The 2017 NHL Awards and NHL Expansion Draft show is upon us. So are temperatures that can turn an ice rink into a mini-Lake Las Vegas in the time it takes to serve a two-minute minor.
No matter.
“It’s hot, but it’s not too hot to get into hockey,” says Steve Mayer, the league’s chief content officer and executive vice president. “If we can get into hockey now, in this weather, we can get into it, anytime.”
The awards presentation and draft selection airs live from T-Mobile Arena at 5 p.m. Wednesday on NBCSN and Sportsnet.