The NHL announced Thursday afternoon that it would permit teams to open training facilities. League officials announced that October 15 would be the starting date for these activities, and that they would permit voluntary workouts to take place.
Per Emily Kaplan of ESPN.com, the NHL released a 19-page document detailing the return, including rules on social distancing and other precautionary measures given the circumstances. In order to open facilities, teams will need notice from a minimum of five players, and only 12 will be allowed on the ice at once.
Per the protocols mentioned in the document:
“The schedule must allow for sufficient time between sessions to allow for proper disinfecting of training facilities and equipment, and to ensure that there is no overlap between players departing and the next group arriving,”
The protocols also declare that upon arrival, players and staffers must produce a negative test for COVID-19.