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NHL Board of Governors Preparing for Gary Bettman Retirement; No Timeline for Move

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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is the longest-tenured chief executive across all North American professional sports leagues all time at 32 years, but his time at the helm may be coming to a close soon.

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold revealed that news on the latest edition of The Sick Podcast - The Eye Test with Pierre McGuire and Jimmy Murphy (32-minute mark), per Michael Russo and Chris Johnston of The Athletic.

Leipold was answering a question about the business of the league, saying that "it's never been in this good of shape," adding "every team is strong.