The U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team will include no active NHL players due to the league’s non-participation stance.
But recent NHL players — even retired ones — are very much in the early roster picture.
U.S. general manager Jim Johannson said he has talked to one player “that might retire” from the NHL before the upcoming season as he gathers a pool of Olympic hopefuls. Johannson hopes to talk to more NHL veterans once the players decide about their competitive futures.
“There are a few NHL players that we’re waiting to see what they’re waiting to do,” Johannson said Friday.