BREAKING: NHL players will participate in 2022 Winter Olympics
The NHL and NHLPA announced the news on Friday.
[sc name=”tabbamfordbanner” ][/sc]Friday morning brought great news for hockey fans. The NHL and NHLPA have reached an agreement for players to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
https://twitter.com/IIHFHockey/status/1433810905368760323
The news was posted on the official Olympics website on Friday morning.
The preliminary games of the tournament are slated to begin on Feb. 3 with the gold medal game scheduled for Feb. 20.
According to Elliotte Friedman, the “NHL/NHLPA have the ability to withdraw if circumstances change for the worse. Also, if NHL games are cancelled during the season due to outbreaks and there is not room to reschedule, league has option to cancel participation.”
Players are going to the Olympics. Memo was sent to NHL players… pic.twitter.com/OGqVsEKK1O
— The Mayor | Team MM (@mayorNHL) September 3, 2021
Initial rosters have to be submitted by Oct. 15. Final rosters will be announced in Jan. 2022.
Here are the groups for the preliminary rounds:
Group A
Canada
USA
Germany
China
Group B
Russia
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Denmark
Group C
Finland
Sweden
Latvia
Slovakia
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Tab has written about MLB, the NHL and the NFL for more than a decade for publications including The Fourth Period, Bleacher Report and La Vida Baseball. He is the author of two books about the Chicago Blackhawks and has been credentialed for the MLB All-Star Game and postseason and multiple Stanley Cup Finals. He is the co-host of the Line Drive Radio podcast.
