National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman has ruled out any chance of a deal to suspend competition during the 2018 Winter Olympics, insisting that the door had closed on the issue. Bettman, speaking ahead of Monday’s Stanley Cup Final series opener, rejected recent suggestions by the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation that a … Read more
Winter Olympics organisers said on Wednesday they hoped that ice hockey’s top names would still come to Pyeongchang in 2018 despite the National Hockey League (NHL) deciding to snub the Games. North America’s NHL announced on Monday that it would not suspend its season to accommodate the Olympics in February next year, effectively ruling out … Read more
The National Hockey League announced on Monday that it will not shut down it’s regular season to allow top players to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The NHL had sent players to the past five Winter Olympics, starting with the Nagano Games in 1998, interrupting it’s regular season to do … Read more