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More on the official NHL/NHLPA agreement for the upcoming season

The New England region won’t have a local football team to cheer for in January for the first time since 2008. The Boston Celtics will soon fill that void when they begin the NBA season in mere days, and now the Boston Bruins will come in handy to entertain the sports hungry masses.

On Sunday, the NHL owners joined the NHLPA and agreed to the conditions for a 56-game schedule for the upcoming 2021 season.

Some of those details, including the division formats, the opening of the 31 training camps, the beginning of the season — set for Jan.