The NHL took a hard pass on the Beijing Olympics, citing uncertainty over the spread of COVID-19 and marking the second straight Winter Games the world's best players will miss.
The Associated Press
The NHL is the most anodyne of the major sports leagues, so unlike the diplomats who bowed out, it wasn’t making a political statement about China’s grave and varied human rights abuses. But just like the IOC, the league’s abiding interest has always been its own bottom line.
“We understand the decision,” Olympic broadcaster NBC said in a statement Tuesday, “but the Olympics remain the greatest hockey tournament in the world regardless of whether the players are from the NHL or other elite leagues around the world.”On the plus side, the women’s tournament might pick up some viewers and the scramble to fill the men’s Olympic rosters with minor leaguers, college players and even the occasional beer-league star presents China’s woeful hockey team with an opportunity.
Unfortunately, the players lose most of all. A generation of young stars denied their debuts in 2018 now will have to wait until 2026 at the very least; among them are Canada’s Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon, American Auston Matthews and Sweden’s Victor Hedman.
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