The NHL Players’ Association’s executive committee
authorized moving forward in talks with the league on returning to play from the Coronavirus suspension, approving 24 teams making the playoffs with other aspects still to be negotiated.
The NHLPA did not provide a breakdown of the vote of its 31 player representatives in making the announcement a day after the proposal was presented to the union’s executive board. In giving the format the green light, the NHLPA stressed several details still need to be negotiated before games can begin.
The proposal will now go to the NHL board of governors, which is expected to approve the plan in the next few days.
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