BREAKING: An Email gives Major update on the NHL and the Olympics!

New MAJOR update on the NHL and the Olympics participation!

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BREAKING: An Email gives Major update on the NHL and the Olympics!
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Major update on the NHL and the Olympics

There is already a ragging fire between the players and Gary Bettman regarding their participation to the next Olympics. 

By the end of the GM meetings in Februrary, Bill Daly and the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the Olympic situation. Nothing they said had a positive impact both on the players and the fans that want to see the best player in the world participate in the 2018 Olympic.

Unless something changes we’re not going,” deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Canadian Press after the general managers meeting.

The IOC has been informed the talks between the [IIHF] and the NHL are continuing,” Adams told Reuters.” As reported by CBC sports.

According to Reuters, the IIHF proposed the NHL and the commissioners to pay the fees and insurance bill for the players. That is a huge offer from the IIHF as the main problem for Bettman seems to be the money.

Because of the interest of the Olympic Movement to see the NHL players in the Olympic Games, the IIHF has ensured that the travel and insurance cost of the NHL players will be fully covered, as was the case in previous Olympic Games." reported Elliotte Friedman who exchanged email with the IOC.

Source: Sportsnet