The American Hockey League canceled the remainder of its 2019-20 season on Monday -- including the Calder Cup Playoffs -- due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Like the NHL, the 31-team minor league had paused its season on March 12.
AHL president and CEO David Andrews said that the league is "looking forward to returning to our arenas in 2020-21." What the league can't say, with any certainty, is what will happen in the months leading up to that return. Or when players and fans can return safely. Or what the AHL will look like when they do return.