As the threat of coronavirus continues to impact sports all over the world, the NHL is the latest league to take drastic action. The league released a statement announcing that the season would be put on pause for the foreseeable future.
“In light of ongoing developments resulting from the coronavirus, and after consulting with medical experts and convening a conference call of the Board of Governors, the National Hockey League is announcing today that it will pause the 2019-20 season beginning with tonight’s games,” the league said in a statement (via Frank Seravalli of TSN).
Although the NHL didn’t make the official announcement until Thursday afternoon, this decision felt like an inevitability.