According to an internal document shared with NHL teams earlier this week, the league believes that 30 of its 32 teams will have full-capacity crowds during the 2021-22 season, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
The two teams not expected to allow sellout crowds during the upcoming season are the Vancouver Canucks and the Montreal Canadiens.
The Canucks could see an estimated 50 percent of home seats filled at Rogers Arena, which normally accommodates 18,910 fans. The Canadiens plan to open at 33 percent of the club’s 21,302 capacity at the Bell Centre.
Most NHL Arenas expected to be full this season
In addition to crowd projections, the league’s memo reportedly described the anticipated vaccine guidelines for all the franchises.