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IIHF says getting NHL players to 2018 Olympics ‘will not be easy’

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Rene Fasel

AP

According to International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel, getting NHLers to participate at the 2018 Olympics “will not be easy”.

Fasel told The Associated Press that the process of consulting players and officials over a deal for the 2018 games in Pyeongchang, South Korea has begun.

“Our goal is to bring the NHL to Korea,” said Fasel adding its “long process” and “will not be easy.”

There is currently no deal in place between the IIHF, NHL and NHLPA for players to participate at the 2018 Olympics.

The story notes a deal for the 2014 games was not reached until seven months prior to the Olympics starting in Sochi, Russia.

The NHL has been sending its players to the Olympics since 1998.

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