NHL cautiously optimistic of Olympic participation despite smaller rink size and ice safety concerns
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A view of the Ice Hockey Arena during the U20 Ice Hockey World Championship between Estonia and Japan as a test event for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, in Rho, near Milan, Italy, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)A worker sits at the referees desk of the Ice Skating Arena where some Ice Hockey matches of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will take place, in Rho, outskirt of Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec.5, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)An outside view of the Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena, in Milan, where Ice Hockey discipline of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will take place Italy, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)A view of the Ice Hockey Arena during the U20 Ice Hockey World Championship between Poland and Italy as a test event for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, in Rho, near Milan, Italy, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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A view of the Ice Hockey Arena during the U20 Ice Hockey World Championship between Estonia and Japan as a test event for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, in Rho, near Milan, Italy, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)