NHL agreement will allow players to compete in Olympics

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The National Hockey League has reached an statement with the International Ice Hockey Federation to make a interruption successful the 2021-2022 play to let players to vie successful the adjacent Winter Olympics.

The NHL and its players’ relation said Friday that the statement allows for the anticipation of a aboriginal determination to retreat successful the lawsuit that COVID-19 conditions are deemed impractical oregon unsafe for the players.

“We recognize however passionately NHL players consciousness astir representing and competing for their countries. We are precise pleased that we were capable to reason arrangements that volition let them to resume champion connected champion contention connected the Olympic stage,” wrote NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly successful a statement.

The Winter Olympics are scheduled to beryllium held successful Beijing, China, from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20, 2022.

This marks a instrumentality to the Winter Olympics since the NHL skipped the 2018 games.

Russia took location the golden successful men’s hockey astatine the past Winter Olympics, which was held successful Pyeongchang, South Korea. The U.S. claimed golden for women’s hockey.