As the uncertainty surrounding the future of the 2019-20 National Hockey League season continues to linger, according to a report from Sportsnet’s Chris Johnson all NHL players are being asked to remain around their home NHL markets (for now).
But for now, in addition to self-quarantining, players are being told to stay close to their home NHL cities. In fact, a memo went out Saturday requiring any member of a Canadian team that left for the U.S. to return immediately so that “they can serve their government-mandated quarantine expeditiously.”
The league views that as an essential step while it tries to piece together a plan that will allow for the Stanley Cup to be awarded this season.