As Gary Bettman awarded the Stanley Cup to the Tampa Bay Lightning last night, I couldn’t help but notice the lack of boos in Rogers Place. Florida Panthers Team NHL Face Coverings

They have given us guidelines on how to wear masks, how to wash them, and the 5 features a cloth mask should have.

The NHL is planning for what could be an unusual 2020-21 season with the goal of returning to normal in 2021-22.Seattle Kraken Team NHL Face Coverings

The NHL’s oldest head coach still worries about COVID-19 but not enough to stop doing his job. It’s a risk-reward proposition coaches and executives around sports are weighing, and while Florida assistant Mike Kitchen is the only one to so far opt out of hockey’s return, plenty of others are considering masking up behind the bench and taking other precautions in the middle of a pandemic.Carolina Hurricanes Team NHL Face Coverings

"I think this is perhaps the most important thing," the Commissioner said. "What we're focused on is trying to get through the '20-21 season so that we can be back in position for '21-22 to normalcy. … We are hopeful and optimistic based on everything we're hearing that we can look at normalcy by the time we get to '21-22 whatever happens this season."