NHL and NHLPA say they’re pleased after test events at new Olympic hockey arena in Milan

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• 11. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“While challenges are inherent with new ice and a still-under-construction venue, we expect that the work necessary to address all remaining issues will continue around the clock,” they said in a statement said.
• “The NHL and NHLPA will continue to monitor the situation, standing ready to consult and advise on the work being done to ensure that the local organizing committee, the IOC, and the IIHF deliver a tournament and playing conditions befitting the world’s best players.”NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the the test events went OK, from the reports he received, while acknowledging there is still more to be finished.“There are still challenges because the building is still under construction and the ice is new,” Bettman said in Buffalo, New York, where he was to announce the Sabres are hosting the draft there in June.
• “We’ve been assured that, or we expect, that everything that needs to be done on a timely basis will get done.
• But, as you know, it’s not our event.
• We’re invited guests.