National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA) have jointly announced that Phase 3 of the return-to-play plan, which would be the start of full training camps, will begin on Friday, July 10.The NHL has been idle since suspending the season due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 12.
That July 10 start date would be contingent on securing the go-ahead from health officials that it would be medically safe to do so and the NHL and the NHLPA having reached an overall agreement on the resumption of play.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Once those two important pieces are in place, the length of training camp and a start date to the play-in round of the post-season (Phase 4) would be.