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Jets news:
TSN: NHL teams playing in home cities gaining steam to start 2021 season. With the way things are going in Manitoba it is hard to envision this possibility here but we will have to wait to see what happens in the coming weeks and months.
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The Athletic: NHL’s 2020-21 plan: What we’re hearing about the start date, hubs and format. (Paywall). Scott Burnside wrote about the Board of Governors and senior executives meeting on Thursday. Scott writes that a Canadian division is expected and that the NHL could regroup the 24 American teams into three 8-team divisions. As mentioned above, American teams could begin the season in their own arenas.
NHL.com: NHL schedule could combine hub format, home arenas in 2020-21. Reporting on what Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly had to say about the upcoming 2020 – 2021 season.
Jets video:
NHL Network: Hawerchuk honored for HFC month. See what late Hall-of-Famer Dale Hawerchuk’s family and friends have to say about his career and life, as we celebrate Hockey Fights Cancer Month.
