The goal was to resume normal games on December 26th-27th, pending test findings. One report says that's improbable and it won't happen.
"Sources indicate growing communication that NHL may postpone games through 1/1," said John Hoven of Mayor's Manor. "Winter Classic will be played, yet games scheduled for 12/27 - 12/31 would move (about another 50 games). We'll see how it all shakes out in the coming days. Nothing confirmed."
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Around eighty more players joined the NHL's COVID Protocol before Christmas. The league's biggest challenge appears to be cross-border travel, which most other leagues either avoid or deal with on a far lower scale.
Due to the NHL's withdrawal from the Olympic Games in February, games will be made up during the Olympic break.
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