We’ve heard for a while now that the NHL has tentative plans to start the next season in November, then it was pushed back to December, then it was pushed back again to January. Now, we’ve learned two things:
1) The NBA has reached an agreement with the players to start a 72 game season in December 2020.
2) The NHL is expecting to announce more firm plans than “ehhh maybe?” in the next week or two.
The NHL is still hoping to start next season in January first. League hopes to make an official announcement as soon as possible.