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The NHL has expressed concern about the construction and quality of the ice surface. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said last month in Winnipeg that the league would not send its players if there were any safety concerns.
IOC sports director Pierre Ducrey echoed his sentiments.
“So, yeah, you will have NHL players here in February and it is going to be amazing.”
The first match of the test event – the final league and cup games of the domestic season – was briefly delayed to fix what organizers said was a small hole in the ice.
The original test event scheduled in December didn’t happen because of the construction delays. The one scheduled this weekend is less than a month out from the women’s competition.
Seats were missing and there was an abundance of plastic sheeting. But organizers said those were just “the finishing touches.”
On Monday, International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif said parts of the arena might not be fully finished on time.
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