With COVID cases surging and NHL games being postponed, the league and players association accepted the inevitable and are pulling the plug on NHL players attending the 2022 Winter Olympics. NHL players went to five Olympics from 1998 to 2014 but didn't go in 2018 to Pyeongchang, South Korea. Owners aren't fond of the Olympic break, believing it robs momentum from the regular season. But players enjoy suiting up for their country, so Olympic participation in 2022 and 2026 was granted in the collective-bargaining agreement. To learn more about how the omicron variant is impacting the NHL season, visit the link in our bio. #nhl #omicronvariant