Olympic hockey struggles to draw crowds without NHL players
(WorldNews China)

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) - Olympic hockey has survived without the NHL, it just hasn’t thrived. Empty seats in the stands and a lack of big names on the ice have left the men’s tournament struggling to generate much buzz, especially when compared to the thrilling best-on-best final in the women’s competition. Rene Fasel, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation, said Saturday he was “disappointed” the NHL didn’t come to the Pyeongchang Games and wants the pros back for 2022, but he played down the importance of their absence. “You don’t need caviar every day. You can also live with leberkaese and weisswurst,” he said,...