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NHL Postpones Draft, Awards, Combine Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

The NHL announced that the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Awards, 2020 NHL draft and 2020 NHL Scouting Combine are postponed indefinitely on Wednesday.

The league stated the location and format of the 2020 draft will be announced when "details are finalized," at a later date.

The 2020 scouting combine was slated to be held in Buffalo on June 1–6, less than a month before the draft in Montreal on June 26–27. The 2020 NHL Awards were to be held in Las Vegas on June 18.

"The National Hockey League today announced the postponements of the 2020 NHL Scouting Combine, the 2020 Bridgestone NHL Awards, and the 2020 NHL Draft," the league said in its statement.