Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season but are still negotiating an extension of the collective bargaining agreement. A CBA extension is crucial to the process. The return-to-play agreement and CBA must still be approved by the league's board of governors and players' executive committee and full membership. If ratified, games would resume in late July or early August with 24 teams taking part in an expanded playoffs, finishing with the Stanley Cup being awarded in October.
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New York Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich (89) tries to get the puck past Dallas Stars defenseman Stephen Johns (28) and left wing Roope Hintz (24) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
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