NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has been criticized for helping the bigger markets do well for bigger profits. Well, after the NHL Draft Lottery, many are starting to believe the Lottery was rigged for the Chicago Blackhawks to win.
It started with the mess up when Kevin Weekes appeared to announce the 3rd overall pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The issue was NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly didn't show the card for the Blue Jackets yet.
What's even crazier is that Blackhawks Insider Darren Rovell shared on Twitter how the lottery win has already spiked ticket sales for the Blackhawks season ticket holders.
Bedard would obviously sell tickets no matter where he went, but the Chicago Blackhawks are a much bigger hockey market then Anaheim or Columbus. Bettman wasn't going to let a generational talent like Connor Bedard go to a small market team.
It can't be forgotten that the Blackhawks only paid $2-million for their cover up of the Kyle Beach scandal.
This truly shows what the true priorities of the league are.
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9 MAI | 452 ANSWERS Gary Bettman's Clever Cheat at the Draft Lottery Has Been Revealed Do you trust the NHL Draft Lottery? | ||
Yes | 59 | 13.1 % |
No | 393 | 86.9 % |
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