NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday that the league is planning to run a full, 82-game season during the 2020-21 campaign.
According to NHL.com's Dan Rosen, Bettman said the following regarding next season: "We are planning a full 20-21 season. ... If we run a little later than usual that will be one of the consequences."
The 2019-20 NHL season was suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, but it is set to resume Aug. 1 with a play-in tournament followed by the playoffs in the hub cities of Toronto and Edmonton.