The NHL Players' Association has formally rejected the league's proposal to allow players to participate in the 2018 Olympics in exchange for an extension to the current collective bargaining agreement.
NHLPA executive director Don Fehr says that the players, primarily the executive board, showed no interest in the idea.
He says he hopes "we'll still be able to conclude an agreement to go to the Olympics."
Fehr tells The Canadian Press in an exclusive interview that "we still think it's [playing in 2018] important and we'll go from there."
The NHL proposed the idea to the players' association in the course of discussions last month.
Under the plan, the NHL would green light participation in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games if the players agreed to extend the current contract by three years, eliminating a potential opt-out clause in the fall of 2019.
NHLPA formally rejects NHL's CBA-for-Olympics proposal
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