NHL players have been told they can go home and must self-isolate there until the end of March, suggesting any potential return to play is many weeks away.
The National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association sent out separate memos Monday detailing the new directive, which comes on the heels of the CDC’s recommendation the U.S. not hold gatherings of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Players had previously been told to remain in their team’s city and await direction.
After saying last week the season was on “pause,” Commissioner Gary Bettman had refused to put a time frame on when the NHL could resume play.