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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 31 MIN

Gary Bettman, NHL Commissioner

from Toronto Legends · host Andrew Applebaum

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman talks about his 33 year (and counting) reign at the NHL, his time at Cornell University and NYU Law School, working under David Stern at the NBA, moving over to the NHL in 1993, and his candid thoughts on Snoop Dogg, Don Cherry, Wayne Gretzky, Ron MacLean, Ken Dryden, the 50th anniversary of Darryl Sittler’s 10 point night, the FoxTrax glowing puck, his portrayal in the BlackBerry movie, fans booing him at the annual Stanley Cup presentation, and why we don’t have a second NHL team in the Greater Toronto Area! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman talks about his 33 year (and counting) reign at the NHL, his time at Cornell University and NYU Law School, working under David Stern at the NBA, moving over to the NHL in 1993, and his candid thoughts on Snoop Dogg, Don Cherry, Wayne Gretzky, Ron MacLean, Ken Dryden, the 50th anniversary of Darryl Sittler’s 10 point night, the FoxTrax glowing puck, his portrayal in the BlackBerry movie, fans booing him at the annual Stanley Cup presentation, and why we don’t have a second NHL team in the Greater Toronto Area! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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