There is no longer any chance of a late deal with the National Hockey League to send players to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said on Tuesday. “I can say that this is now gone. We can tick that off the list,” IIHF president Rene Fasel told Reuters. […]
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IIHF president claims NHL Olympic negotiations still ongoing
Rene Fasel, the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation claims he is still negotiating with the NHL and the International Olympic Committee in regards to the NHL’s participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics. The NHL announced last month it would not be sending its players to the Olympics, but Fasel says a solution can still […]
Bettman says IOC, IIHF must make concessions on Olympics
The International Olympic Committee and hockey’s governing body will have to make concessions before the NHL sends the world’s best players to the Winter Games in South Korea next year, commissioner Gary Bettman said on Friday. “As things stand today, you should assume we’re not going,” he said. Bettman made it clear at a breakfast […]
