NHL not sold on Games

NEW YORK - The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics makes little sense for the National Hockey League after its participation in five prior Games produced no payoff, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, said on Tuesday.

"Why did we do it five times? It seemed like a good idea at the time," said Bettman. "But we have been unable to quantify any benefit from it."

Speaking at a sports-business conference, the commissioner suggested the International Olympic Committee's appeals to the NHL's sense of Olympic spirit would not be sufficient.