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March 28, 2024

NHL says it won’t discuss 2018 Winter Olympics

Olympic hockey

Julio Cortez / Associated Press

USA forward T.J. Oshie scores the winning goal against Russia goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky in a shootout during overtime of a men’s ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

SOCHI, Russia — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league's possible participation in the 2018 Olympics hasn't been and won't be discussed during the Sochi Games.

Bettman was joined at a news conference Tuesday by NHL Players' Association Executive Director Don Fehr and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel.

The league and the union have allowed their players to play in the Olympics since 1998, creating an elite hockey tournament that has become one of the most popular events at the Olympics.

The 2018 Winter Games will be in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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