Olympics: NHL participation in the 2022 Olympics

[Namejs]

So the 3-5 week quarantine is just a fake internet rumour after all?

It's completely blown out of proportion, yes.

 

[Namejs]

"The length of quarantine depends on the city and the province, but it is at least 21 days in many places."

Why is China’s quarantine so long and does science back it up?

And that's for people that have not tested positive. If you do, you can expect anything except leniency.



You will be tested constantly, but negative tests are not treated as a sufficient proof of not being infectious which is why excessively long isolation periods have become commonplace regardless of test status, in part because outbreaks have occurred regardless.

Man who spent 21 days in quarantine, tested negative 9 times still brought COVID-19 to China



A Chinese isolation center is one of the the last places I want to be for 5 weeks, with or without a bad case of COVID. But maybe that's just me.

You're spreading misinformation. Olympic athletes are not required to undergo quarantine when entering the country and not testing positive. That's just flat out wrong.

Next - do read up on the Tokyo isolation centers first. It was exactly the same.

There is no other way around it. If the Olympics took place in my city, I would expect the infected people to be isolated not wander around the streets. That's just basic common sense.

 

[Albatros]

You're spreading misinformation. Olympic athletes are not required to undergo quarantine when entering the country and not testing positive. That's just flat out wrong.

That's not the issue. The issue is that it's up to the Chinese authorities to determine what actions are appropriate when someone does test positive. And their response has been overwhelmingly draconian.

 

[Namejs]

That's not the issue. The issue is that it's up to the Chinese authorities to determine what actions are appropriate when someone does test positive. And their response has been overwhelmingly draconian.

Which is why the probability of contracting Covid in China is very low when compared to the West.

The athletes are exempt from the domestic regulations applicable to the local population.

So it's actually a safer situation for the players, not the other way round.

 

[therealdeal]

Namejs, I hope you are right. I desperately want to see all these teams play. Last dance for Ovie, maybe the most skilled Finnish team ever, McDavid-Crosby, Canada USA game.

I would be sad if the best players didn’t go.

 

[behemolari]

After all cancellations these games will be played in 2023 between C-D-E teams

 

[HolyCrap]

You're spreading misinformation. Olympic athletes are not required to undergo quarantine when entering the country and not testing positive. That's just flat out wrong.

Next - do read up on the Tokyo isolation centers first. It was exactly the same.

There is no other way around it. If the Olympics took place in my city, I would expect the infected people to be isolated not wander around the streets. That's just basic common sense.

Your avatar pic “just the tip” is pretty damn clever.

 

[Namejs]

Namejs, I hope you are right. I desperately want to see all these teams play. Last dance for Ovie, maybe the most skilled Finnish team ever, McDavid-Crosby, Canada USA game.

I would be sad if the best players didn’t go.

Same here.

But it really doesn't matter if I'm right, what matters is what the players themselves think.

For me international hockey is the most beautiful, raw, natural part of the sport. No one's doing it for the money.

So to see it slipping away like this again is just painful to watch.

 

[Albatros]

Which is why the probability of contracting Covid in China is very low when compared to the West.

The athletes are exempt from the domestic regulations applicable to the local population.

So it's actually a safer situation for the players, not the other way round.

Exempt only until they test positive. In the Tokyo Olympic bubble there were a number of COVID cases every day.

 

[Tutu to]

If NHLers don’t go I hope they cancel the entire tournament. I don’t wanna see China with a chance at winning a medal.

 

[Bagge]

If NHLers don’t go I hope they cancel the entire tournament. I don’t wanna see China with a chance at winning a medal.

The only way China wins a medal is by excluding nine other teams and lockout the european leagues as well.

 

[JackSlater]

LeBrun: NHL not considering pausing season yet but Olympic participation increasingly in jeopardy

LeBrun says that the NHLPA call had a "sobering" mood as they discussed the covid regulations in Beijing, but no players actually said that they are not going. Still a wait and see approach.

NHL players discuss the Olympics — Are they still on board, or is it a risk too big to take?

This article compiled various player quotes. Some, like Stamkos and Draisaitl, seem pretty gung ho on going. Others, like Karlsson, are not.

 

[BigBadBoar]

LeBrun: NHL not considering pausing season yet but Olympic participation increasingly in jeopardy

LeBrun says that the NHLPA call had a "sobering" mood as they discussed the covid regulations in Beijing, but no players actually said that they are not going. Still a wait and see approach.

NHL players discuss the Olympics — Are they still on board, or is it a risk too big to take?

This article compiled various player quotes. Some, like Stamkos and Draisaitl, seem pretty gung ho on going. Others, like Karlsson, are not.

I think we should adopt the "wait and see approach" too. The situation is apparently developing day to day, who knows how this ends.

 

[Flukeshot]

LeBrun: NHL not considering pausing season yet but Olympic participation increasingly in jeopardy

LeBrun says that the NHLPA call had a "sobering" mood as they discussed the covid regulations in Beijing, but no players actually said that they are not going. Still a wait and see approach.

NHL players discuss the Olympics — Are they still on board, or is it a risk too big to take?

This article compiled various player quotes. Some, like Stamkos and Draisaitl, seem pretty gung ho on going. Others, like Karlsson, are not.

Thanks for sharing, I think this may be the first time that the league mentioned they may need to use the 3 week break to catch up on postponed games.

 

[AB13]

Just postpone the NHL season then, or shorten the schedule. Olympics are obviously much more important.

 

[Shockmaster]

Just postpone the NHL season then, or shorten the schedule. Olympics are obviously much more important.

You forgot the

 

[Beau Knows]

Just postpone the NHL season then, or shorten the schedule. Olympics are obviously much more important.

Not to the NHL

 

[Tutu to]

The only way China wins a medal is by excluding nine other teams and lockout the european leagues as well.

All the big squads are severally weakened without NHL players. This joke of a Chinese team is filled with AHL/ECHL level players who have been playing together for a couple years now.

I still wouldn’t bet on them to win or even medal but it is not impossible like it would be with an NHL presence.

 

[Pasha71]

If NHLers don’t go I hope they cancel the entire tournament. I don’t wanna see China with a chance at winning a medal.

They won't. It will be the same thing as in 2018: players from KHL and other European leagues. China will still finish dead last.

 

[Pasha71]

All the big squads are severally weakened without NHL players. This joke of a Chinese team is filled with AHL/ECHL level players who have been playing together for a couple years now.

I still wouldn’t bet on them to win or even medal but it is not impossible like it would be with an NHL presence.

China has about as much of a chance as South Korea did in 2018.

 

[member 305909]

If the situation gets bad there shouldn't even be olympics. Health and safety is a million times more important than fun and games.

 

[BigBadBoar]

More and more NHL games postponed. There is a very little chance for the OG now, plus there is a serious threat to the NHL season. After all, the entire Olympics may still be cancelled. Virtually all players/athletes may get infected with the Omicron variant. Which will probably cause no harm to them, but the quarantine rules still do apply, so... let's hope for the next season(s). Hopefully at least the WJC is going to take place, but who knows.

 

[karhukissa]

If the situation gets bad there shouldn't even be olympics. Health and safety is a million times more important than fun and games.

It's been 2 years and covid isn't going anywhere. We might aswell cancel everything then.

Tokyo summer games went well, so i don't see any reason why they should cancel winter games.

 

[Goodman68]

If they would make up some kind of a replacement tournament in short notice, then maybe take only those nations that have enough players in north america.

Maybe five teams. Canada, USA, Russia, Sweden and Finland.

In group A would only be Canada and USA. They would play against each other three times in group stage.

In group B would be Russia, Sweden and Finland. All of them would play once against both other teams in the group -> so three games in this group also.

First round of playoffs:
- Group B2 vs. Group B3

Second round of playoffs:
- Group A1 vs. winner of first round
- Group B1 vs. A2

Then final game between winners of second round. So 10 games in total. Canada and USA could face each other four times.

 

[BigBadBoar]

It's been 2 years and covid isn't going anywhere. We might aswell cancel everything then.

I believe it is a matter of this winter. COVID is definitely not going anywhere, but hopefully it is going less and less severe, which may allow countries to lift their quarantine rules and treat COVID as a normal disease, something like a bit harsher flu. This obviously has not been possible yet, but I really believe this is what will happen during the 2022, mainly thanks to the progress in vaccination / medical treatment.
So let's hope for the next season to be better, this winter is sad but that's how it is, what can man do.