NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that the Board of Governors had no objection to billionaire William Foley exploring the level of interest in an expansion team in Las Vegas.
But, he was adamant that nothing more should be read into the league's consideration of Foley's request in terms of any advancement of expansion discussions. He explained that the interest from Foley and Las Vegas raised questions about the viability of the market being able to support a team, which is why Foley wants to conduct a season ticket drive and see what kind of numbers are achieved.
There are currently 30 franchises operating in the NHL and even though there has been interest shown by other cities in addition to Las Vegas, there is no guarantee that enough owners would approve any expansion. That was the main point Bettman wanted to get across after this first of two days of meetings.
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