A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday. The ongoing effort, which included the bill being first introduced in October,

The Athletic's Michael Russo and Chris Johnston reported Thursday that commissioner Gary Bettman informed the league's executive committee to prepare for his retirement. Per that report, Bettman has not decided when exactly he'll step down but it's likely still a few years in the future.

WASHINGTON -- A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey ... NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league enthusiastically supports the legislation.

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Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., reintroduced the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act in the House along with co-sponsors Reps. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Bill Keating, D-Mass. Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., reintroduced it in the Senate.

To recognize the 45th anniversary of U.S team defeating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" at Lake ... the playing surface," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in October.

WASHINGTON — A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic ... NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league enthusiastically supports the legislation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic ... NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league enthusiastically supports the legislation.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is preparing to retire in "a couple years," according to a team owner, and the league is in the process of finding a successor. Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold revealed the development during a podcast interview when asked ...

Bettman says he hasn't given the Board of Governors a timeline, but the executive committee is in a formal process of finding a successor.

The Top 100 People of Power & Influence in hockey are featured annually in The Hockey News' Money and Power issue, available at THN.com/free. At No. 1 is NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. That his tenure spans more than 30 years is a testament to the work he has done for the league and its owners.

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