Sports Business Journal is pleased to announce that NHL Commissioner GARY BETTMAN has been named the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023. He will be honored in person at the Sports Business Awards on May 24 at the Marriott Marquis in N.Y. Bettman left his job at the NBA in 1993 to become the first commissioner of the NHL, and in the time since he has "led the league’s growth from a regional pastime to a binational behemoth" with fans across the U.S., Canada and, increasingly, the globe. Furthermore, the league’s revenue has "increased exponentially" from around $400M a year to more than $5B. As the "longest-tenured commissioner of a major North American sports league," Bettman has "influenced the careers of countless members of the sports business community" during his storied career (SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL, 1/30 issue).
