NHL, NHLPA Announce COVID Protocol Modifications For Playoffs and Offseas

Restrictions loosened for players beginning in the postseason

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By NHL.com
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NEW YORK/TORONTO - The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association today announced several modifications to their COVID-19 Protocols to take effect upon the conclusion of each Club's regular-season schedule.

All modifications - specifically designed to govern the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs and offseason activities in advance of the 2021-22 Regular Season - have been agreed upon by the League's and the NHLPA's medical advisors after extensive consultation with medical experts in both the United States and Canada.
Protocol adjustments for the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs can be found
here
.
Protocol adjustments for the 2021 offseason can be found
here
.

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