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The commission NHL Gary Bettman commented very discouraging participation from overseas hockey league at the Olympic tournament in 2018. Negotiations Pyeongchang County, according to him stalemate and the NHL will not be there, who stood next steps. The public, according to Bettman should start taking as fact that most of the biggest stars in world hockey in Pyeongchang County will miss him.

NHL last meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF took place in early February. So at a time when he wanted to have NHL clear. Originally meant to be decided even in mid-2014.According to Bettman is not on the horizon, no continuation. “There are no ongoing negotiations,” said Bettman told Reuters.

“We have open discussions about various things that can mitigate the impact on the season in our contest, but there was no response. And depending on how things are, people should count on the fact that not going anywhere, “said Bettman, who is not inclined to make the two and a half weeks again broke the base of the NHL and the players while risking injury in the Olympic tournament.

in addition to the fact that the IOC has so far not too much to cover time and high costs, which are the start of NHL players involved.Under the five rings were launched the biggest hockey stars regularly since Nagano in 1998. In all five Olympiads refund the costs of the IOC, but these are, for example, at the last Winter Olympics in Sochi soared up to 14 million meters of dollars.

Is there time situation reverse

“For us it’s all hugely dangerous in terms of disruption of our business. and it seems that this does not count for anything, what would it compensate. When addition of the IOC, by the way comes with the fact that he knows that the cost of insurance, flights and accommodation of players come to 15 to 20 million, but it will not pay ..When they not rate the involvement of NHL in the matter, why should we do? “Said Bettman.

From the perspective of past Olympics in Sochi is still room situation reversed. Then NHL agreed to start players in Russia and in July 2013 . But the next step must now do IOC and IIHF. the best club competition world is waiting. “From our perspective, no more steps may not be,” said Bettman.

“Remember that this is February, when plays baseball and American football. It’s just the NHL and NBA basketball. And we suddenly disappear. We will not be content to broadcast NHL Network, social media and even web NHL.com. So why do we have in the past five do?At the time it seemed like a good idea, but we had no benefit from it, “Bettman said.