2024-01-02 01:03:03
The commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), Gary Bettman, indicated that an international tournament between the best international players is in the circuit’s plans.
Bettman revealed the information during a television interview Monday during the Winter Classic in Seattle.
“We will soon make an announcement,” he said. We will allow the best international players to compete in a “best on best” formula.”
“This will accentuate one of the greatest strengths of our sport,” Bettman added.
. @NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said on @NHL_On_TNT moments ago that the league will announce a “best-on-best” in-season international tournament “relatively soon.”
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 1, 2024
Remember that NHL players did not participate in the last two editions of the Winter Olympic Games, after having been there between 1998 and 2014.
Last March, on the social network
“Gary Bettman and the owners stole the Olympics and World Cup from NHL players and fans,” he wrote. A generation of NHL stars never represented their country. “It’s a lost opportunity for everyone.”
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