According to a report from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet Canada, the NHL and NHLPA have a tentative agreement on a 56-game season. TSN’s Renaud Lavoie adds that an announcement could come in the next few days with the 2020-21 season beginning on Jan. 13.
With the calendar turned to December, the Jan. 1 target date is no longer realistic to open the 2020-21 season. Instead, the NHL has proposed a mid-January start to the season, according to a report from TSN’s Frank Seravalli.
There was hope that there would be some concrete details about the upcoming NHL season, but negotiations on a return have hit a snag during the week. The players are reportedly “blindsided” by a request from the NHL owners to change the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
On Monday, the league unveiled 31 new jerseys as part of the Reverse Retro alternates program, including one that pays tribute to the Flyers uniforms of the 80s and 90s.
Mike "Doc" Emrick announced that he will be retiring from the broadcast booth after 50 years in hockey and nearly 40 of them calling play by play for NHL games.
The Seattle Sounders have expanded their ownership group with the addition of Tod Leiweke, who is the CEO of the Seattle Kraken, the NHL expansion franchise.
The Vegas Golden Knights unveiled a new metallic gold jersey, the first of its kind in the history of the NHL. It will be the third jersey worn by the team.
El Paso is in the Final Four of the Kraft Hockeyville contest, with the grand prize winner receiving a $150,000 rink upgrade and the city will host an NHL game.