NEW YORK (AP) – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL has postponed 13 more games ahead of Christmas and announced a decision on the Olympic participation of ice hockey professionals in the coming days.

All games requiring teams to travel across borders between the United States and Canada will be rescheduled. The National Hockey League was announced on Sunday. This affected three games between the Edmonton Oilers and Leon Dracitel and two encounters between the Ottawa Senators and Tim Stutzl. Also around is Nico Sturm’s Detroit Red Wings game with the Moritz Cedars against the Minnesota Wild. The Red Wings are also not allowed to use their training ground until further notice.

The Games have already been cancelled, with the number of affected games increasing to 40 by Christmas. Meanwhile only two of them have been built. Because of this, and the uncertainty resulting from the Omicron version of the coronavirus spreading, there is an ongoing debate about whether NHL professionals will attend the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in February, the NHL announced in conjunction with the players. Federation.

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