- NHL players to participate in Olympics for first time since 2014
- IIHF, IOC, NHL and NHLPA announced agreement on Friday
NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade.
The world’s top hockey league will allow its players to participate in the Games in 2026 in Milan and in 2030 under an agreement announced Friday by the NHL, the NHL Players’ Association, International Ice Hockey Federation and the IOC.