The NHL will consider a December start to the 2020-21 season, commissioner Gary Bettman told NHL Network on Thursday.
"We have a great deal of flexibility in terms of when we can start," Bettman said on Thursday. "There's no magic for next season of starting in October as we traditionally do. If we have to start in November or December, that's something that will be under consideration. We're going to try to make good, prudent, careful judgments. This isn't a race to be first back."
The NHL suspended its season on March 12 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.