The NHL and NHL Players' Association agreed on Sunday to continue to the season amid COVID-19 issues around the league and announced a number of makeup dates for postponed cross-border games in December:
NHL Public RelationsThe <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHLPA</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHL</a> have agreed to continue the 2021-22 regular-season schedule, with details of that agreement outlined at the link below and in this thread.<br> <br>Details: <a href="https://t.co/lEKv4lZovh">https://t.co/lEKv4lZovh</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qxf8XBE7ni">pic.twitter.com/Qxf8XBE7ni</a>
The statement added that an announcement on the potential participation of NHL players in the upcoming Beijing Games will be forthcoming, opening up the possibility that the 2022 Winter Games will be devoid of NHL athletes.