The NHL revealed the world's worst secret today when they announced that players would not be participating in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
NHL announces that there will not be an Olympic break, NHL Players will not be able to participate in 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Full release: https://t.co/GkHDkNgZSo pic.twitter.com/ysBmWctzjw— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 22, 2021This will probably ruffle some feathers, but at the end of the day it's the best thing for the players and the league.
The NHL will smartly use that time to reschedule/makeup games that have been lost to the current Covid outbreaks that have caused the league to shutdown momentarily.