NHL commissioner Bettman says Canada, U.S. trade war could cause league 'pain'

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 05, 2025 4:49 PM EST | Last Updated: March 5

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says immoderate antagonistic effects connected the Canadian dollar caused by the Trump administration's tariffs could beryllium "painful" for the league.

Speaking Wednesday connected CNBC's "Squawk Box," Bettman said the NHL's 7 Canadian clubs execute good and relationship for 25 per cent of the league's revenue.

But helium said a driblet successful the Canadian dollar comparative to its American counterpart could origin difficulties, arsenic the Canadian teams wage their players successful U.S. dollars.

A 25 per cent tariff connected Canadian goods spearheaded by United States President Donald Trump went into effect aboriginal Tuesday greeting and was met with retaliatory tariffs from Canada soon after.

Bettman, who said helium has yet to talk to the Trump medication connected the issue, said helium has spent a batch of clip successful Canada implicit the past 30 years and that Canadians "love Americans."

He said the current animosity relates to a "policy issue" with radical successful the 2 countries caught successful the mediate and hopes it tin beryllium resolved soon.

The governmental hostility betwixt Canada and the United States made for precocious play astatine the caller NHL-run 4 Nations Face-Off successful Montreal and Boston.

The planetary tourney enjoyed a charged ambiance for some games betwixt the U.S. and Canada, with the American anthem being loudly booed earlier the U.S.'s 3-1 preliminary-round triumph implicit Canada successful Montreal, and American fans returning the favour successful Canada's 3-2 overtime triumph successful the tourney last successful Boston.