South Tyrol can look forward to NHL stars

The Swiss draws hope from the extended collective agreement in the strongest ice hockey league in the world, which is to be approved by players and committees in the coming days and addresses the return to the Olympics. “I don’t see any deal breakers,” Fasel told the US news agency AP . “There are many challenges. But I think in principle the message that this is in the CBA is good news for me and especially for international ice hockey.” CBA is the abbreviation for the English term for collective agreement. Professionals vote Details of the agreement have not yet been communicated. The players' union (NHLPA) approved the decision on Tuesday evening (local time) and now wants to let the professionals vote on it directly. In the course of this, the framework conditions and processes for the rest of the NHL season would also be approved. Even if the collective agreement comes into force, participation in the next two Olympic Games would first require a concrete agreement between the IHF, the IOC and the NHL. But if the professionals agree to the CBA, a big obstacle would be removed. “We didn’t give up after Pyeongchang. We understood the situation as it was at the time,” said Fasel. “We really hope it works for '22 first, and we are ready to work and find a solution.” NHL professionals were not allowed to take part in the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang. In 2026, the ice hockey games will take place in two stadiums in Milan - for South Tyrolean fans, virtually on their own doorstep.

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South Tyrol can look forward to NHL stars

The chances of the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics with ice hockey professionals from the NHL are good. This is the opinion of IIHF boss Rene Fasel.

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