Sunday, January 1, 2017

Bettman still down on Olympics; NHLPA 'more optimistic' (Yahoo Sports)

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, left, and Wayne Gretzky speak to the media before the Toronto Maple Leafs played the Detroit Red Wings during the NHL Centennial Classic in Toronto on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr offered competing visions Sunday on the likelihood that NHL players will attend the next Winter Olympics. Speaking ahead of the Centennial Classic, Bettman reiterated that NHL owners were reluctant to return for a sixth consecutive Olympics.


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