The NHL's Board of Governors call (and vote) will be either Sunday or Monday.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 19, 2020
A January 13 start, with no exhibition games, remains the target, but the date of opening day remains tentative at this time. Training camps could open as early as January 3rd.
We’re still waiting to hear — we might know by Monday — on whether the league can come to agreements with the provincial authorities to allow for the creation of the long-rumoured all-Canadian division. With the following playoff format (top four in each division make it, then battle it against one another), this is going to have huge ramifications as it pertains to the Leafs and the six other Canadian teams.