Overview
- Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said NHL players will not take the ice if it is deemed unsafe, even as he described recent readiness reports as generally positive.
- IIHF confirmed the Olympic rink at Milan’s Santa Giulia will be 60 by 26 meters, a size it says complies with IIHF rules, matches Beijing 2022, and meets NHL Global Series criteria.
- Associated Press reported the new arena’s completion is projected for three days before the women’s tournament on February 5, with planned test games canceled or moved.
- Gary Bettman voiced concern that athletes could be asked to play on untested ice because of the compressed timeline.
- KHL president Alexey Morozov called the plan to flood the ice only days before competition strange and warned about potential ice-quality and player-safety issues.