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Four Olympic hockey options laid out by IIHF president

OlympicTalk | August 13, 2018

Related Topics: International Olympic Committee, International Ice Hockey Federation, President, René Fasel, Hockey, 2022 Winter Olympics, Gary Bettman, China, Squaw Valley, Placer County, California

IIHF president René Fasel said he told the International Olympic Committee there are four options for hockey’s participation at the 2022 Winter Olympics, according to TSN’s Gord Miller.

  1. Go back to NHL participation (as in 1998-2014)
  2. Use the 2018 model (participation from all major leagues except NHL)
  3. Use under-23 players (similar to Olympic men’s soccer)
  4. No Olympic hockey

It’s clear which option Fasel favors.

“Having the best on best should be our mission,” Fasel said in an Oilers TV interview last week.

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