Why the NHL needs to be in the Games
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman can think of a lot of reasons why his league should not participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics, to be held in Sochi, Russia.
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NHL
A real game changer
Will the NHL let its players compete in the next Winter Games?
Hockey honchos hope to fix women’s game
International summit will look at ways to get women outside North America playing
The big Olympic concerns
What if it rains the whole time? Is figure skating still rigged? Will the refs trip us up?
Maclean’s Interview: Steve Yzerman
Hockey great Steve Yzerman on how to choose an Olympic team, who to pick as captain and how scoring stats can fool you
This Week: Good news/Bad news
A week in the life of Yulia Tymoshenko
Do we need referees?
The Alex Burrows affair brings up a controversial question
Newsmakers ’09: Power couples
Figure skating & hockey
Maclean’s Interview: Claude Lemieux
How a tough guy broke the figure skating barrier, won over Canadians and sang his heart out
The Interview: Gary Bettman
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Canada, the ‘covenant’ with fans, Gretzky and on trying to do the right things