In the wake of heightened concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19), the National Hockey League has elected to pause the regular season. In doing so, the NHL followed the NBA’s lead, which suspended its regular season last night after Ruby Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.
“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 NHL said in a statement.