Complex sentence: The Canada Cup gave way to the World Cup of Hockey in 1996, while NHL players first competed in the Olympic Games in 1998, and the 2010 Games will be the first in an NHL market since then.
Split into simpler sentences: The Canada Cup gave way to the World Cup of Hockey in 1996, while NHL players first competed in the Olympic Games in 1998. The 2010 Games will be the first in an NHL market since then.