‘Dreams do come true’: Hockey world reacts to NHL’s Olympic return

Jesse Fuchs & Elliotte Friedman discuss the agreement between the NHL, NHLPA & IIHF that will allow NHL players to participate at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and how much the players themselves factored into the decision.

Here we go hockey fans, the NHL is back at the Olympics.

After the NHL, NHLPA and IIHF reached an agreement for players to participate in the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, fans and media alike rejoiced in the prospect of seeing best-on-best on the world's biggest stage.

It's the sixth time that NHL players will be competing at the Olympics and the first since Sochi 2014 after the NHL missed the 2018 Games.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, dreams of watching Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid don the red and white together should finally be realized in 2022.

Here's some of the best reaction to the news:

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