Circle Jan. 13 on your calendars, NHL fans.
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association made official what was rumored earlier this weekend Sunday, when they announced an agreement on a 56-game regular season that’ll start Jan. 13 and end May 8.
The season had been on hold because of ongoing concerns with the coronavirus pandemic that paused last season from March until August. The last NHL game played after the league returned to play was Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Sept. 28, a Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 win.
Although the NHL’s return to play included a play-in round of playoffs, the plan for this season is a traditional 16-team, best-of-seven, four-round tournament that could…
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