- The NHL decided in April that it would not send players to the 2018 Olympics.
- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said teams became skeptical of interrupting the NHL season when the IOC would not treat the NHL like a sponsor.
- Bettman said it's "hard to envision" the league returning to the Olympics in the future.
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says it's 'hard to envision' the league returning to the Olympics
The NHL is not participating in the 2018 Olympics, and their future involvement is in doubt, too.
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NHL players are not taking part in the 2018 Olympics after the league decided it did not want to interrupt the season to have players return to their home nations to compete.
While the decision was unpopular among players, Bettman only further doubled-down on his stance while speaking at the
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