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Originally Posted by Itse
This isn't going to happen and the NHL are fools if they think otherwise. The simple reason being, it would open up the pandoras box for everyone else also wanting a cut.
This goes double for IOC paying for player insurance. While not every sport has a league that could build a case for a cut of the profit, all athletes have a legitimate claim for insurance.
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If you were talking about just about any other sport than men's hockey, I'd agree. Men's hockey is at least one of the top 5 draws at the Winter Olympics, and the Gold Medal game is generally the premier event - the 100m Men's Sprint Final of the Winter Games. Make no mistake, the IOC wants the NHL there as the prestige (and related advertising revenue potential) of Olympic men's hockey is diminished when the best players in the world are not participating.