The investigation into Russia's Olympic doping scandal could soon impact the NHL.
IIHF president Rene Fasel plans to submit a request for the release of the 14 hockey players implicated in the World Anti-Doping Agency's report on alleged systematic doping in Russia.
"We will do it ... at least if we find out they tested positive we will of course suspend them," Fasel said in an interview with Russian news agency TASS.
The 14 hockey players identified by WADA's independent commission participated in the men's and women's competitions at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.
There were 16 NHL players on the men's squad, which finished fifth.
