International Ice Hockey Federation officials said hockey...

International Ice Hockey Federation officials said hockey could be pulled from the 1992 Winter Olympics if the issue over playing facilities is not resolved.

“It’s possible that we won’t take part in the Olympic tournament,” IIHF President Gunther Sabetzki said. “We are not prepared to have the Olympic tournament played in one place.”

French organizers at Albertville at first promised to build two arenas for the Olympic tournament. But they said in September that they wanted to hold the games in an existing arena in neighboring Meribel, and use a small arena in Courchevel, another Alpine resort, only for practice.