4 nations faced were a huge success for no Only NHLbut a hockey game as a whole.
But NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is not sure that the tournament will bring a return during the 2025-26 season.
Appearance on “Rich Eisen Show”, Bettman explained why the league would have to think for a long time and hard about how the tournament would fit into the schedule of next year due to the winter Olympic Games and the Hockey World Cup.
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman answers questions from the media before playing between Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche in the T-Mobile Arena. (Pictures Lucas Peltier-Hagn)
“Success was so fast and irresistible,” Bettman said. “We have a lot of things that need to be considered and sorted, including what our All-Star plays forward. But, look, everything was good.”
4 nations faced This year he played instead of the traditional All-Star game, and presented world teams from the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland.
Bettman called him a “quick appetizer” for another international hockey that will be played in the coming years. IN Winter Olympics In Milan, Italy, he will begin in 2026, and the World Hockey Cup will be returned for the first time since 2016 in 2028 and will continue every four years after that.
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NHL has not allowed its players to participate in the last two winter Olympics before. But the league will again allow its players, starting next year in Milan.
In terms of the Hockey World Cup, Bettman said that the goal was to “make the entire World Cup, as you can see in football.” The tournament will be in Europe as well as North America.
The Team USA striker Matthew Tkachuk, 19, celebrates with a team, striker Auston Matthews, 34, with his goal against Team Finland in the third period during a match of 4 nations in the hockey game at the Bell Center. (David Kirouc-Hagn Pictures)
So, while Bettman said he was not sure if he would return 4 nations, said Eisen to ask the “absolute real question.”
“I don’t have all the correct answers yet,” Bettman continued.
Four nations faced a huge success, especially since the annoying sports fans found some All-Star games, especially in NHL and NBA in recent years.
There is a real sense of pride of all four countries, including the finals of the Championship between Team USA and Team Canada, who eventually ended up with Connor McDavid, scoring a goal to win in an extension.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman talks to the media before playing between Edmonton Oiler and Senator Ottawa at the Canadian Tire Center. (Marc Desrosiers-Hagn Pictures)
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Because of his success, hockey fans believed that it only made sense to keep the league to build in the inaugural tournament.
Bettman and his other high executives will work to see if there is a solution that prevents the tournament from moving forward.
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