mr. leonsis and ted leonsis the podium, the chairs are yours. >> thank you very much. i'm gary.that's dead. so there's no confusion to actually want to give a shout out to the canadian ambassador to the united states ambassador to work. it's great to have you here. [applause] happens be a big fan of hockey and was are interested in the jets return to winnipeg. so it's good to have you. ted, let's talk for a second about what the stanley cup means to an owner in the nhl. and without attempting to embarrass you we had a discussion about where we sat to you would be further away from the cup at this point in time. [laughter] what goes through your mind? and i think on your 100 bucket list, winning the cup is one of it. what does it mean when you're in order and you're thinking about the cup? >> i think it creates lifelong memories for every member of the community, to be able to craft and build the winning sports team and win a championship it's a bit of immortality for people. i'm involved in lots of businesses. but there's really no higher calling than that to have that collectiv

mr. leonsis. then we will try to bring it all together by 2:00. mr. bettman, how does a national hockey league choose venues for the winter classic and where do you see future games being held? >> the smart-ass answer would be somewhere between we throw darts and it depends who was harassing me the most. [laughter] the latter is closest to the truth. actually, we look for to be opportunistic. we started in buffalo with the notion that maybe it would work. once it did, we started looking for what would be the next place we could go to that can build upon it, and continue the growth of the winter classic and all outdoor games as an institution. as we got more and more comfortable building it as an event, as it got a bigger and bigger following, we decided we could try things that some people thought would be crazy. last year, we did an outdoor game in los angeles and it was great. for us to come to the nation's capital, there is a fan base here that ted has built through his organization and through his use of social media and his commitment to the comm

mr. leonsis. mr. bettman, how does a national hockey league choose venues for the winter classic and where do