Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 4 (2000-07-14 to 2001-02-14) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (NEW YORK)
C/0 BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON (S. HILL) 25 COMMERCE COURT W. TORONTO, ON M5L 1A9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-863-2497 |
| Fax number: | 416-863-2653 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | GARY B BETTMAN, COMMISSIONER |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ("NHL") IS ORGANIZED AS AN UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION CONSISTING OF THIRTY (30) MEMBER CLUBS ("MEMBER CLUBS") LOCATED IN FOUR CANADIAN PROVINCES AND SEVENTEEN STATES AND ONE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO HAVE JOINED TOGETHER IN AN UNDERTAKING FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENGAGING ANNUALLY IN A REGULAR SCHEDULE OF CHAMPIONSHIP AND PLAYOFF HOCKEY GAMES ACROSS CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | TWENTY-EIGHT MEMBER CLUBS PARTICIPATED IN THE NHL'S CHAMPIONSHIP AND PLAYOFF HOCKEY GAMES DURING THE 1999-2000 SEASON. THE EXPANSION CLUBS COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS AND MINNESOTA WILD WILL BEGIN PLAY IN THE 2000-2001 SEASON. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | GARY BETTMAN |
| Position title: | COMMISSIONER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WILLIAM DALY |
| Position title: | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Revenue Canada (RC) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Sports, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | TAX AND FINANCE ISSUES AFFECTING PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IN CANADA |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | TAX AND FINANCE ISSUES AFFECTING PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IN CANADA |