Various outlets are reporting on Tuesday that the NHL and NHLPA have agreed to stop administering COVID-19 tests to players who are asymptomatic after Feb. 3.
The league’s current COVID-19 protocols expected to remain in place until Feb. 3, however.
Hearing NHL/NHLPA agreeing on no longer testing asymptomatic players and staff after All-Star. At that point, testing only required for cross-border travel and if a person develops symptoms.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 18, 2022
Also, the NHL will only mandate that players are tested before accompanying their team on cross-border travel to/from Canada.