The New York Rangers have seen players such as Igor Shesterkin, Pavel Buchnevich, and other player’s return to New York with the NHL focusing on testing and getting ready for training camp to begin.
Friday evening prior to the NHL draft Lottery, Commissioner Gary Bettman spoke about the importance of players returning to their home cities, getting tested for COVID-19, and the excitement of beginning the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
“At the peak, I think we had 17 percent of our players outside of North America, and 56 percent of our players weren’t in the markets in which their teams play,” Commissioner Bettman told NBC Sports Network prior to the First Phase of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery.