As the 2020 Summer Olympics start to wind down, we turn our attention to the 2022 Winter Olympics – scheduled for February 2022 in scenic Beijing, China. The men’s hockey tournament is gradually taking shape, with games to determine the final three qualification spots expected to occur late this month.
But don’t expect to see Calgary Flames prospect Emilio Pettersen suiting up to get Norway into the Olympics.
Over at the blog Nitten.no, Norway’s national team executive Petter Thoresen explained (via Google Translate) that Pettersen’s commitments to the Flames will take precedence:
No, he will not join us in the Olympic qualifiers, unfortunately.