Ice Hockey – Euro Hockey Tour – Channel One Cup – Russia v Canada – CSKA Arena, Moscow, Russia – December 15, 2021 Russia Hockey Federation President Vladislav Tretiak and International Hockey Federation President Luc Tardif before the match REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
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BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The National Hockey League has sat out the last two Winter Olympics but International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif said on Thursday, he is optimistic the world’s best players will be back on the ice at the 2026 Games set for Italy’s Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo.
For five consecutive Winter Games starting with the 1998 Nagano Olympics the NHL had shut down mid-season freeing players to take part.
That run ended at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games when the NHL, IIHF and International Olympic Committee (IOC) could not reach an agreement on a number of issues, including marketing and insurance.
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