Category: NHL Betting
NHL moves ahead with 24-team playoff format if play resumes
The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 – if it is able to resume play. The decision, announced Tuedsay by Commissioner Gary Bettman, is no guarantee that games are coming back. The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association must still…
NHL jumping straight to playoffs when it resumes
The NHL will not finish its regular season. Instead, the top 24 teams will advance to the playoffs. Details are still being worked out, but a framework is in place. Click here to read the full article…
NHL jumping straight to playoffs when it resumes
The NHL will not finish its regular season. Instead, the top 24 teams will advance to the playoffs as the framework for returning to action is now in place. Click here to read the full article…
NHL announces plan to return … where’s the NBA and MLB?
The NHL has outlined its plan to resume play, ahead of the NBA and MLB. Click here to read the full article…
Strange times: Bettman set example to follow
Often criticized commissioner Gary Bettman flipped the script and came up with a sensible return to action plan for hockey. NBA, MLB and others should take notes. Click here to read the full article…
The NHL’s coronavirus pause: What the playoff format means for all 31 teams, updates on testing, more
The NHLPA officially approved a playoff format, with 24 teams taking part. Here are the details on that, plus all the rest of the recent news. Click here to read the full article…
NHL plans move to small-group training as Phase 2 of return
TORONTO (AP) — The NHL is hoping to move to Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol, including the opening of practice facilities and allowing small group workouts, early next month. Click here to read the full article…
NHL rolls out plan to reopen practice facilities
While there is no firm timetable, Phase 2 is reportedly being targeted for early June “based on the current information available.â€� Click here to read the full article…
NHL players’ union brass mull return to play plans
The National Hockey League’s union brass are expected to give the green light to a 24-team playoff format that would crown the Stanley Cup champion, TSN.ca reported on Friday night. The seeds would be determined by the number of points each team had on March 12, when the NHL shut down due to the coronavirus…
Report: NHL players agree to 24-team playoff
The NHLPA executive committee is apparently on board with the league’s expanded postseason plan which includes cancelling the rest of the regular season. Click here to read the full article…
How NHL 20 became a hockey ‘lifeline’ during the coronavirus pandemic
The game has hit new levels of popularity in the era of social distancing. Here’s how teams have embraced it, and how they hope to keep the momentum going. Click here to read the full article…
NHL Viewers Club: ‘Miracle,’ the story of the 1980 USA Hockey team
Let’s rewatch the 2004 film about one of the shining moments in modern sports history. Click here to read the full article…