Though it feels like it's been quite a bit longer, the NHL declared a "pause" on its 2019-20 season on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the theoretical possibility of hitting "unpause" and resuming the regular season and playoffs (or just the latter) in some fashion at some point in the future. In the time since, there has been little in the way of clarity on that timeline, while there have been two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in players, both on the Ottaw read more https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id...t-possible-return-playoffs-draft-seattle-more