The National Hockey League is inching closer to a resumption of play. The league announced prior to the weekend that the second phase of their Return to Play scheme will begin on Monday.
Well, sort of.
From the release:
Beginning June 8 – subject to each Club’s satisfaction of all of the requirements set out in the Phase 2 Protocol – Clubs will be permitted to reopen their training facilities in their home city to allow players to participate in individualized training activities (off-ice and on-ice). Players will be participating on a voluntary basis and will be scheduled to small groups (i.