On Tuesday, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed that they will not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Tuesday’s decision comes following multiple game postponements across the NHL. The league announced Monday it will suspend operations from Dec. 22–25, and all cross-border matchups across the United States and Canada have been postponed.

NHL players did not participate in the 2018 Olympics, though they were slated to play in Beijing in February 2022 as part of the league’s new collective bargaining agreement. The NHL plans to use the scheduled Olympic break in February as a time to make-up postponed games. The NHL All-Star Game is still scheduled for Feb. 5.

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