By Evan Bleier In news that comes as no surprise after multiple reports about it yesterday, the National Hockey League has officially announced that it will not be sending its players to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. With the NHL postponing games in droves due to positive COVID-19 tests amongst players and the league taking its Christmas break earlier than usual as a response, the period from February 6-22 that was designated as a break for the Olympics will now instead be used to reschedule games that have been missed. “The National Hockey League respects and admires the des…