Gary Bettman: NHL 'still deciding' on Olympic participation
Hockey fans will have to wait a little longer to find out if the NHL will participate in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.
Commissioner Gary Bettman, while speaking at the PrimeTime Sports and Entertainment conference in Toronto, said the league is still deciding on participation.
Bettman says NHL has at least another year to decide whether to go to 2018 Olympics. #PrimeTimeSE
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) November 9, 2015
The 2018 Olympics will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and then Beijing, China will host the games in 2022.
Bettman believes that the NHL won't participate in one without the other, but added that the latter could be a game-changer.
Gary Bettman echoes what @Real_ESPNLeBrun wrote about last week. Next two Olympics will likely be a package deal. Either in or out for both.
— Craig Custance (@CraigCustance) November 9, 2015
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said a decision on participation could come after the World Cup of Hockey in September.