The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported today (subscription required) that the NHL and NHLPA have finally come to some agreement on the financial terms that were the cause of some consternation. The NHL is now focused on a January 13th start date with a 56 game schedule, with some days more than likely built in in case games need to be re-scheduled due to COVID-19.
The Memo of Understanding from June that both sides agreed to in order to start the post-season will remain unchanged.
So now it’s full steam ahead on continuing to hammer out details for the 2020-21 season, which both sides hope will begin on Jan.