With COVID-19 positive cases surging league-wide and only a handful of teams still limping along, the National Hockey League announced on Monday night that they’re starting the holiday break early.
The remaining games on the schedule for Dec. 23 are being postponed and the league-wide holiday break will now run Dec. 22-25, rather than the usual Dec. 24-26 span.
Here’s the release:
With no games currently scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 22, because of COVID-related postponements, the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association have agreed to postpone the five games that remain scheduled on Thursday, Dec.