BREAKING: National Hockey League Officially Suspends The 2020 Season Due To The Coronavirus

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The National Hockey League had no choice but to do exactly what the NBA was forced to do after a player, now 2, had tested positive for the coronavirus.

“The National Hockey League is aware of the NBA’s decision tonight to indefinitely suspend its season due to a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NHL is continuing to consult with medical experts and is evaluating the options. We expect to have a further update tomorrow,” the league said in a statement Wednesday.

On Thursday, the league advised its teams to cancel morning skates, practices and meetings in the wake of coronavirus concerns and it was pretty much inevitable about what was coming.

Given the uncertainty regarding next steps regarding the coronavirus, Clubs are advised not to conduct morning skates, practices or team meetings today.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 12, 2020

Not clear yet if the NHLPA will hold a conference call with its executive board (31 player reps), the situation being so fluid, but the NHLPA has been in direct and constant contact with all its player reps since last night and into this morning and will continue to do so
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 12, 2020

Shortly after, the NHL finally announced that the 2020 season would indeed be suspended.

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The NHL is suspending the season, The Post has learned. Call at 1pm to start on some details, and teams told to work with their buildings for dates into July. More info, here: https://t.co/QMyGAf4Q8f
— Brett Cyrgalis (@BrettCyrgalis) March 12, 2020

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The NHL season has officially been suspended. No surprise. There is hope to resume.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) March 12, 2020

There were 10 NHL games scheduled for Thursday.