The NHL's board of governors convened at its annual meeting during the league's All-Star break and spent only 10 seconds, by commissioner Gary Bettman's estimation, talking about NHL participation in the next Winter Olympics.

There is no formal deadline to make a decision as to whether the NHL will send its players to Pyeongchang, South Korea, for the next Olympics, but the clock is definitely ticking. The league has plans to finalize regarding next season's schedule and All-Star Game, all dependent on whether the players compete in the 2018 Winter Games.

"I reported there was nothing new since the board meeting in December," Bettman said on the decision.