NHL instructs all teams to cancel holiday parties and other public events
While the NHL had hoped all COVID-19 related issues would no longer be a problem after the 2020-21 season, that is no longer the case.
Very recently, both the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders have been forced to postpone games due to a number of players on each roster testing positive for COVID. As a result, the league is being forced to reschedule those games, which may result in the NHL backing out of the 2022 Winter Olympics. In order to both try and keep the Olympics as an option, as well as to try and keep teams healthy and able to play out their schedule, the league has sent out a memo to all 32 teams on changes going forward.
According to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, the NHL is demanding that all club-organized holiday parties for the season shall be cancelled. Until further notice, they are also are instructing all players and personnel to not participate in autograph sessions open to the public, and to avoid both public speaking engagements and public charity events.
It is extremely unfortunate that this had to happen, but the unfortunate reality is that the pandemic has not yet passed by. While some, including players, may be upset with this news, the league is simply doing it's best to ensure that the season is able to continue on without issue.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
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TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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