National Hockey League players will play in the ice hockey event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The NHL did not allow its players to participate in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Games because of a dispute with the International Olympic Committee over participation-related costs and the disruption to the NHL schedule, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2022 Games.
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