Friday, December 2, 2016

AP Source: NHLPA rejects offer to extend CBA for Olympics (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 file photo, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, and NHL Player's Association Executive Director Donald Fehr take part in announcing the return of the World Cup of Hockey in 2016 in Toronto, during a news conference at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel says he had a

NHL players could still go to the 2018 Olympics, but it won't be in exchange for extending the collective bargaining agreement through 2025. A person with direct knowledge of the decision said the Players' Association on Friday rejected the NHL's offer to extend the current CBA three years in exchange for an agreement to go to Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018. The Canadian Press first reported the NHLPA rejected the offer, which was made by the NHL amid talks with the International Ice Hockey Federation and International Olympic Committee.


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