NHL reaches agreement to send players to 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
by Agencies from on (#5P4Q1)
- NHL players to play in Beijing after skipping Pyeongchang
- IIHF to provide $5m fund for any lost salary due to Covid-19
The NHL is set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials, though the league and players have the opportunity to withdraw if pandemic circumstances warrant.
The NHL, its players' union, the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation struck a deal Friday that will put the best players in the world back on sports' biggest stage in February after they skipped the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
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