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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

{allcanada} DEADLINE TO SUBMIT OLYMPIC HOCKEY ROSTER MOVED TO JANUARY

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A day after International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel stood firm about keeping Dec. 31 as the deadline to submit an Olympic hockey roster, the deadline has changed.

After appeals from some top European countries - namely Russia, Sweden, Finland and Czech - over the past 24 hours, the National Hockey League, NHL Players' Association and the IIHF agreed to move the date to Jan. 7.

Talks about allowing NHL players to skate for their countries at a fifth straight Winter Games have been ongoing, but there has yet to be an announcement from the NHLPA, IOC, IIHF and the NHL itself.

The Sochi Olympics run from Feb. 7-23 and the preliminary round of the hockey competition begins Feb. 12.

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