On the Forecheck · Jul 7, 2020
NHL, NHLPA Agree to August 1st Return Date
Photo by Danny Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIf all goes according to plan, and that’s a big if, the Nashville Predators will be playing playoff hockey in less than a month.
On Monday, the NHL and NHLPA announced a tentative agreement on Phases 3 and 4 of the league’s Return to Play Plan. The target date for Phase 3 (a.k.a. the start of training camps) is July 13th, one week from today. If all goes well, teams will be allowed to travel to their respective hub cities. Phase 4, the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs play-in round, is slated to begin on August 1st.