The NHL and NHLPA have reached a tentative agreement on a 56-game 2021 season that would begin on January 13th. The source for this information is nearly every hockey reporter working today.
There’s a lot to still be hammered out among many issues, but the basic framework is going up for a Players Association vote as we speak. Then there will be a Board of Governors call. If everything goes smoothly, they’ll drop the puck in a few weeks.
A couple of things we won’t be seeing will be exhibition or preseason games or prorated salaries, according to Elliotte Friedman.