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The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with the NHL and NHL Players Association to allow NHL players to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The NHL and NHLPA released the following statement regarding the decision:
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly commented on the agreement as well, saying: “We understand how passionately NHL Players feel about representing and competing for their countries. We are very pleased that we were able to conclude arrangements that will allow them to resume best on best competition on the Olympic stage.”
NHL players were not permitted to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, marking the first time since the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer that NHL players were omitted.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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