Breaking: Huge rumors of potential relocation after Bettman meets with billionaire.

There are massive rumors of a potential National Hockey League relocation on the horizon with a new report revealing NHL commissioner Gary Bettman met with a billionaire sports team owner in recent weeks. 

Katie Strang of The Athletic is reporting that multiple sources have confirmed there was a recent meeting between Bettman and Tilman Fertitta, the billionaire owner of the Houston Rockets., at the NHL's offices in New York City.

Fertitta has already made headlines this year by openly expressing his desire to bring an NHL franchise to Houston if the business makes sense, and now Bettman himself has seemingly echoed that sentiment. 

Strang reached out to the NHL commissioner for a comment, and while Bettman steadfastly denied any talk of relocation, he did admit that Houston could be at the very least a consideration in the future if everything lined up correctly. 

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“If Houston were to express an interest in having an NHL franchise, under the right circumstances, it's something we might want to consider,” said Bettman as per The Athletic.

The timing of this report could not be worse for the NHL in terms of optics with news breaking just hours ago regarding a government investigation into accusations a struggling NHL team was failing to pay employees properly. 

More to come on this story as it develops.