With the ongoing COVID outbreak across professional sports and the amassing postponements, the NHL will decide to pull out of the Olympics, per ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski. It’s a bittersweet decision on the horizon, since it was both discussed at the Board of Governor’s meeting on Dec. 9, and is currently an active discussion across league management.
The decision will be made jointly by the NHL and the NHLPA, with both sides reportedly in favor of not allowing NHL players to travel to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The NHL has never been a huge fan of international competitions during the season, and it’s obvious why; it disrupts their playing schedule, interrupts revenue sources and can bring untimely injuries.