The new date is Dec 21, 2021.
According to multiple news sites, the National Hockey League players will not be participating in the Beijing Olympics in the year 2022, in order to make up for the games that were postponed due to the outbreak of coronaviruses.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New Jersey Devils are playing a National Hockey League game in Newark, New Jersey on December 19, 2021. Rich Graessle is the photographer for Icon Sportswire.
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The NHL and NHL Players' Association will not be participating in the Olympics, despite initial plans to attend, according to reports.
The NHL has asked arenas to keep their schedules clear for the rescheduling of games, which will likely take place in the weeks after the Olympics, according to sources.
If the NHL doesn't participate in the Olympics by January 10, it will have to pay a fine, according to the Associated Press.
The NHL announced Monday that it would resume play on December 27 after multiple games were postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Forbes reached out to the NHL.
Crosby told the Athletic that it would be disappointing if the NHL didn't participate in the Olympics. I know how special the Olympics are. I am thinking of the guys that haven't had the chance to be part of it, and knowing what they could potentially miss.
50. The NHL has postponed a number of games due to Covid-19 cases.
The key background.
The NHL and NHLPA struck a deal in September with the IOC to participate in the Olympics for the first time since 2014, with a clause that it would be able to withdraw by January in the case of multiple games postponed due to Covid-19. The NHL decided not to play in the Olympics in order to not disrupt games. According to the Associated Press, 15% of the NHL's over 700 players are currently under Covid-19 protocols, which means they have received a positive Covid-19 test, are required to be isolated due to having symptoms or need toQuarantine after being deemed a close contact, and won' In response to the recent surge of Covid-19 cases among players, the NHL announced Saturday it would require all players and staff to wear masks at indoor team facilities and while travelling, regardless of vaccination status.
The NHL became the first U.S. league to pause the season.
NHL puts cross-border games on ice as covid cases rise.
