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Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Gary Bettman calls notion Panthers have advantage because of Florida tax situation 'ridiculous'
Florida has its advantages and disadvantages with people both migrating into and fleeing our state. For those arriving, especially those who are fattening their financial portfolio, state taxes are a one of those advantages. Advertisement So how much does that help our state's professional teams, like the Florida Panthers, who are seeking a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship? Brad Marchand #63 of the Florida Panthers reacts during the first period against the Edmonton Oilers in Game Three of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 09, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. We'll let NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman answer that question because it has become a theme for those who cannot accept teams from the Sunshine State enjoying so much success. The Panthers have had three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final following a three-year run to the Final by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bettman was asked by Toronto Maple Leafs wonk and TNT analyst Paul Bissonnette whether there were plans to "implement a balance" between states with and without state taxes. Advertisement After calling it a "ridiculous issue," he unloaded. "When the Florida teams weren't good, which was for about 17 years, nobody said anything about it," he said. "For those of you who played, were you sitting there with a tax table? No. "You wanted to go to a good organization and play where you wanted to live, where you wanted to raise your kids and send them to school. You wanted to play in a first-class arena with a first-class training facility with an owner, an organization, a GM and a coach that you were comfortable with and you wanted to have good teammates so you had a shot at winning." Bettman reminded Bissonnette state taxes are high in Los Angeles and New York. Advertisement "What are we going to do? Subsidize those teams?" he said. When Bissonnette asked jokingly if the NHL could take away taxes from Ontario to help the Toronto Maple Leafs, Bettman got in a shot that would rival anything seen on the ice during the Panthers' 6-1 beatdown of the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. "I was watching you during the prior rounds," he said. "Your attire was a little suspect in terms of your journalistic objectivity." Bissonnette unashamedly wore a Maple Leafs tie whenever his beloved team was playing and even sported a full Toronto-themed suit the night the Leafs played the Panthers in Game 7 of the second round. Advertisement Following Florida's 6-1 win that eliminated Toronto, Brad Marchant said to Bissonnette 'We just had to be-LEAF,' and then winked. Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@ This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Gary Bettman rips idea Panthers have advantage playing in Florida because of taxes
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Gary Bettman chides Paul Bissonnette over ‘ridiculous' NHL state tax concern
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman chided Paul Bissonnette's 'ridiculous' concern over the believed advantage Florida hockey teams have due to the lack of income tax in the state. Bissonnette, who played in the NHL and minor league hockey before launching his media career, had previously expressed the concern following the Panthers' Eastern Conference Final series-clinching victory over the Hurricanes on TNT. Advertisement TNT hockey analyst Anson Carter pushed back almost immediately when Bissonnette brought it up, and Bettman was forceful in his dismissal of it when he broached the subject on Monday night. Gary Bettman is pictured during the TNT broadcast on June 9. Screengrab via X/@awfulannouncing 'When the Florida teams weren't good, which was for about 17 years, OK, nobody said anything about it,' Bettman said before puck drop on Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Panthers and Oilers. 'For those of you that played, were you sitting there with a tax table? No, you wanted to go to a good organization in a place you wanted to live where you wanted to raise your kids and send them to school. You wanted to play in a first-class arena with a first-class training facility with an owner, an organization, a GM and a coach that you were comfortable with. Advertisement 'And you wanted to have good teammates so you would have a shot at winning. That's what motivates. Could it be a little bit of a factor if everything else were equal? I suppose, but that's not it. By the way, state taxes high in Los Angeles, high in New York. What are we going to do, subsidize those teams?' Paul Bissonnette is pictured June 9. Getty Images While Bettman seemed to slam dunk on Bissonnette during the segment, the hockey analyst took it in stride and even chimed in on social media with a post on X in response to a clip of the segment. 'Get the people talking. Look at that engagement. Throwing Gary softballs,' Bissonnette wrote on X.
New York Post
10-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Gary Bettman chides Paul Bissonnette over ‘ridiculous' NHL state tax concern
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman chided Paul Bissonnette's 'ridiculous' concern over the believed advantage Florida hockey teams have due to the lack of income tax in the state. Bissonnette, who played in the NHL and minor league hockey before launching his media career, had previously expressed the concern following the Panthers' Eastern Conference Final series-clinching victory over the Hurricanes on TNT. TNT hockey analyst Anson Carter pushed back almost immediately when Bissonnette brought it up, and Bettman was forceful in his dismissal of it when he broached the subject on Monday night. Advertisement Gary Bettman is pictured during the TNT broadcast on June 9. Screengrab via X/@awfulannouncing 'When the Florida teams weren't good, which was for about 17 years, OK, nobody said anything about it,' Bettman said before puck drop on Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Panthers and Oilers. 'For those of you that played, were you sitting there with a tax table? No, you wanted to go to a good organization in a place you wanted to live where you wanted to raise your kids and send them to school. You wanted to play in a first-class arena with a first-class training facility with an owner, an organization, a GM and a coach that you were comfortable with. 'And you wanted to have good teammates so you would have a shot at winning. That's what motivates. Could it be a little bit of a factor if everything else were equal? I suppose, but that's not it. By the way, state taxes high in Los Angeles, high in New York. What are we going to do, subsidize those teams?' Advertisement Paul Bissonnette is pictured June 9. Getty Images While Bettman seemed to slam dunk on Bissonnette during the segment, the hockey analyst took it in stride and even chimed in on social media with a post on X in response to a clip of the segment. 'Get the people talking. Look at that engagement. Throwing Gary softballs,' Bissonnette wrote on X.
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Stanley Cup drama now includes Paul Bissonnette being listed as ‘probable' with gout
Paul Bissonnette (Credit: Getty Image) While NHL players are taping ankles and icing bruises, TNT's Paul Bissonnette is taping up for something very different, gout. Yes, gout. The Spittin' Chiclets star and fan-favorite analyst says he's been battling a brutal foot flare-up caused by too many playoff steaks. But don't worry, he's still 'probable' for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and fans are loving every second of this very on-brand chaos. Paul Bissonnette reveals he's fighting off gout after too many steaks during playoff coverage Bissonnette shared the story on the Spittin' Chiclets podcast, saying he initially thought he had a stress fracture in his foot. But after a doctor's visit, the verdict was way more... old-school. Gout. The diagnosis came after what Biz called an 'NHL on TNT Steak Tour,' where he was eating multiple steaks a night while covering games. Naturally, he didn't shy away from the drama, declaring on social media, 'Forget State Tax. I'm now at war with Steak Tax.' Once the news hit Twitter (X), fans ran with it like it was a legit Game 1 injury update. TNT even leaned into the bit, posting a graphic labeling Bissonnette as "PROBABLE" for Game 1 due to gout, complete with 🚨 emojis and all. It's the kind of sports media chaos fans eat up. While the Panthers and Oilers prep for war on the ice, the TNT desk is now its own battlefield. Biz Nasty might not be scoring goals, but he's certainly stealing the headlines. And honestly? Gout becoming a trending topic during the Stanley Cup Final was not on our bingo card. Paul Bissonnette is making sure gout won't bench him even if he has to limp into the TNT studio with ice packs and painkillers. The only thing more dramatic than the Stanley Cup Final might just be Biz's playoff diet. Also read - 'You must not be very good': Florida man roasts Matthew Tkachuk after trade in most Florida way ever
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
HCC Student Innovation team advances to national finals
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – A trio of Holyoke Community College students is heading to Washington, D.C., next month after their sustainable cooling system project for AI-driven data centers earned them a spot in the finals of a prestigious nationwide innovation competition. Jacob Bissonnette of Holyoke, Anjou Edwards of Westhampton—both business administration majors—and Nora Goncalves, an engineering major from Williamsburg, were selected as one of 12 finalist teams for the 2025 Community College Innovation Challenge. Massachusetts millionaires tax is funding these public schools The annual contest is organized by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Their project, titled 'Green Computer Processing – Reducing Data Energy Consumption,' aims to build a closed-loop cooling system designed to recapture lost energy and reduce waste in large-scale computing centers. It was one of only two projects from Massachusetts to reach the final round, alongside a team from Middlesex Community College. 'It's an amazing feeling, because it wasn't just the culmination of all our efforts, but the efforts of everyone who's been supporting us this far – the faculty, our coaches, the whole school helping to put us up,' said Bissonnette. From June 9–12, the team will participate in an 'Innovation Boot Camp' in Washington, where they will receive coaching on business planning, stakeholder engagement, communication strategies, and market dynamics. The boot camp concludes with a student poster session on Capitol Hill with STEM leaders and congressional stakeholders, followed by formal pitch presentations to determine the winning teams. The competition, now in its ninth year, is designed to cultivate entrepreneurial thinking among community college students by challenging them to solve real-world problems using STEM-based approaches. Teams consist of two to four students and a faculty or administrator mentor. 'Congratulations to the 2025 CCIC finalists,' said Walter G. Bumphus, President and CEO of AACC. 'The finalist projects showcase the incredible talent and creativity of the nation's community college students. I am proud to stand with our partners at the National Science Foundation to provide this forum to advance these student leaders as they become our future scientists, entrepreneurs, and engineers, addressing real-world issues and positively impacting our daily lives.' The HCC team is advised by Michele Cabral, professor of accounting at the college. 'The national Community College Innovation Challenge is designed to enable community college students to discover and demonstrate their capacity to use STEM to make a difference in the world and to translate that knowledge into action,' said Cabral. 'Jacob, Anjou, and Nora will be the first group of students ever representing HCC on this national stage.' Holyoke Community College appoints first Latina Chief of Police Bissonnette and Edwards were originally recognized as 'Ultimate Achievers' during HCC's inaugural campus Innovation Challenge last fall. Goncalves joined their team in the spring to prepare for the national contest. Top teams in the challenge will receive cash awards of $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second, and $1,000 for third, along with access to patent experts to help further develop their ideas. 'Even if we don't make it to the top three, we still get to have this amazing experience and add that to our resumes,' said Bissonnette. 'It's incredible for our professional development.' 'We'll get to network with experts in the field, politicians, and people who know how to get patents,' added Edwards. 'So, if you want to make this business into something more serious, which is our goal, this is the perfect first step.' Other finalist projects in this year's competition addressed a range of issues, including food insecurity, burn treatment, aviation safety, nicotine addiction, neonatal care, fire prevention, and assistive technologies. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
