The IIHF and NHLPA have reached an agreement that will allow NHL players to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics

The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today that they have concluded an Agreement with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that confirms a break in the 2021-22 NHL Regular Season Schedule, subject to terms of the Agreement, in order to accommodate the participation of NHL Players in the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The Agreement allows for the possibility of a later decision to withdraw in the event evolving Covid conditions are deemed by the NHL/NHLPA to render participation by NHL Players to be impractical or unsafe.

Official announcement coming shortly, but NHL/NHLPA have the ability to withdraw if circumstances change for the worse. Also, if NHL games are cancelled during the season due to outbreaks and there is not room to reschedule, league has option to cancel participation. https://t.co/Bd1AZ51Zla

— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 3, 2021

Players are going to the Olympics. Memo was sent to NHL players… pic.twitter.com/OGqVsEKK1O

— John Hoven | The Mayor (@mayorNHL) September 3, 2021

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