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The Winter Olympic Games, held every four years in February, include a major hockey tournament featuring many different countries competing for a gold medal. Up until 1998 this hockey tournament included amateur athletes only, however in 1998 an agreement was reached between the International Olympic Committee and the National Hockey League to allow NHL players to participate in these games. NHL players have been participating in Olympic hockey since then, including five different Olympic tournaments. The future of NHL Olympic participation has recently been put in jeopardy, as there is currently a disagreement between the NHL and the IOC regarding financial issues that may prevent NHL players from participating in the Olympic games in the future. Transportation and insurance policies for the players are significant costs that must be covered and at this point, neither side is willing to cover these expenses. [1] The IOC, who have, in the past covered insurance and transportation costs involved in sending NHL players to the Olympics, have decided that they will no longer do so. The NHL also does not want to cover these costs because they feel like they are already giving up a lot in allowing their players to travel to the Olympics. The NHL feels that their players are risking injury and fatigue but they also have to make a significant adjustment to their schedule in order to allow players to attend without receiving any financial benefits in doing so. In the past the International Ice Hockey Federation has helped the IOC cover the millions of dollars worth of expenses for NHL players to travel to the Olympics and its president is confident that they will be able to find the money required to continue to do so. The players also become an important part of this agreement as they would like to participate in the Olympics according to the head of the National Hockey League Players' Association. The NHLPA however, did reject the NHL's recent proposal that would have seen an agreement reached to send the players to the 2018 Winter Olympics. For now NHL Olympic participation is in jeopardy, however all sides except for the NHL would like to see participation and think it would be beneficial to all parties involved. It remains to be seen whether these sides will come to an agreement, but the deadline for a deal to be made is fast approaching and must be done so by January in order to allow all parties to coordinate schedules and travel logistics to attend the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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