seasons. The Atlanta Thrashers, too, fled north to Winnipeg ...