When does nhl season start and end. The nhl has targeted monday of next week as the start of phase 2 in its plan to resume and finish the season. Nhl commissioner gary bettman announced last week that the season will resume. The league and the players association have determined that july 10 will be the starting date for the 24 nhl training camps set to open for the hockey clubs returning to play this summer to finish off the 2019 20 nhl season.
The regular season runs from october to april. When do the nhl playoffs start in 2020. Heres when nhl hockey will resume and the stanley cup playoffs will begin.
The 201920 nhl season is the 103rd season of operation 102nd season of play of the national hockey league. The league worked out re seeding and more. The picture for the 2020 nhl playoffs and how the 2020 stanley cup might be handed out looks a lot clearer.
Full schedule for the 2019 season including full list of matchups dates and time tv and ticket information. Phase 2 permits players to return to team practice facilities for voluntary small group individualized training activities whether it be on or off the ice. The 202021 nhl season will be the 104th season of operation 103rd season of play of the national hockey leaguethis is scheduled to be the last season with 31 teams competing in an 82 game regular season.
The season structure of the national hockey league nhl is divided into the regular season and the stanley cup playoffs. Nhl the nhl shield the word mark and image of the stanley cup the stanley cup. The regular season began on october 2 2019 and was suspended indefinitely on march 12 2020 due to the covid 19 pandemic.
Because the covid 19 pandemic delayed the start of the 2020 stanley cup playoffs to august the 2020. The nhl and nhlpa have finalized agreements of the 2019 20 playoff format according to a statement from the league.