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.

Bettman has been the NHL's commissioner since 1993, overseeing the league's expansion to Southern and Western markets of the United States.

The longtime hockey chief becomes the first sports figure to receive an award from the Jewish Theological Seminary for “exemplary ethics and communal commitment.” (JTA) – In the late 1960s ...