The Colorado Avalanche will enter Phase 2 of the NHL’s response to the COVID-19 crisis tomorrow. That is, they have the green light to do so.
Phase 2 is actually the first step of Return to Play. It marks the first time since March 12 that NHL teams have been allowed to open up their facilities to players. Players spent the vast majority of the season pause unable to access ice to skate. It’s only been in the last couple weeks, as some areas opened up, that players have been able to buy ice time at private facilities.