2021 NHL season Archives

Canucks’ forward J.T. Miller calls NHL’s return-to-play plan for the team “dangerous to a lot of players”

"What we're being asked to do is not going to be too safe, if you're asking me. ...It's kind of frustrating, if I'm being honest with you. We try to talk about the No. 1 priority being the players health and their families' safety, and it's almost impossible to do what they've asked us to do here on our return."

NHL puts Vancouver Canucks on pause through April 6 over COVID-19 protocols, targets April 8 for their first game back

The Canucks have now had four games postponed thanks to this latest outbreak.

Sabres’ record winless streak ends with 6-1 win over Flyers

The Sabres' 18-game streak without a win was the longest in the NHL's shootout era (since 2005-06). They snapped it with a 6-1 win over the Flyers Wednesday.

Ontario lets NHL players and staff eat indoors at restaurants in exception to health order, citing non-existent league “bubble”

The Canadian province of Ontario has loosened restrictions on NHL players while keeping them for the rest of its citizens.

With six Minnesota Wild players on NHL COVID-19 protocol list, the team’s games through Feb. 9 have been postponed

The Wild are the latest NHL team to have multiple games postponed.

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says they believe they’ve reached an agreement for their teams to play in Canada this season

"On the basis of our discussions in the past week, as well as our exchange of correspondence over the last 24 hours, we believe we are aligned and in agreement on the conditions on which each of our Canadian franchises can begin play in their own buildings for the start of the 2020-21 NHL season."