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New York pro sports teams allowed to begin training camps

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Colton Pankiw
May 24, 2020  (3:02 PM)
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Professional sports teams based in New York are allowed to begin their training camps today, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced.

“I believe that sports can come back without having people in the stadium, without having people in the arena, do it,” Cuomo said. “Work out the economics if you can. We want you up (and running).

“We want people to be able to watch sports (while) still staying home. It gives people something to do, it's a return to normalcy, so we are working and encouraging all (New York- based) sports teams to start their training camps as soon as possible and we'll work with them to make sure that can happen.”

This announcement will effect the New York Knicks, Islanders, Mets, Rangers, Yankees, New York City FC, the New York Liberty, and the Brooklyn Nets as well as the Buffalo Bills and the Sabres. All of these teams have seen their respective leagues be suspended due to coronavirus except for the NFL, which is set to start in September.

Though this is exciting news for New York hockey fans, it was reported that the NHL will not allow teams to reopen their facilities until every team in the league could do so at the same time.