It appears the hockey world might be on the verge of having some concrete plans for the new season. The NHL and the NHL Player’s Association have reportedly cleared the largest hurdle in getting to an agreement on the financial hurdles facing the league in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After trying to get additional concessions from the players to help with cash flow for teams at the beginning of the season shortly before Thanksgiving, the NHL backed off. Both sides are operating under the memorandum of understanding agreed upon back in the summer before they returned for the playoffs instead of further adjusting pay reductions by the players or changes to the escrow withholdings from that original plan.