The Detroit Red Wings normally relish the Christmas break, coming right around the midpoint of the season, as a chance to relax and reboot. But the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all sense of normal, and instead the Wings are gearing up to start the 2021 season in mid-January.
When they do, it will have been 10 months since they last took to the ice at Little Caesars Arena. Instead of celebrating New Year’s Eve by playing a home game, the Wings will mark the last day of 2020 by starting training camp.