So maybe think about why they aren’t cancelling public schools before you rant and rave like an idiot. Why do normal ppl have to still work and what not while sports players are treated like living gods. Amid Uncertainty, Bettman Still Hopes for 82-Game Season in '20-21. I haven’t heard of any school or college thinking of suspending classes. It is important to note that the league has not cancelled, but suspended the season. I think school children would be more important then professional sports leagues. Kind of unchartered territory here.

So when the GMs met in Toronto, they had an opportunity to tighten up that rule, you know, to maybe prevent something like this from ever happening again. Now his teammates are at risk of having it. I’ll be sure to @ in future responses.

All Rights Reserved. but let’s worry about athletes who have the best medical coverage in the damn country.

Incidents such as those involving Matt Calvert and Garnet Hathaway don't help matters. I have no doubt hockey will be back.

God fucking damn it. Since then another Jazz player, Donovan Mitchell, has also tested positive. that first tournament could take 1-2 weeks and then make the playoff matchups best of 5 (if this drags on). You can’t just shut down every single job. I personally believe this is being overhyped, but that’s my own cynicism about the media and how we are told things in the media by people with some kind of financial bias at stake. "The NHL has been attempting to follow mandates of health experts and local authorities, while preparing for any possible developments without taking premature or unnecessary measures," said Bettman. In fact, with no real understanding of how the next weeks and months will play out, there is no guarantee that the 2019-20 season even does resume. The NHL has suspended the 2019/2020 season. The Spanish flu forced the cancellation of the 1919 Cup final, while the entire 2004-05 campaign was lost to a lockout. @MacJablonski: Yes it was. Enter your email address to get all of our posts in your inbox! I’m entirely convinced they are going to do a two week shutdown before spring break. Spencer Fernando is writing a weekly column as a Campaign Fellow for the National Citizens Coalition. A timeline for when and how play could resume has not been made clear. The league will suspend play for all 31 teams starting on Thursday in response to the continued outbreak of the coronavirus around the United States, Canada and the world. In a press release, the league explained their decision: In light of ongoing developments resulting from the coronavirus, and after consulting with medical experts and convening a conference call of the Board of Governors, the National Hockey League is announcing today that it will pause the 2019‑20 … You just wish it would be as adamant and unwavering when it comes to a player getting a puck in the face. But not 1 word about them.