After months of speculation amid the COVID-19 stoppage, the NHL and NHLPA have reached a tentative agreement to return to the ice.
The NHL and NHLPA have reached a memorandum of understanding on a return to play plan and a CBA that adds four years to the current agreement. This is now subject to approval by both parties: https://t.co/YsqsiiIrkW pic.twitter.com/8QQT4SgLRK
— NHLPA (@NHLPA) July 6, 2020
In a joint statement, it was announced that the agreement - once signed off upon by the NHL Board of Governors, the NHLPA’s Executive Board, and full membership - will see formal NHL training camps begin on July 13th, with teams travelling to their respective hub cities on July 26th, and the puck finally dropping once again on August 1st.