A reported NHL proposal that would send NHL players to the 2018 Olympics, if the NHLPA signs off, is being met by players with cynicism and a knee-jerk reaction of blackmail, hockey insider Bob McKenzie said.
The NHL will reportedly participate at a sixth straight Winter Games in Pyeongchang if the NHL Players Association extends the collective bargaining agreement for three years.
The news came two days after International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel said the NHL’s biggest roadblock to Olympic participation — travel costs — would be covered and was no longer an issue.