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How can NHL resume play? Panthers president discusses a few ways for hockey to return

Florida Panthers' President & CEO Matthew Caldwell speaks during media day on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson

The NHL has not finalized a model for resuming play after its regular season was paused on March 12 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

But how that resumption might be achieved if it’s possible seems to be coming a bit clearer.

“The NHL is trying to target sometime in July when we feel that players are safe and we have enough testing and we have enough ways to get back on the ice,” Florida Panthers president and CEO Matt Caldwell said Wednesday on a Re-Open Florida Industry Working Group conference call.