It’s important to keep this in mind when you consider the public negotiating regarding the NHL’s participation in the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Fasel added that he intends to “beg” for $10 million to cover those aforementioned expenses for NHL players. “I think we’ve been very open to the fact that when the IOC awarded the Beijing Games it certainly created a bigger opportunity than potentially existed before. Over 11 days, the group staged several youth hockey clinics in Beijing and Shanghai for more than 150 Chinese youth hockey players. The bottom line: While NHL players have a desire to go to the 2018 Games in South Korea, the league’s appetite seems less so.

Source: National Post September 27, 2016 22:56 UTC