The NHL is officially back! Well, in North America anyway, with a Tuesday night matchup between the New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden.

However, the game started with somewhat of a cringy moment, as veteran official Chris Rooney gave an obviously scripted speech:

''To our great players and our great fans, welcome to opening night of the 2022/23 NHL season. What better than this? Good luck to all players. Let's have a great season.''

Watch it below:

I don't think anything screens ‘'Gary Bettman'' more than this!