The National Hockey League is restarting its pandemic-era 2020 season with Grammy winner Michael Buble singing the national anthem for the opening New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes match-up on Saturday.
But beyond that, NBC, NBCSN and the NHL Network viewers stateside and Sportsnet and CBC audiences in Canada will see games unlike any ever broadcast as the pro hockey league looks to salvage a season ravaged by the COVID-19 public health crisis.
They'll be no cheering or groaning fans in packed stands as goals are scored, and team players over the next 60 days will be sequestered in so-called "bubble" hotels and arenas in Toronto and Edmonton as safety precautions.
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