The decision on the 2022 Winter Olympics now rests in the hands of players
Amid speculation that the league was reconsidering its plan to allow players to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the decision is not entirely in the hands of player.
"In good faith, we made a promise to the players, and ultimately this is going to have to be a players' decision," Bettman said following a two-day NHL Board of Governors meeting.
Bettman said the NHL's concerns about the Olympics have been magnified by COVID-19, but ultimately the NHL will honor its commitment to the players to go to Beijing if that's what they want to do.— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) December 10, 2021
It won't be an easy decision for many. Players, of course, want to represent their countries on the world's largest stage. However, travelling to China will mean limited movement while they are there, daily testing, and an increased risk of contracting COVID-19. Getting COVID could mean lengthy quarantines in a foreign country away from their NHL teams and families.
Meanwhile, Bettman was asked about the possibility of another World Cup of Hockey, an international tournament staged by the NHL. He told reporters the league remains interested in doing that "when we can come up for air."
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matvei Michkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kevin Rooney | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bobby Brink | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tyson Foerster | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Justin Kirkland | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Daniil Miromanov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Connor Murphy | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Travis Sanheim | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Craig Smith | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nolan Allan | - | - | - | |
| Joey Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Michael Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Emil Andrae | - | - | - | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||