Last night, the NHL and NHLPA reached a tentative agreement which was voted on by the players and approved. The league’s Board of Governors are expected to vote and approve the plan on Sunday or Monday.
Breaking down the details of the 2020-21 NHL Season
Here’s a breakdown:
- 56 game schedule
- Season to begin 1/13*
- Training camps will begin 12/30 (non-RTP) and 1/3 (RTP)*
- No expanded roster, remains 23
- Taxi squad of up to 4-6 players with a mandatory third goalie
- Top 4 teams in each division will make the playoffs
- First two rounds of playoffs will be within division
- Round three will be the first out of division games seeded by points
- Players can opt-out of play without pay, team can carryover the contract a year
How this impacts the New York Rangers: Taxi Squad
The first and most important thing to address will be taxi squads.