PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The World Cup of Hockey 2016 met expectations and should be a fixture on the League's international calendar, according to one of the presentations made Friday at the NHL Board of Governors meeting.
"The final take is I think everybody in the room believes, as do we, that we were able to re-establish this event in a very big major way," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday at the conclusion of two days of meetings. "It was very successful. There are a variety of things that we're focused on to do it even better the next time we do it, whenever that might be. I think people were pleased with it, understanding that it's a very small part of our business, but we think it's important when we can to focus on events like that."
NHL Board deems World Cup of Hockey 2016 a success
League executives happy with tournament, aim to make it fixture on international calendar
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