NHL Players Headed Back To Winter Olympics
On Friday the NHL and NHLPA will announce players will participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The news was leaked on the site for the Beijing Olympics.
The preliminary round is scheduled to begin on Feb. 3 and the gold medal game is scheduled for Feb. 20.
Players are going to the Olympics. Memo was sent to NHL players… pic.twitter.com/OGqVsEKK1O
— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) September 3, 2021
Official announcement coming shortly, but NHL/NHLPA have the ability to withdraw if circumstances change for the worse. Also, if NHL games are cancelled during the season due to outbreaks and there is not room to reschedule, league has option to cancel participation. https://t.co/Bd1AZ51Zla
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 3, 2021
Initial rosters have to be submitted by Oct. 15. Final rosters will be announced in Jan. 2022.
Here are the groups for the preliminary rounds:
Group A
Canada
USA
Germany
China
Group B
Russia
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Denmark
Group C
Finland
Sweden
Latvia
Slovakia
Love international best on best – hopefully it goes ahead
Cool – I love olympic hockey and it’s best when the best players in the world play.
LOL, China in same group as Canada and US. Given how lopsided these games will be, the PRC might have to censor domestic coverage of them.
Hope it happens, look forward to it.
Never been a fan of professionals playing in the Olympics. I hope no Hawks players go, can’t afford an injury to anyone. Hope they learned a lesson with Dach
Count on at least S Jones MAF Kane DCat Reichel Kubalik going – also possibly Lankinen and outside chances to Toews and Murphy
Wrap imagine Kurashev likely plays fir Switzerland too.
Right Ian – forgot him