The NHL ruffled some feathers Monday when it announced that Chicago Blackhawks and other NHL players will not be participating in the 2018 Olympics Games in Korea. This will be the first Winter Olympics since 1998 where the NHL will not send its players to play.
Here is the NHL’s full statement:
The NHL’s full statement on next year’s Olympics. pic.twitter.com/vWuKzbO9Ha
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) April 3, 2017
The decision ends months of speculation on “will or won’t NHL players play in the Olympics.” We now know that the NHL players will not be playing for their respective countries in 2018.