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S.-PETERSBURG, January 9, Sergey Yaremenko. Not a single hockey player, bound by a current contract with the NHL club, will not participate in the upcoming Olympics, no exceptions for certain groups, including for Russian hockey players, are planned, said Deputy Commissioner of the League Bill Daley. Earlier, Match TV announced that the Russian Ice Hockey Federation is trying find a way to get Russian NHL players on the national team at the Olympics. President of the International Ice Hockey Federation Luc Tardiff said that IIHF did not enter into an agreement with FHR on the participation of Russian players from the NHL in the Games in Beijing. “No hockey player with a valid NHL contract will participate in the upcoming Olympics. — answered Daly when asked about the possibility for individual NHL clubs to release Russian players to the Olympics by mutual agreement.