The National Hockey League confirmed that it is not going to release its players to the 2018 Olympic Games.
This was stated by the vice-president of the NHL Bill Daley.
"There are no alternative season calendars. Participation of NHL players in the Olympics-2018 is not a real option. I think that soon the official statement of the International Hockey Federation and certain countries regarding this will appear, "Bailey said..
Note that the NHL players took part in the last five Olympics.
Recall, in the spring, the NHL made a statement that it failed to reach an agreement with the Olympic Committee regarding the participation of players of the League at the Games-2018 in Pyeongchang.