Corey Hirsh
NHL players are going to play in the Olympics for their respective countries. The NHL owners are not pleased and may not allow it in the future. They essentially have to shut the league down for a couple of weeks and risk injury to their players.
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Wayne gretzky
The first foreign player to play in the NHL was Pius Suter. He made his debut in the 2020-2021 season with the Chicago Blackhawks.
NBA players first Olympics was the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona and NHL players first Olympics was the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.
There aren't any NHL rules during the Olympics. The refs use International Hockey rules
Bret Hedican
play hockey for what ever team that drafted them
I think it was Mike Marsen of the Washington Capitals.
A penalty is when a team has to play with 1 less player for a certain time!
Willie O'Ree was the first black player to play in the NHL.
Willie O'ree for the Boston Bruins in 1958.