Mar 28, 2017; San Jose, CA, USA; San Jose Sharks left wing Patrick Marleau (12) shoots as New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) defends in the first period at SAP Center at San Jose. John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports
BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has agreed to pay NHL players' travel and insurance costs to try to lure them to the 2018 Winter Olympics but team owners have set more commercial demands, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.
The NHL and the international federation have been locked in talks over the world's best players' participation in next year's Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with team owners frustrated by the forced shutdown of the season for two-and-a-half weeks.
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