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dwd5150 · 01-16-2019, 06:27 PM

This is all part of a larger dance between the NHL, NHLPA, and the IOC on Beijing 2022.

The players want to go. The owners will only let them go if the league can get a significant cut of the money out of the Olympics from the IOC, something Bettman and the owners have been very clear on for a long time. There would also have to be some IOC shouldering of insurance coverage worked out for all the players who would be on that team in case of injury - both for the players and their NHL teams.

With the World Cup out of the picture for 2020, that could viewed a couple of ways.

The current NHL-NHLPA labour contract is set to expire in 2022 (with an option for both sides to reopen the contract in Sept 2019, in which case the contract would expire at the end of the 2020 season.

Letting the 2020 WC of Hockey go could be a sign that labour negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA are deteriorating. That is, the NHL pulled the 2022 Olympics off the table and the NHLPA pulled the 2020 WC of hockey off as well.

More likely, letting the 2020 WC of hockey go might be a sign that progress is being made on other aspects of labour negotiations. The tone of the two press releases is fairly positive, leaving the door open for a possible 2024 WC of hockey (without saying it outright) as well as NHL/NHLPA participation in the 2022 and perhaps 2026 Olympics.

01-16-2019, 06:27 PM	#13
dwd5150 Draft Pick Join Date: Sep 2011	This is all part of a larger dance between the NHL, NHLPA, and the IOC on Beijing 2022. The players want to go. The owners will only let them go if the league can get a significant cut of the money out of the Olympics from the IOC, something Bettman and the owners have been very clear on for a long time. There would also have to be some IOC shouldering of insurance coverage worked out for all the players who would be on that team in case of injury - both for the players and their NHL teams. With the World Cup out of the picture for 2020, that could viewed a couple of ways. The current NHL-NHLPA labour contract is set to expire in 2022 (with an option for both sides to reopen the contract in Sept 2019, in which case the contract would expire at the end of the 2020 season. Letting the 2020 WC of Hockey go could be a sign that labour negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA are deteriorating. That is, the NHL pulled the 2022 Olympics off the table and the NHLPA pulled the 2020 WC of hockey off as well. More likely, letting the 2020 WC of hockey go might be a sign that progress is being made on other aspects of labour negotiations. The tone of the two press releases is fairly positive, leaving the door open for a possible 2024 WC of hockey (without saying it outright) as well as NHL/NHLPA participation in the 2022 and perhaps 2026 Olympics. Last edited by dwd5150; 01-16-2019 at 09:55 PM. Reason: Thanks for the heads up on my typo, Joborule!