NHL players will not compete in 2022 Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19 surge

It 'is no longer feasible” for the world's best hockey players to go to China, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman said.

"We certainly acknowledge and appreciate the efforts made by the International Olympic Committee, the International Ice Hockey Federation and the Beijing Organizing Committee to host NHL Players but current circumstances have made it impossible for us to proceed despite

everyone’s best efforts," Bettman said in a statement."We look forward to Olympic participation in 2026.", Canada, Germany, China, the Russian Olympic Committee, Czechia, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Slovakia and Latvia are the 12 teams competing for men's hockey gold in Beijing.

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