Training camps for the 24 teams resuming play will open July 10, the NHL and NHL Players' Association announced Thursday.
Phase 3 of the NHL's Return to Play Plan will occur provided that medical and safety conditions allow, and the parties have reached an agreement on resuming play. The length of training camp and the start date for formal resumption of play (Phase 4) will be determined at a future date.
Phase 2 of the Return to Play Plan, which allowed teams to hold limited workouts with small groups at their team facilities, began Monday.
The NHL announced its Return to Play Plan on May 26 with 24 teams in competition for the Stanley Cup. The tournament will begin with the Stanley Cup Qualifiers, which will include 16 teams playing eight best-of-5 series and a round-robin among the top four teams in each conference to determine seeds for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The qualifiers will be held at two hub cities to be identified -- one for the 12 participating Eastern Conference teams and one for the 12 Western Conference teams -- and begin at a date to be determined.
The 2019-20 season was paused March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus and facilities were closed. The NHL announced last week that teams would be permitted to reopen their training facilities to allow players to participate in individualized training activities (off-ice and on-ice). Players will be participating on a voluntary basis and workouts will be limited to a maximum of six players at any time, plus a limited number of staff.
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