this is 3, the NHL announced.
NHL, United States and Canada, it gather athletes from Europe, including the world's premier professional Ice Hockey League in Olympic Games from the 1998 Nagano Games in 5 consecutive season to break, send a player. Athletes, IOC-International Olympic Committee, has so far only

and travel expenses and insurance premiums paid to break off from the PyeongChang Olympics next year and expressed in the wake with NHL players Association and the International Ice Hockey Federation, has discussed the measures.

as a result, four of the American big leagues, such as in February not to other professional sports, more than two weeks decided to not send Olympic athletes until the League suspended over the merits and does not dispatch the players this time.

NHL "overwhelmingly oppose suspending the season many teams and did not realize meaningful talks so far. From the players Association will talk not that next season won't break for the Olympics "that issued a statement.

in contrast, the players Association announced statement, "and the players are very disappointed short-circuit decision on NHL, strongly oppose. To change the schedule for the next season if compared to the chance to show off our best players at the Olympics, nothing less than a small price "as am.