On February 1st in 1993, former NBA senior vice-president and general counsel Gary Bettman was appointed Commissioner of the NHL. As clever as he is unpopular, Bettman has brought tremendous change to the game introducing and alienating fans alike.



During his 27 year tenure, Bettman has presided over the:



When not working to improve the game and line owners pockets with increased revenues, he can be found being booed in arenas league-wide

That's today in NHL history.