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NHLPA Says Players Wary of Participating in Winter Olympics over COVID-19 Protocols

The NHL Players' Association says players are uncertain about participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics because they haven't received definitive answers about COVID-19 protocols for the Games, NHLPA executive director Don Fehr said, per ESPN's Greg Wyshynski.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman also said at a Board of Governors meeting on Friday that it's "ultimately going to have to be a players' decision" on whether they participate in February's Olympic Games, per Wyshynski.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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