Posts About "Return to Play"
NHL Outplays the NBA and MLB in Restart
August 6th, 2020 To paraphrase the great Mark Messier, “I played with a lot of great players. They are all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play and put tremendous pressure on themselves to perform at the highest level; such is hockey. It’s a great game.” Canadian hockey player Mark Messier of the Edmonton Oilers (Photo...
OHL Announces Return to Play Plan
August 5th, 2020 The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has announced their return to play plan for the 2020-21 season, with a target start date of Dec. 1, 2020. https://twitter.com/OHLHockey/status/1291026179626094593?s=20 The 2019-20 season was cancelled in March with spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many questions about what would happen to...
Islanders Exhibition Performance a Mixed Bag
August 1st, 2020 For the first time in 141 days, the New York Islanders hit the ice for a game, albeit a less meaningful one than many would have preferred. While it was only an exhibition match with the New York Rangers, it was still important as the team finds a rhythm before beginning their qualifier series with the Florida Panthers today. Here are a...
Rangers News & Rumors: Final Scrimmage, Islanders, Hurricanes & More
July 29th, 2020 On the eve of the New York Rangers' first game back since the pause due to COVID-19, everything seems to be right on track and the team raring to go. Related: Top 3 All-Time Rangers Goalies The Rangers will face the New York Islanders tomorrow in an exhibition game before their Aug. 1 best-of-five series against the Carolina...
Oilers Camp Notes: McDavid Flying and Broberg Impressing
July 27th, 2020 The Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs have opened their safe zones for NHL play to resume for the 2019-20 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Odd things have happened in the NHL over the years, but the social distancing protocols due to the coronavirus pandemic take the cake. Let the festivities commence. Camp Didn't Seem Possible a...
Maple Leafs Understand the Sacrifices Being Made to Play
July 24th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs, along with 23 other NHL teams are headed to the bubble. On July 26, teams will be in the hub cities and in an effort to keep COVID-19 out, their hotels and facilities will be quarantined zones. No one in and no one out of these protected zones. It means every player, coach, and staff member will be saying...
Golden Knights Training Camp - Week 1 Takeaways
July 22nd, 2020 After 123 unbearable days, the NHL has resumed the 2019-20 season. Though we are not quite at the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, sounds of pucks hitting the glass, sticks tapping for a pass, and the coach's whistle began around North America on July 13 with the official opening of training camp. All 31 teams are presumably healthy...
NHL and NHLPA Should Be More Open About Player Health
July 22nd, 2020 Professional sports and especially the National Hockey League (NHL) have long done what they can to not disclose player health to the media. Individual team staff and players have also kept tight-lipped to protect potentially injured players. For example, when disclosing a specific injury, it is feared that the information will expose...
Maple Leafs Divide the House to Conquer the Competition
July 16th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a divided team. Don't panic. It's on purpose, as the coaching staff continues to implement different twists during a camp that is anything but ordinary. "It's a little unconventional," says head coach Sheldon Keefe," but this is not a conventional camp or a conventional time, so we have to adapt to...
Maple Leafs Are Back and Everyone Is Talking About It
July 14th, 2020 You can tell the fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs have missed their team and their sport. Despite all of the NHL teams starting Phase 3 of the return to play plan on Monday, the Leafs dominated Twitter discussions. https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1282778092772233216 Throughout the day, different Leafs were the top trending...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Petan, Aberg & The Bubble
July 13th, 2020 Yesterday, during a 40-minute video conference call, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas was interviewed by reporters. One thing he was most pleased about was that when his troops reported back to Toronto, their fitness level was high. He noted that the organization – during every Zoom call they had with players –...
Rangers News & Rumors: CBA, Kakko, Pesce Injury & More
July 13th, 2020 Just in case you live under a rock and haven't read a shred of hockey-related news in the past week, the NHL is officially on its way back. Now that the NHLPA and the owners have agreed on a six-year extension for the collective bargaining agreement, the league can officially announce schedules, bubble protocols, and everything in...
Maple Leafs' Kyle Dubas Reappears With a Lot to Say
July 13th, 2020 It's been a long time since we've seen Toronto Maple Leafs' general manager Kyle Dubas, maybe longer than we thought. As the Zoom call started, a full-bearded, somewhat older looking man appeared on the screen. I'm not talking like Elliotte Friedman or Tom Hanks in Cast Away, but in the...
