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PALM BEACH, Florida - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman expects a review of the NHLs concussion spotter program at the next board meeting, during All-Star week in late January, but he praised the effectiveness of the program so far this season.He said he received no concerns from his ownership group about how the concussion spotter program, bulked up this season with centralized spotters in the New York player safety room, has been implemented.Actually, everybody thinks the spotter program is working great, just as it was intended, Bettman said.Wayne Gretzky spoke Friday after attending his first board meeting since leaving the then-Phoenix Coyotes in 2009. He applauded the use of centralized concussion spotters as part of the NHLs effort to better protect players.When I played -- one of my kids asked me if I ever got a concussion -- I can honestly tell you I dont even know, Gretzky said.?Because in those days theyd say, Take two aspirin tonight, tomorrow youre going to skate for an hour and were going to sweat it out of you. Thats what we did.We have so much more knowledge now from the doctor side of things, from the trainers, from the players themselves, and yet theres so much more to learn about it, Gretzky said. Is everybody perfectly happy when the best player gets pulled off? No. But its protocol -- thats what the rules are and youve got to live with it.There was criticism of the program recently after Edmontons Connor McDavid was pulled from a game against the Wild on Sunday when he was tripped and his chin hit the ice.McDavid and some of his teammates werent happy he was pulled from the game for concussion testing, tests he passed. There have also been concerns raised about putting in a backup goalie without proper warm-up if a starting goalie is removed by a concussion spotter.As more high-profile cases emerge and the games increase in importance as the playoffs move closer, the debate will likely get louder. But thats exactly why the program is in place, Bettman said.The reason you have the spotter program is exactly for the instances the people are talking about because players typically ... dont want to come out of a game, Bettman said. We think being cautious, having protocols and enforcing them is the best way to ensure it. Does that mean some players are going to get pulled who didnt have concussions? Sure. But it also means were going to make sure the players who need to be off the ice are off the ice.The second day of the NHLs board of governors meetings passed without major news emerging. According to Bettman, the session was filled with routine informational updates, on issues like the centennial celebration, relationships with television rights holders and a World Cup wrap-up.Everybody in the room believes, as do we, that we were able to re-establish this event in a very big way, major way, Bettman said of the World Cup. There are a variety of things were focused on to do it even better the next time we do it, whenever that might be. 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DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Austin Gahafer threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns and Morehead State defeated Davidson 31-10 on Saturday.Gahafer finished his career with 11,918 yards passing and surpassed 12,000 yards in total offense.He opened the scoring with a 9-yard strike to Jake Raymond and his 55-yard connection with Darius Pritchett gave the Eagles (4-7, 3-5 Pioneer) a 31-3 lead in the third quarter.Davidson (2-9, 0-8) ended up winless in conference play after ending a 24-game PFL losing streak in the regular-season finale last sseason.dddddddddddd.Morehead State held the Wildcats to 276 yards while piling up 438. Davidson got a 37-yard touchdown run from Stockton McGuire, who finished with 116 yards rushing and 78 passing, in the final minute of the third quarter.Trevor Jones had 76 yards and a 3-yard touchdown run in the second quarter for the Eagles, who also had nine different players catch passes in Gahafers final game. ' ' '