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NHL
CHANGE FROM 2014: +2
Eclipsing $4 billion in league revenue. The relaunch of the World Cup of Hockey. Talk of expansion to Las Vegas and Quebec City. A landmark media rights deal between the NHL and MLBAM. A new long-term deal with Adidas, as well as an equity stake in Fanatics. With the NHL in perhaps its strongest and most stable position ever, Bettman — the elder statesman among U.S. commissioners — isn’t taking his foot off the gas pedal.
