from Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic,

This meeting is normally held in Boca Raton, Florida, and sometimes Pebble Beach, California, but for the first and likely only time, it’s in Seattle this week. The league had promised a Board of Governors meeting to the expansion Kraken a few years ago, but the pandemic delayed that until now. The owners will want this back in a sunny locale, but I’m sure they can gut it out in Seattle this week.

Here’s my understanding of what’s in store Monday and Tuesday at the Board of Governors meeting:

• There is no formal agenda item dealing with potential expansion, but there is leeway for Bettman to be asked about it from inquisitive governors as far as the latest on that front....

• There will be a full international update on the Board agenda involving the Olympics (February 2026) and some kind of World Cup of Hockey (February 2025)....

• As usual, there is the annual meeting where governors get an update on projected hockey-related revenue for the season and hence a sneak peak at next season’s salary cap....

• NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly had a gambling protocols/rules update at the GMs meeting in Toronto last month, and my understanding is that he will do the same with the governors....

more ($) on the above topics plus additional bullet points...