Great news for hockey fans. The league has announced that the agreement between players and the league for the return of hockey on January 13th is now official! The NHL's Board of Governors (team owners) unanimously approved a 56 game season Sunday afternoon.
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The league has also officially announced its divisions, with the All-Canadian one now set in stone.
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All that is left to determine is whether Canadian teams can play at their own arenas. That requires a deal with health official in all five provinces that have teams. The biggest hold out right now is British Columbia, although Ontario has some concerns as well. If a deal cannot be reached, either all or some Canadian teams will need to play in a bubble or re-locate.
This is sure to cause excitement across North American among hockey fans. Training camps will begin in the next couple of weeks, with the seven teams who didn't participate in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs starting a few days earlier than the rest.
