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NHL: Breaking Down the Phases of Return to Play

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The NHL is phasing its return to hockey and the 24 team playoff format.

As the NHL and NHLPA agree to a 24 team playoff format, the actual return to play will be segmented into different phases with a lot of vocabulary that can be confusing.

If you thought that the NHL would just jump towards playing now that the NHLPA has agreed to the proposed 24 team plan, boy are you wrong. But chances are you didn’t think so. So, how will the league bring back the sport?