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when I saw the Joe Thornton thing I thought he was gonna bring up the Jeremy Jacobs relationship ... he didnt so here it is
also ... Bettmans contract got extended ARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Even as the NHL comes under attack, commissioner Gary Bettman won’t have to worry about lacking support from the board of governors. That is because he quietly negotiated a five-year contract extension last November.
Bettman’s current contract pays him $7.2-million (all currency U.S.) per year and was to end this summer, although the governors may have earlier picked up an option that extended it to 2012. One source said the contract extension was unanimously approved by the nine-member executive committee
What will surely fire up the conspiracy theorists, who have been venting loudly on all forms of media following Zdeno Chara’s hit on Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens, is the identity of the driving force behind Bettman’s new contract. It is Jeremy Jacobs, the NHL’s chairman of the board of governors who just happens to own the Boston Bruins, the team that employs Chara. However, as chairman, one of Jacobs’s duties is to keep the commissioner and the other key executives of the NHL under contract.
Bettman confirmed via e-mail he received an extension. “Old news. I believe my contract has been extended four times, each time with the approval of the board of governors,” he said.
One governor said he believes Bettman also reached an understanding with the executive committee that deputy commissioner Bill Daly and chief operating officer John Collins will also be retained beyond this season. Daly, who earned $1.9-million last season, would only say he does not have a contract.
Jacobs and Bettman are thought to have a close relationship and at least one owner thinks the contract extension smacks of cronyism but some of his fellow governors differ. One said Jacobs made the move with an eye toward the end of the collective agreement in September, 2012.
The governor, who did not wish to be identified because Bettman does not allow governors to speak publicly about the inner workings of the NHL, said the board wants to head into negotiations with the NHL Players’ Association with solidarity on the management front. It does not want any perception Bettman could be a lame-duck commissioner if he does not have a new contract.
also ... Bettmans contract got extended ARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Even as the NHL comes under attack, commissioner Gary Bettman won’t have to worry about lacking support from the board of governors. That is because he quietly negotiated a five-year contract extension last November.
Bettman’s current contract pays him $7.2-million (all currency U.S.) per year and was to end this summer, although the governors may have earlier picked up an option that extended it to 2012. One source said the contract extension was unanimously approved by the nine-member executive committee
What will surely fire up the conspiracy theorists, who have been venting loudly on all forms of media following Zdeno Chara’s hit on Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens, is the identity of the driving force behind Bettman’s new contract. It is Jeremy Jacobs, the NHL’s chairman of the board of governors who just happens to own the Boston Bruins, the team that employs Chara. However, as chairman, one of Jacobs’s duties is to keep the commissioner and the other key executives of the NHL under contract.
Bettman confirmed via e-mail he received an extension. “Old news. I believe my contract has been extended four times, each time with the approval of the board of governors,” he said.
One governor said he believes Bettman also reached an understanding with the executive committee that deputy commissioner Bill Daly and chief operating officer John Collins will also be retained beyond this season. Daly, who earned $1.9-million last season, would only say he does not have a contract.
Jacobs and Bettman are thought to have a close relationship and at least one owner thinks the contract extension smacks of cronyism but some of his fellow governors differ. One said Jacobs made the move with an eye toward the end of the collective agreement in September, 2012.
The governor, who did not wish to be identified because Bettman does not allow governors to speak publicly about the inner workings of the NHL, said the board wants to head into negotiations with the NHL Players’ Association with solidarity on the management front. It does not want any perception Bettman could be a lame-duck commissioner if he does not have a new contract.
