"Gary Bettman, the commissioner of the NHL, is the undisputed Outsports A**hole of the Year, for his assault on the LGBTQ community in 2023.
Bettman oversaw one LGBTQ public relations disaster after another this year, and every step he took on behalf of the NHL made the situation worse.
Bettman was declaring war on his own game's equipment and, make no mistake, the LGBTQ community. It was one of the most insane policies a commissioner of a major sport had ever enacted especially in response to an act of prejudice."- Outsports on Bettman's Handling of LGBTQ+ Movements in the NHL
