It was reported earlier today that the NHL has set a date for transitioning to Phase 3 of the Return-to-Play plan:
There would be a few weeks of training camp before teams travel to a hub city for actual game play. Assuming the players association signs off on this timing, we are likely looking at a return of actual NHL games to our televisions (without fans in attendance, as that has been the messaging for weeks now) somewhere around the beginning or middle of August, depending on how long the NHL and players decide the training camp will last.