{"id":338006,"date":"2025-12-11T01:34:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/338006\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T01:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T01:34:16","slug":"nhl-commissioner-gary-bettman-voices-concern-over-milan-cortina-rink-delays-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/338006\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman voices concern over Milan Cortina rink delays \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) \u2014 NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday expressed concern about the construction delays regarding the hockey rink for the Milan Cortina Olympics.<\/p>\n

The slow construction of the main rink is \u201cdisappointing,\u201d he said at the Winnipeg Jets\u2019 facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not trying to pile on on this, in all of the prior Olympics, whether they built permanent or temporary facilities, it\u2019s never been this late for a completion in the building of ice, and so that\u2019s why we are cautious,\u201d Bettman said.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn overview of the Ice Skating Arena where some Ice Hockey matches of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will take place, in Rho, outskirt of Milan, Friday, Dec.5, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)<\/p>\n

The NHL has previously expressed concern about the quality of the ice surface. The league is sending its own experts to Italy to ensure the ice is safe.<\/p>\n

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly has said the completion date of the main rink is set for Feb. 2. The women\u2019s tournament is scheduled to start Feb. 5 and the men\u2019s hockey competition is scheduled Feb. 11-22.<\/p>\n

The facility features rinks smaller than NHL standards but still within the International Ice Hockey Federation\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n

Daly previously said there\u2019s nothing the NHL or organizers can do about the dimensions of the 16,000-seat Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena and secondary Rho facility.<\/p>\n

The NHL was caught off guard when it became apparent the two rinks\u2019 dimensions will be slightly wider and 3 feet shorter than what the league and International Ice Hockey Federation agreed upon. Daly said the league and NHL Players\u2019 Association have reminded the IIHF that they expect the ice surface to be standard NHL size at the 2030 Olympics in France.<\/p>\n

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