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NHL Should Suspend Games amid COVID-19 Concerns

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman needs to follow the NBA’s lead and suspend games immediately due to COVID-19 concerns.COVID-19 really puts sports into perspective, huh?

The Detroit Red Wings season has felt like a pandemic of sports proportions many times this year. The team is 17-49-5 and secured last place in the NHL after their 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night.

But the key words here are “of sports proportions.”

Yesterday was a day in United States history – and even more specifically U.S. sports history – that many of us will never forget.

It started with NCAA president Mark Emmert announcing (as of Wednesday) that the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments will be played without fans.