Overview
- Play was stopped during the first period of a test game at Milan’s Santa Giulia arena after a hole formed in the ice, according to multiple reports.
- IOC sports director Pierre Ducrey said the venue will be ready on time, with completion slated three days before the women’s tournament begins on February 5.
- Associated Press previously reported construction delays at the 16,000-seat arena and the relocation of planned youth test games to another venue.
- ESPN reported players have been told locker rooms will be in mobile trailers with temporary walkways and that practice times could shift based on ice conditions.
- NHL commissioner Gary Bettman warned players might decline to participate if the ice is untested or unsafe, and former star Vyacheslav Fetisov suggested Sochi as a fallback location.