As was reported yesterday morning, there had been swirling rumors about the NHL pulling out of the Olympics. It was said to be “highly unlikely” the NHL would send players to Beijing due to COVID. While an announcement hasn’t been made, it looks all but official.
Sources confirm the February break in the #NHL schedule, originally for the Olympics, will now be used to play make up games for all games taken off the board.
— Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) December 21, 2021
This will allow the league to use the three weeks in February to make up games that have been postponed.