Controversy surrounds NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman as he has now lost the Minnesota Wild to a rival professional hockey league.
St. Paul, Minnesota -- In an unprecedented move, the Minnesota Wild will renounce their membership from the National Hockey League, effective immediately, to join Russia's KHL expansion effort in China. The timing of the decision is curious, as the Wild currently hold the Western Conference's final Wild Card playoff spot with just five games remaining in the regular season.
General Manager Chuck Fletcher made a brief statement this morning to a shocked group of assembled media.