Nine more matches were postponed by the North American Ice Hockey League (NHL) on Friday, bringing the total postponed due to the resumption of the coronavirus pandemic to 90, amid new health constraints in cities Canadian.
The truce scheduled for February to allow players to participate in the Beijing Olympics had already been canceled, to allow the NHL to make up some of the delay accumulated this winter.
Four of the games postponed on Friday concern the New York Islanders, who should have played next Tuesday in Seattle, then in Vancouver on Wednesday, Edmonton on January 8 and Calgary on the 11th. The trip to Seattle bore the brunt of the cancellations of the three games scheduled in the game. western Canada.
New health restrictions in Canada have forced the Minnesota franchise to cancel their trip to Ottawa on Monday and January 12 to Edmonton, games from Las Vegas to Edmonton (January 14) and Calgary (January 15), as well as a game 100. % Canadian between Winnipeg and Edmonton on January 16.