With the speed of which things have transpired over the last few days, there were plenty of questions as to what the next steps would be for the NHL after their announcement that play was being suspended. The NHL sent a memo to teams and players and TSN’s Frank Seravalli has (Twitter link) some of the key highlights.
Players have been asked to self-quarantine and avoid any informal skating which is in line with Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly’s comments earlier today. Helene Elliott of the Los Angeles Times adds (via Twitter) that the self-quarantine period is to last for six days.
Injured players (or those receiving some sort of treatments) will be allowed to report to team facilities for treatment beginning on Saturday. However, the league is discouraging players from doing so if other methods of communication can be done. Players looking to work out have been told to do so from home instead of using team facilities or a public area.
Following the self-quarantine period, the league hopes to open training and practice facilities to the players with an eye on holding a “training camp period” soon after. TSN’s Darren Dreger notes (Twitter link) that players will be permitted to leave their club city as long as the team is notified.
NHL players will receive their full pays as scheduled. There are three pay periods left in the regular season with the first of those being today. It’s worth noting that there is a clause in the CBA that permits the league to potentially revise salary due to a “cause beyond the control of the League or of the Club” but for now, it appears that they won’t do that.
The treat is real and hopefully will subside.