If the NHL and NHLPA agree to extend the current collective bargaining agreement, it reportedly could lead to the reinstatement of NHL players competing in the Winter Olympics.
According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, the proposed CBA extension is expected to include a provision that would allow NHL players to be part of the Olympics in both 2022 and 2026.
NHL players competed in five consecutive Winter Olympics in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014, but the NHL prohibited its players from taking part in the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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