Breaking Report: NHL officially BACK in July!

The news we have all been waiting for and baby, does it feel so good! Ladies and gentlemen, our new favorite NHL media personnel, Andy Slater of Fox Sports.

JUST IN: NHL looking at restarting season in July.

Games would be played at 4 or 5 neutral sites with limited or no fans, according to Florida Panthers president Matt Caldwell.

On the conference call, he said this plan is not finalized.
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) April 22, 2020

While not finalized, as there is a ton on the health aspect of things to work out, it's down to the final details for the NHL and should be announced in the coming day(s) their plans for July restart!!!!

Ontario Premier Doug Ford: I've talked to a few sports owners and rumour has it a couple of leagues are going to start up in another month or so, maybe sooner, with no fans. #WritersBloc
— Alex Seixeiro (@alexfan590) April 22, 2020

Hearing the favorites are Raleigh, Minnesota, Edmonton and TBD in the Atlantic Division https://t.co/ZbiIXDycHQ
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) April 22, 2020

It's believed the sites will be one team's arena from every division. The plan would be to finish the 82 game regular season and begin the playoffs from there. While early on, there will be no fans, the hope is by playoffs or maybe the conference finals, depending on the health restrictions, perhaps some fans could enjoy it first hand.

More details are expected to drop later this afternoon, once the conference call is over.

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