Sports Telegram It can be significantly star poorer Olympic tournaments in hockey. The IOC does not want to pay as much as before, according to the data.
Representatives from the North American ice hockey league, play the slot and International Ice Hockey Federation to be at a meeting have informed the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC’s) plans, according to ESPN.
the IOC reported not wanting to pay part of the costs previously been made to the NHL and the players participating in the Olympics. Since the Nagano Olympics in 1998, the IOC paid including travel and insurance.
One would think it was boring, but the Olympic Games are the goalie Henrik Lundqvist, everyday playing in the New York Rangers.
– It is the biggest and best stage for hockey. Then you get people who usually do not follow hockey to watch matches, he has previously told Reuters.
It has recently been uncertain whether the league’s players – including many of the world’s best – may participate in future Olympics. NHL officials are skeptical that pause races more than two weeks and is also worried about the risk of injury but on the other hand, an Olympic tournament attract more interest on the huge Asian market, where the Olympics will take place in South Korean Pyeongchang 2018 Beijing 2022nd
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