A player for the Ottawa Senators is testing positive for the coronavirus. He is believed to be the first NHL player to come up positive for COVID-19. The player has not been identified by the club. According to the Sens, the player in question has mild symptoms and is in isolation.
Players from multiple teams across the NHL have sent a proposal to the league for potentially restarting the 2019-20 season. Details of the players’ plan released yesterday call for a short training camp in early July followed by the conclusion of the final 16-to-18 games that teams were unable to complete.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs would start in August through September, followed by a free agency period in October, and the start of the 2020-21 season in November. The plan also calls for a condensed 2020-21 season of less than the regular 82 game season.