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AP source: NHL to withdraw from Olympics after COVID surge

The NHL is not sending players to the Beijing Olympics after all.

'We want to get back to life': Most NHL players get vaccine

The NHL regular season is two weeks away.

'A lot of work to come' after NHL reaches Olympic agreement

The NHL and international officials are now in wait-and-see mode after reaching an agreement to send players to the Beijing Olympics this winter.

NHL grapples with vaccine inequity between U.S. and Canada

The NHL is in the most difficult position among the four major North American professional sports leagues on vaccinations because seven of its teams are based in Canada.

Oilers' Draisaitl is first German to win Hart as NHL MVP

Draisaitl has won the Hart Trophy as MVP after leading the NHL in scoring. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)EDMONTON, AB – The Stanley Cup Final is in Edmonton, and Oilers star Leon Draisaitl made history Monday night. Draisaitl became the first German player to win the Hart Trophy as MVP after leading the league in scoring with 110 points in 71 games. Draisaitl is the second Oilers player to win the Hart in the past four years following Connor McDavid, who is widely considered the best hockey player in the world. Like Draisaitl, Makar was (virtually) presented the award by Wayne Gretkzy on an awards show with an Oilers flare.