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Originally Posted by bubbsy
Apologies if this has already been discussed, but how does this affect the KHL and those players, of non-russian decent, representing their own countries (ie. can a canadian playing in the KHL be made available to the canadian olympic team)?
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We don't know yet.
As of now, the KHL is still expected to shut down during the Olympics and allow their players to go to Korea. The KHL is governed by the IIHF, and IIHF rules require leagues to make players available for the Olympics (the NHL isn't under IIHF jurisdiction, which is why they can make their own rules).
If the KHL were to decide to boycott the Games, the IIHF would have to step in and figure things out.