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NHL Announces Three Outdoor Events

The National Hockey League will stage three outdoor games in 2019–2020, including the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in Dallas, 2109 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic in Regina, Saskatchewan, and the NHL Stadium Series in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In addition, the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend will be held in St. Louis. The Winter Classic will […]

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Seattle Awarded NHL Expansion Team

The National Hockey League will expand to Seattle for the 2021–2022 season. The NHL board of governors unanimously approved what will be the league’s 32nd team, which will play home games in a to-be-renovated KeyArena. The move brings professional hockey back to Seattle decades after the former Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. team to win […]

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NHL Turns Irish on New Year’s Day

On New Year’s Day sports fans in South Bend, Indiana, generally settle into their recliners for a full schedule of football bowl games. This year, they’ll have an alternative: professional ice hockey, played outdoors. The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins will face off in the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1 at Notre […]

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MGM Resorts and NHL Announce Sports-Betting Agreement

MGM Resorts International has signed its second multiyear agreement with a professional sports league, reaching a deal with the National Hockey League to form a strategic relationship with regard to sports betting. Under terms of the deal, MGM Resorts will become the NHL’s first official sports-betting partner. Earlier this year, MGM announced a similar agreement with […]

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William Hill Sports Book Signs With New Jersey Devils

Sports betting operator William Hill US has announced a multiyear deal with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center, making the Devils the first professional sports team to partner with a sport book in New Jersey since the state allowed legalized sports wagering. The sponsorship includes a suite at the arena in Newark, New Jersey, that […]

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Gary Bettman

Gary Bettman was named commissioner of the National Hockey League in 1993, making him the longest-serving leader of the major North American sports leagues. In that time, the league has expanded to 30 teams and will add a new franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights, next season. In the meantime, the NHL has created a popular outdoor series of events and in September launched a revamped World Cup of Hockey with eight international squads. That move came as the league was deciding whether to send players to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, as it has for every Games since 1998. In April, Bettman announced the league

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