Agent Allan Walsh calls out Gary Bettman for ‘lost opportunity’

Sports fans across the world got to see the best World Baseball Classic ever, which was crowned on Tuesday night by the final between Japan and the United States and the dream ending of Shohei Ohtani versus Mike Trout with two out in the ninth. Ohtani got Trout to swing and sent Japan to a 3-2 win and its first World Baseball Classic title since 2009.

It was simply an epic matchup and on Wednesday morning, NHL player Agent Allan Walsh took this perfect timing to call out commissioner Gary Bettman on his Twitter account.

“See the iconic showdown between Ohtani and Trout at WBC? Gary Bettman and the owners have robbed NHL players and the fans of Olympics and World Cups. A generation of NHL stars have never represented their countries best on best. It’s such a lost opportunity for everyone.”

Fans do deserve this type of epic showdown with the best players out there! But you have to wonder if it will happen under Bettman…

As you may recall, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association abandoned plans to stage a World Cup in February 2024 as they had hoped, saying in a joint statement “it is not feasible’’ in the current environment thanks to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The league and union said they hope to stage the event in February 2025.

The NHL decided to skip the 2018 Olympics and planned to participate in 2022 in China before the pandemic caused enough schedule disruption to derail those hopes. The NHL has committed to sending players to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, but nothing is set in stone yet.

Recommended articles:

• Jonathan Huberdeau takes a shot at Darryl Sutter.
• Flames’ Jonathan Huberdeau reacts to his agent bashing coach Darryl Sutter
• Flames’ Darryl Sutter in trouble over latest outburst, gets attacked by Huberdeau's agent!
• Allan Walsh roasts the NFL on Sunday.
• Allan Walsh absolutely demolishes NHL commissioner Gary Bettman