"I think what we did this year is what we needed to do to be fair to the clubs on the bubble in terms of making the playoffs, and I think we did the right thing in that regard, but I'm not necessarily sure it's part of our future. Behind the story: Following the Flint basketball players, Editorial: An examination of The Times’ failures on race, our apology and a path forward, Can technology predict wildfires? Bettman thanked players and staffers for diligently following strict protocols that included frequent testing and limits on movement.
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Among the biggest worries of the Bobcat fire — now one of the largest in Los Angeles County history — has been Mt. "The only good news in this context is that the ownership of the 31, soon to be 32, NHL franchises has never been stronger and healthier," Bettman said. Inside the epic battle to save Mt. As the U.S. confronts systemic racism, so does the Los Angeles Times. The NHL has conducted more than 31,000 COVID-19 tests in its playoff bubbles with no reported positive tests. Bettman said he intends next season to feature an 82-game schedule for each team and full playoffs, but a late December or early January start would push the season into the summer months again. “So if we’re going to speculate — and this is pure speculation, I’m just throwing it out there as a random thought — it’s conceivable that we start without fans, that we move to socially distant fans at some point and by some point in time maybe our buildings are open. 2 in the NHL draft.
He also said the league is monitoring the protocols adopted by European sports leagues and other North American leagues to determine if the NHL can learn from their experiences. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the decision to admit fans will be made by health authorities in each city, no matter what the NHL might want to do. For example, whether there could be a short-term realignment of the league, including the possibility of an all-Canadian division for 2020-21 -- something that has garnered speculation because of the continuing closure of the Canadian border. The NHL will allow players to take part in voluntary, offseason workouts as early as Oct. 15 as long as regional COVID-19 regulations are met. Our fans typically like watching us through the fall, winter and into the spring and it’s always been a goal to be done by the end of June,” he said. The Dodgers will open the MLB wild-card playoffs Wednesday against a Milwaukee Brewers team that backed its way into the National League’s No. Following a decade that included six years of wandering outside the playoffs, the Lakers have finally returned home with a berth in the NBA Finals. But it’s looking more like that will get pushed back. Flint produced basketball stars years before one of the worst water crises in modern U.S. history. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman admitted on Saturday that he "would not be surprised" if the start date for the 2020-21 season "slips into later December, [or] could slip into January.".
I want that answer to be as definitive as possible," Bettman said. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 16 Olympics.
“This was, in the consummate team sport, the consummate team effort and I’m grateful for everybody who participated,” Bettman said. 'Quest for the Stanley Cup' Episode 4 recap, Top NHL draft defense prospects break down their own scouting reports, NHL best-case mock draft: How each team aces the first two rounds, Alex Pietrangelo's savvy 'local hero' pressure play on the Blues, NHL bubble confidential: Go inside the Toronto and Edmonton playoff hubs. One of the biggest crowds the NHL draws every season is for the Winter Classic, which was scheduled for Jan. 1, 2021, at Target Field in Minneapolis between the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues.