Now it's fixed: NHL continues season with play-offs

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced this on Tuesday. As a result of the decision, German superstar Leon Draisaitl from the Edmonton Oilers is the scoring champion of the main round. The striker is having the season of his life and was leading the scoring list at the time of cancellation with 43 goals and 67 assists. In the play-off format presented, the best four teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences play in the first round in a free-for-all format to determine the seedings for the round of 16. The teams were determined based on a points quotient because the clubs played a different number of games. The teams in fifth to twelfth place in the two conferences will determine the other eight round of 16 participants in best-of-five series. From the semi-finals at the latest, the game will be played in best-of-seven mode. Both conferences will be split between two cities for the playoffs, which have not yet been announced. Ten cities have been shortlisted. In these so-called “hub cities” there can be a maximum of 50 people per team. Phase 2 in June The so-called “Phase 2” is scheduled to begin at the beginning of June, in which the teams can voluntarily resume training in small groups in their own training centers. However, the prerequisite for this is that the responsible health authorities in the respective states have sufficiently relaxed the local restrictions. In the negative case, the league would work with the clubs on alternative agreements, it is said. There, players are allowed to prepare for the restart in small groups of a maximum of six people plus “a limited number of coaches and supervisors” at the same time, although the distance regulations must always be adhered to. Players who do not belong to the club are no longer allowed to keep fit there. Players must undergo a test for COVID-48 19 hours before returning to training. Regular tests should then take place twice a week. The players are also encouraged to keep an eye on possible symptoms and their body temperature, which will also be checked at the entrance. The league further announced that the return to “normal” training operations will not begin before July 1st. This point in time is declared as “Phase 3”. The NHL has been suspended since March 12th due to the corona pandemic.

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Now it's fixed: NHL continues season with play-offs

The North American professional ice hockey league NHL is continuing the season that was interrupted due to the corona crisis with expanded play-offs and 24 teams.