Report: Men's Olympic rosters to be finalized in early January

Men's rosters for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing will be finalized in early January, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Competing countries have until Oct. 15 to submit their long list - roughly 50 players - so they can be subject to drug testing, LeBrun adds.

The NHL, IIHF, NHLPA, and IOC struck an agreement to return to the Olympics in September. The NHL sent players to the games from 1998-14, but sat out the 2018 tournament in PyeongChang.

The men's tournament is scheduled to run from Feb. 9 to Feb. 20.