UPDATE – NHL On Xmas Break Until December 27 – No Olympics

Toronto – DECEMBER 22 UPDATE – It’s now official as the IOC are now in the loop. For the second Winter Olympics in a row, NO NHL’rs at the Games. Now the calls are ramping up for a complete postponement of Beijing (similar to the 2020/21 Tokyo Summer Games.

DECEMBER 20 UPDATE – The NHL and NHLPA have agreed to begin the Holiday Break after Tuesday’s games. Practices will resume on Dec. 26 and the League’s regular-season schedule will resume on Dec. 27.

DECEMBER 19 ORIGINAL STORY – The @NHLPA and @NHL have agreed to postpone cross-border games through Dec. 23. That included weekend games for the Vancouver Canucks against Toronto and Arizona.

The Canucks will not be travelling to San Jose this week, nor will Anaheim come north for Thursday’s game.

The decision on the Winter Olympics in Beijing is uncertain for now.

A full list of NHL postponements to date can be found here: https://media.nhl.com/public/news/15

The NHL announced today due to the concern about cross-border travel, and given the fluid nature of federal travel restrictions, next Tuesday's Vancouver-San Jose game and Thursday's Anaheim-Vancouver game have been postponed.

DETAILS | https://t.co/bAt8Sgv8HD pic.twitter.com/HFEhnE4XHE

— X – Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) December 19, 2021

The @NHLPA and @NHL have agreed to postpone cross-border games through Dec. 23.

A full list of NHL postponements to date can be found here: https://t.co/PfY1NKP3ZR pic.twitter.com/oePGmBLpKo

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 19, 2021

The @NHL / @NHLPA discussion on Olympic participation is ongoing, with a final determination expected in the coming days.

Details: https://t.co/lEKv4lZovh pic.twitter.com/DAtgXkHoNu

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 19, 2021