Update From Day One Of The NHL Board Of Governors Meetings

The NHL's Board of Governors are in Florida this week for their annual meetings. The two-day event focuses on business aspects of league operations but also discusses other pertinent topics related to the league.

The NHL Board of Governors heard presentations from major media partners today.

The sale of the Ottawa Senators is not officially on the agenda. The Melnyk estate/Ruddy lawsuits that came from the previous LeBreton Flats process are either done or getting close. There are at least 10 interested parties. Eugene Melnnyks daughters are expected to maintain a minority stake in the franchise.

The next World Cup could be scheduled for 2025, shortly ahead of the 2026 Olympics. The NHLPA has been clear that players won't go to the Milan Winter Olympics if they don't get what they've normally gotten.

The NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and Gary Bettman will present the salary cap to the Board of Governors tomorrow. Bettmann projected optimism that the cap has the potential to rise significantly. The last three seasons the NHL salary limit was frozen due to a pandemic.

The Board is expected to be briefed on a Fan Code of Conduct on Tuesday. The recent incidents of fans throwing items onto the ice in New Jersey would fall under that code.

Jeremy Jacobs, the chairman of the Board of Governors, read a proclamation to Bettman commemorating his 30 years on the job. Someone had their finger bitten off during the fight at Mullet Arena last week.