The NHL is suspending the season due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The league made the announcement on Thursday (March 12) with 189 games and a three and a half weeks still remaining in the season. “The NHL has been attempting to follow the mandates of health experts and local authorities, while preparing for any possible developments without taking premature or unnecessary measures.
However, following last night’s news that an NBA player has tested positive for coronavirus — and given that our leagues share so many facilities and locker rooms and it now seems likely that some member of the NHL community would test positive at some point — it is no longer appropriate to try to continue to play games at this time,” they said in a
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