NHL suspends season over COVID-19 concerns
Posted March 12, 2020 11:34 am.
Last Updated March 12, 2020 4:18 pm.
This article is more than 5 years old.
NEW YORK – Following in the NBA’s footsteps, the NHL has decided to suspend its regular season over coronavirus concerns.
It is unclear when or if the 2019-20 campaign will resume.
The NBA halted its season immediately after discovering Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz had tested positive for COVID-19. The NHL doesn’t yet have a confirmed case, but there is a massive overlap between the two leagues and the virus is highly communicable.
At this point, there has to be genuine concern about the NHL’s ability to crown a Stanley Cup champion. The Stanley Cup has only seen two seasons where it wasn’t awarded: In 2004-05, because of a year-long lockout, and 1918-19, because of the Spanish flu.
