Folks, 2020 has been an extraordinarily odd year. Add one more thing to the laundry list of weird stuff that’s gone down: the National Hockey League and the players association have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement extension.
Pending ratification from the Board of Governors and NHLPA membership, playoff games will begin on August 1.
NHLPA, NHL Reach Tentative Agreement on Return to Play Plan, CBA Extension; Set Dates for Resumption of Play https://t.co/QKnu4L2jWV pic.twitter.com/6ClJWYhQwH
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) July 6, 2020
Teams will begin training camps July 13, head to their hub cities July 26, and begin games August 1.