The NHL and the NHLPA have agreed on Friday, July 10, to be the start of formal training camps league-wide.
Phase 3 involves all players for each of the 24 playoff teams returning to their home city to train for the resumption of the 2019-20 season.
NHL, NHLPA agree on opening date for formal training camps. https://t.co/35lF9nEob0 pic.twitter.com/l6W4VLXVYv
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 11, 2020
The full report reads:
The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today that formal training camps (Phase 3) for the 24 teams resuming play will open on Friday, July 10, provided that medical and safety conditions allow and the parties have reached an overall agreement on resuming play. The length of training camp and, therefore, the start date for formal resumption of play (Phase 4) will be determined at a future date.
Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston was the first to report the news.
Hearing the NHL is targetting July 10 for the start of Phase 3 (training camps), subject to getting an agreement done with the NHLPA.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 11, 2020
This starting date suggests a possible resumption of the 2019-20 NHL season will not happen until early August with a three-week training camp being the most discussed option.
If everything gets taken care of and camps open on July 10, that would place the likely resumption of the NHL season at the beginning of August.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 11, 2020
A previous report by Elliotte Friedman in May suggested Phase 3 wouldn’t start before July 10.
The NHL entered Phase 2 of its return to play plan on Monday with teams like the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins already returning to the ice.
LOOK WHO'S BACK ON THE ICE! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/BrJUd5VCPs
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) June 10, 2020
The Washington Capitals will return for small group activities at MedStar Capitals Iceplex today.
Headline photo: Elizabeth Kong/RMNB
