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.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Featured Post
Carlos Vela's future is among the 14 roster riddles LAFC is trying to solve
LAFC general manager John Thorrington has just six weeks to rebuild a roster that has lost 18 players, and it's unclear if Carlos Vela...
Popular Posts
-
Patrik Berglund scored three goals to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night for their fou...
-
The first-place Philadelphia Union are looking to put an inconsistent stretch behind them, when they head to Houston to play the last-place ...
-
It finally happened — the LA Galaxy have parted ways with their president Chris Klein amid nightmare start to MLS season, fan boycott
No comments:
Post a Comment