COVID-19 Impact On NHL

• Calgary Flames file lawsuit against insurers for $125M in losses due to COVID-19

  The Calgary Flames organization has filed a lawsuit against its insurers alleging $125 million in losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2022
  
• COVID-19: NHL to stop testing asymptomatic players post All-Star break

  The NHL will stop testing asymptomatic players, coaches and staff who are fully vaccinated following the All-Star break in early February.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2022
  
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• NHLers reflect on the one-and-done, all-Canadian North Division

  With the NHL pivoting back to a normal schedule and its usual 82 contests in 2021-22, the one-and-done North Division is now just a memory, one the players won't soon forget.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2021
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• Coaches say ‘no secrets’ and no certainty in one-of-a-kind NHL playoffs

  A strange NHL regular season has given way to a one-of-a-kind playoff tournament for the Stanley Cup in 2021. Coaches are speaking out about what fans might be able to expect.

  Canada

  May 14, 2021
• Canadian teams ‘jealous’ of clubs that can take advantage of NHL’s relaxed COVID-19 rules

  The NHL eased some of its COVID-19 health and safety protocols over the weekend for clubs that have been fully vaccinated. Canadian franchises won't be enjoying the same freedoms.

  Sports

  May 10, 2021
• ‘Everybody’s tired’ as condensed NHL schedule takes its toll

  Fatigue has set in around the NHL with teams playing 50 games in just over 100 days as part of a condensed schedule that's proving even more demanding than players expected.

  Sports

  May 4, 2021
• COVID-19: Gary Bettman reflects on NHL shutdown a year later

  On Thursday, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman reflected on how the league has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Sports

  Mar 11, 2021
• NHL adding game-day rapid COVID-19 testing: reports

  The NHL is adding game-day rapid tests for players to its safety protocols in its latest bid to stem potential COVID-19 outbreaks, according to several reports Thursday.

  Sports

  Feb 11, 2021
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• Canadian-based players thankful for North Division as NHL deals with COVID-19 in U.S.

  "It's been a lot easier with the rules and the restrictions we have here in Canada to stay healthy,'' Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom said.

  Health

  Feb 5, 2021
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• NHL revises coronavirus protocols with 40 players on COVID-19 list

  With COVID-19 problems cropping up and four teams currently idled, the NHL has revised its coronavirus protocols in a bid to keep the shortenend season on track.

  Sports

  Feb 4, 2021