Not much has changed for Gary Bettman and the National Hockey League since pressing pause on the 2019-20 season due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but we did receive a glimpse into the league’s process Monday — now one month into the hiatus — after the commissioner made a brief appearance on CNN with host Anderson Cooper.
Bettman’s main take-home message, which didn’t stray from the ideas he’s offered in previous interviews, remains that the timeline on when the NHL may return to play is completely out of the hands of those in the league office.
“It all starts with everyone’s health and wellbeing,” Bettman explained.