At the NHL’s most recent ownership meetings, commissioner Gary Bettman revealed plans for a league-wide player and puck tracking system that, importantly, will be non-invasive and not require skaters to wear any transmitting chips as they did during a trial at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Bettman acknowledged that more research and development work is needed to cater such a system to the specific needs of hockey but said the hope is to have an operational program in place for the 2019-20 season or even the Stanley Cup playoffs at the end of the 2018-19.