http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. The NHL continues to work toward an agreement for participation in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, with a tentative two-week period slated for February.]]> May 10, 2013 04:11:07 PDT The NHL has another Olympic meeting on tap for Friday as the parties involved try to continue to make progress.]]> April 10, 2013 06:00:01 PDT Prime Minister Stephen Harper is urging NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to let the league's stars play in the Sochi Olympics.]]> April 08, 2013 10:53:07 PDT This season, just returning to the ice was enough to generate huge interest in the NHL. After a long lockout, fans returned to the NHL in a big way an...]]> April 08, 2013 04:45:59 PDT TORONTO -- USA Hockey huddled up its NHL GM advisory group here Tuesday night with a focus on the upcoming IIHF men's world championship, but it was a...]]> March 20, 2013 07:57:30 PDT With the Olympics less than a year away, IOC inspectors are visiting Sochi again to check on preparations for the 2014 Winter Games.]]> March 13, 2013 02:22:51 PDT NEW YORK -- Watching his Tampa Bay Lightning players go through their morning skate drills Thursday at Madison Square Garden, general manager Steve Yz...]]> February 28, 2013 11:48:52 PST Two days of talks between the NHL and Olympic officials wrapped up Friday with signs of progress toward a resolution on the issue of having the league send its players to the 2014 Sochi Games.]]> February 15, 2013 08:45:48 PST A decision on whether NHL players will head to the 2014 Sochi Olympics isn't likely this week, but a first day of discussions went well.]]> February 14, 2013 07:51:22 PST Austria backed into the 2014 Sochi Olympics with a loss on Sunday, as reported here. Germany, which was ranked 10th heading into the qualifier, fails ...]]> February 11, 2013 12:27:23 PST The win will have to wait, but the doubt as to whether or not Nikolai Khabibulin can be effective this season is gone, writes Craig Custance.]]> February 09, 2013 13:23:50 PST Team USA and Team Canada will find out who fills out their respective Olympic preliminary groups for Sochi, Russia, after qualification tournaments wr...]]> February 08, 2013 07:41:49 PST As we begin the one-year countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, the debates over who should represent their country will increase in volume....]]> February 08, 2013 03:11:15 PST Assuming that the NHL and its players are able to resolve outstanding issues with the International Olympic Committee and do agree to take part in the Sochi Games, it will be just one part of an evolving international landscape for the league, Scott Burnside writes.]]> February 07, 2013 08:44:28 PST The NHL season will be entering its second week this weekend and three teams still do not have a win. And two of them are presumably Stanley Cup conte...]]> January 25, 2013 04:30:20 PST