Several reports surfaced on Tuesday about Olympic participation of players from the AHL. As you know, the NHL has firmly stated that they are not allowing any NHL players to go to the Olympics in February, but the AHL is taking a different tack.
Stephen Whyno with a report in the Washington Post sets the record straight, at least for now, on who could be going.
[AHL] President and CEO David Andrews confirmed through a league spokesman Wednesday that teams were informed they could loan players on AHL contracts to national teams for the purposes of participating in the Pyeongchang Olympics.