NHL in the Olympics: When Did the Ban Happen?
Carmen Auer
2025-04-28 18:15:55
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NHL players have not been at the Olympics since 2014 in Sochi. The NHL paused its season for the Olympics five times from 1998 through 2014.
Esteban Mosciski
2025-04-28 15:05:07
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After the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the NHL decided to stop sending players to the Olympics for the 2018 Olympics in Peyongchang. In 2022, the NHL initially planned to send players to the winter games in Beijing, but the Covid-19 crisis and strict quarantine policy resulted in no players being sent.
Emilia Schoen
2025-04-28 14:06:23
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NHL players were not part of the Winter Olympics in 2018 in South Korea. NHL players were not part of the 2018 Olympics due to a dispute between the league and the International Olympic Committee over who would cover costs such as travel, insurance and accommodations. The NHL and NHL Players' Association agreed Tuesday to not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympic men's hockey tournament in Beijing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing concerns over the delta and omicron variants.
Ashley Jacobson
2025-04-28 13:11:46
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The NHL participated in five consecutive Olympics starting in 1998. The streak was broken when the NHL opted not to send players to the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. Despite that agreement, the NHL again opted out of the Beijing 2022 Games, citing "a profound disruption to the regular-season schedule caused by recent COVID-related events" during the pandemic. The NHL is sending its players back to the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014, formally committing to the next two men's ice hockey tournaments in an agreement with the International Olympic Committee.
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