Monday, April 3, 2017

NHL not going to 2018 Olympics in South Korea (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this June 22, 2016, file photo, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas. The NHL is eyeing opportunities to crack the biggest market in the world: China. With the 2022 Olympics in Beijing following 2018 in Pyeongchang, the NHL and NHLPA see the country of a billion people as hockey's next frontier. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

The NHL announced Monday that it will not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, saying it sees no tangible benefit in halting the season for three weeks - despite clear signs from the world's best players that they want to go. The league ended weeks of speculation and said the matter was ''officially closed.'' Commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly told NHL Players Association officials of the move earlier Monday. The league said no meaningful dialogue had materialized in talks with the NHLPA, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation.


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