It’s been almost a month without hockey for the National Hockey League (NHL) after the season was put on pause due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice held a video conference call on Monday and described a tough few days after realizing the NHL wouldn’t be coming back any time soon, especially considering the Jets were just starting to hit their stride with four straight victories. “Those first three or four days right after they paused the season are really hard because I felt that this team got stressed right to its maximum,” Maurice said. “But there was a light at the end of the tunnel ’cause I’ve never seen a March schedule like that.