It looked like false hope anyways. As soon as the reports came rolling in of the NHL hoping to start its 2020-21 season on Jan. 13, an empty sense of expectation rushed over me. As we all do, I just want the league back so I can spend most of my nights enjoying their product, but considering that there are still major questions left unanswered and the days ripping away from the calendar, nearing that expected start date, it looks like we’ll be left without the NHL for a little bit longer.
Commissioner Gary Bettman took to a panel called “Holding Domestic and International Competitions in the Modern Conditions of a Pandemic” at the World Hockey Forum in Moscow, to divulge the current plans the league has.