The league will also decide this week whether or not to let its players go to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.
The NHL returns from holiday break with a full slate of scheduled games on Monday, Dec. 27, with only four of those being cross-border matchups. As of now, all of those are still scheduled to be played.
An ice resurfacing machine floods the ice prior to the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre on November 5, 2019 in Montreal, Canada.The hockey league already faces a conundrum with the upcoming Beijing Winter, in which the NHL has three-week off period so players can go play for their respective countries. However, the league will decide this week whether or not they'll participate in the WInter Games.
"The continued uncertainty caused by the ongoing COVID pandemic, the NHL and NHLPA are actively discussing the matter of NHL Player participation in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, and expect to be in a position to announce a final determination in the coming days," the league and its players' association also announced on Sunday.
"With the number one priority of maintaining the health and safety of our NHL community, and amid changing and unpredictable conditions, we are determined to remain flexible and adaptable both in terms of scheduling and in adjusting Protocols as necessary." With a rising number of individual positive tests of COVID, the league has stated it will look at shutting down an entire team on a case-by-case basis.
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