Tuesday, May 3, 2016

AP Interview: Fasel worried NHL players will skip 2018 Games (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - This is a Sunday, May 17, 2015 file photo of Canadas Sidney Crosby, right, as he receives a trophy from IIHF President Rene Fasel, left, after winning the Hockey World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. NHL players will probably not compete at the next Winter Olympics in 2018 because of a lack of money to cover insurance, Rene Fasel the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation has told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

The head of ice hockey's international body says there's a strong possibility that NHL players won't be competing at the next Winter Olympics. International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel puts the chances at 60 percent that the NHL will decline to go to the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, because of a lack of money to cover player insurance. In an interview with The Associated Press, Fasel said the IOC has canceled its contribution to player travel and insurance costs for Pyeongchang, leaving the IIHF facing a $10 million shortfall and ''begging'' for money around the world.


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