Corey Hirsh
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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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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.
Bret Hedican
There aren't any NHL rules during the Olympics. The refs use International Hockey rules
play hockey for what ever team that drafted them
Willie O'ree for the Boston Bruins in 1958.
Willie O'Ree was the first black player to play in the NHL.
A penalty is when a team has to play with 1 less player for a certain time!
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