He made a statement at a press conference during the NHL All-Star Weekend in Tampa.

According to Bettman, all teams of the league will participate in the competition. Thus, the NHL will reveal the details of the tournament until the end of the regular season, which will end on April 7.

It was worth adding that the NHL is not the first of the American sports leagues that will be engaged in e-sports tournaments. For example, more recently, the National Basketball Association and the National Football League announced competitions for NBA 2K18 and Madden NFL 18.

Напмоним, as previously reported "УРА-Информ", & nbsp The Russian Hockey Federation named the team that will go to the Olympics in Pyeongchang. Speakers will have to Russians in the status of neutral athletes and in the most optimal composition.