NHL commissioner Gary Bettman prepares for the first round of the 2020 Draft at the NHL Network Studio on Oct. 6 in Secaucus, N.J. Credit: TNS/Mike Stobe
An NHL return-to-play plan for a truncated 2020-21 season beginning on Jan. 13 was tentatively agreed upon by the league and the NHL Players’ Association on Friday night.
Now, both sides boards must vote to approve the plan.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the sides have agreed to a 56-game regular season preceded by a 10-day training camp that does not include preseason games. The Devils, Kings, Ducks, Sabres, Sharks, Red Wings and Senators — the seven teams that did not qualify for the August-September postseason after the COVID-19 pandemic halted the regular season on March 12 — will be able to open their camps on Dec.