NHL allowing players to compete at 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympics

The NHL is heading back to the Olympics. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Friday during the league’s all-star festivities that its players will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy, and at the 2030 Games, which is currently without a host city. The NHL went to the Games five times between 1998 and 2014 — the last best-on-best men’s tournament — before skipping the 2018 event for what it said were financial reasons. “We know how important international competition is to our players,” said Bettman. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10268925/nhl-winter-olympics-2026-2030/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #olympics #nhl #iihf