NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will make an announcement later on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. ET regarding the NHL's Return to Play format, the league said Tuesday afternoon in a news release. Media availability will be held at 6 p.m. ET.
It is expected the details of the NHL draft and draft lottery timing/format will be part of today’s big reveal by the NHL on RTP format.TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun tweets that a Return to Play announcement is only the first step in a series of things that need to go right for the NHL to resume its 2019-20 season.
Again, let me repeat myself, the format is just the first step. So many more hurdles to overcome, more negotiations needed between NHL/NHLPA over hub cities, testing, protocols... the format is just Step 1. No guarantee yet the 2019-20 season is completed despite best intentionsThe National Hockey League Players' Association Executive Board gave the green light on a 24-team Return to Play proposal last week. An official announcement was originally expected to be made in the coming days.
Late September?
JustinLevineHBS Canada: lets all pull together, act as one, make Gary feel at home , at 4: 30 EST start Booing, actually like the guy but it is a tradition
Can’t wait 🌊
Hyping it up to make people think they will actually announce when and how they will recommence? Until I actually hear otherwise, I believe they have no idea what they will be able to do because they have no idea when they will be able to do it.
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