NHL to withdraw from Olympics
The NHL will announce on Wednesday that it’s pulling out of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing after the regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks, according to reports.
On Tuesday, the league informed the players’ association that it was retaining its right to withdraw from Olympic participation because there was a material disruption to the season.
With 50 games already postponed, there was a fear the NHL would be unable to complete a full 82-game season while also taking a break of more than two weeks in February for the Olympics.
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