NHL confident players will go to Sochi Olympics

AAA??May. 10, 2013?1:23 PM ET
NHL confident players will go to Sochi Olympics
AP

U.S. Paul Stastny, right, celebrates his second goal of the first period with Craig Smith (15) during the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships preliminary round match Russia vs USA in Helsinki, Finland, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo / Lehtikuva, Martti Kainulainen) FINLAND OUT - NO SALES

U.S. Paul Stastny, right, celebrates his second goal of the first period with Craig Smith (15) during the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships preliminary round match Russia vs USA in Helsinki, Finland, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo / Lehtikuva, Martti Kainulainen) FINLAND OUT - NO SALES

USA's David Moss, center, scores against Latvia's Krisjanis Redhils and goalie Edgars Masalskis during the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships Group B match Latvia vs USA in Helsinki, Finland, on Sunday May 5, 2013. (AP Photo / LEHTIKUVA, Jussi Nukari) FINLAND OUT - NO SALES

USA's goal scorer Tim Stapleton, center, and captain Paul Stastny, right, celebrate the team's equalizer during the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships Group B match Latvia vs USA in Helsinki, Finland, on Sunday May 5, 2013. (AP Photo / LEHTIKUVA, Jussi Nukari) FINLAND OUT - NO SALES

USA's Craig Smith, left, and Justin Falk, 27, celebrate during the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships Group B match Latvia vs USA in Helsinki, Finland, on Sunday May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Jussi Nukari) FINLAND OUT, NO SALES

STOCKHOLM (AP) ? NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the league is "proceeding under the assumption" its players will take part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

NHL representatives and international hockey and Olympic officials met in Stockholm on Friday in a new round of talks aimed at securing an agreement for the league's participation in the Sochi Games.

While no final deal was reached, the International Ice Hockey Federation said "all signs pointed" to NHL players going to the Olympics for a fifth straight time.

IIHF President Rene Fasel says "we have some issues left, but I, as always, remain optimistic."

Associated Press

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