LadyStanley
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IOC has no $$ to pay NHL for the use of players, but other concerns (highlights, access to players for NHL promo) should be able to be worked out.
IOC has no $$ to pay NHL for the use of players, but other concerns (highlights, access to players for NHL promo) should be able to be worked out.
The International Olympic Committee is willing to do more to ensure NHL participation in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, but that doesn't include financial compensation to team owners, says IOC executive committee member Rene Fasel.
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Among the other concerns the NHL has is lack of control over the event. The league has limited access to players during the Olympics for platforms such as NHL.com and the NHL Network, and the IOC's strict rules for rights-holders forbid TV highlights from the Games to be shown once the season resumes.
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"We can solve some of the issues they had in Vancouver, media access, things like that," said Fasel. "These are very easy to organize
"The money should not be an issue because the issue is solved. We do not have any money and it is very easy."