The decision by the National Hockey League to postpone its combine awards show and draft due to the COVID-19 pandemic is a little unnerving.
Actually, it’s a lot unnerving. The league’s combine for draft eligible players was scheduled from June 1 to 6 in Buffalo, the NHL Awards was slated to be held June 18 in Las Vegas, and the NHL Entry Draft was set for June 26-27 in Montreal.
No new dates have been announced, which tells me that league officials are just like the rest of us — we have no idea how long the global pandemic is going to last.
The NHL isn’t alone in planning ahead. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie says they are still tossing around