The particulars aren’t exciting, but the agreement is. We’ve long known and heard the NHL and NHLPA was keying in on a 56 game season to start on January 13th. That’s not earth-shattering, but the important news breaking on Friday night is that the league and the players have come to a preliminary agreement to put the wheels in motion to get there.
The NHL and NHL Players' Association have reached a tentative agreement to play a 56-game regular season starting Jan. 13, 2021.https://t.co/ZSodrZHs65
— NHL.com (@NHLdotcom) December 19, 2020
From the league:
Games will be within realigned divisions only, including a division of the seven teams based in Canada.