Players Association has had no discussions with the league regarding neutral sites
Despite all the talk about the NHL possibly continuing the 2019-20 season in neutral sites, the head of the NHL Players Association says there's been no talks with them.
"Other than the general understanding that they're looking at all possibilities, which includes neutral sites - neutral being defined as a place that isn't a home base for an NHL team," NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr told Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski of ESPN. "We haven't had those discussions yet."
So far, sites in North Dakota, New Hampshire and Saskatchewan have been mentioned as possible locations to either finish the regular season and go into the playoffs, or just hold a playoff tournament. Fehr says there are many things that need to be considered before that can happen.
"You're going to want to know what the CDC says, without any question at all. But in addition to that, as we all know, the state governors and the provincial prime ministers have the basic responsibilities over their own jurisdictions, so you're going to have to work with them, too," Fehr said. "The implication of the question is whether it's OK to play in some places and not others. I don't know if that's true. I assume it's certainly possible. If it is, we'll see what makes sense.
Another hurdle is the fact that the border between Canada and the U.S. is closed to anything other than essential traffic. Fehr said "it's going to be very difficult to do anything" if borders remain closed.
Source: ESPN
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