Amid growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19 and in the interest of protecting the health and safety of its players and fans, the NHL has followed the NBA’s lead and postponed the rest of the season with the intent to restart it at a later date. Here is the full press release from the league:
Ahead of the announcement, we learned that the Wells Fargo Center would close today for disinfection:
“In light of the ongoing coronavirus situation and out of an abundance of caution, the Wells Fargo Center’s facilities are undergoing an extensive cleaning and sanitization on Thursday, March 12.