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{{short description|2020–21 NHL National Hockey League}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2020–21 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration = October 7, 2020 – June 2021
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2020 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champ =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup
| finals_link = 2021 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]
| nextseason_year = 2021–22
}}
The '''2020–21 NHL season''' will be the [[List of NHL seasons|104th season]] of operation (103rd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. This is scheduled to be the last season with 31 total teams competing in an 82-game regular season; the new [[Seattle NHL team]] is planned to begin play during the following 2021–22 season. The regular season is scheduled to begin October 7, 2020, and end on April 9, 2021. The 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs will begin a few days afterwards, with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in late May and early June. The entire schedule is planned to be released in late June 2020.

==League business==
===Collective bargaining agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will enter into its ninth season, and will expire at the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHLPA declines to reopen collective bargaining agreement|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-players-association-declines-to-reopen-collective-bargaining-agreement/c-309172368|website=NHL.com|date=September 16, 2019|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Salary cap===
The league announced on March 4, 2020, that the salary cap for the 2020–21 season is projected to be between US$84 and US$88.2 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL salary cap to be between $84-$88.2 million next season|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-salary-cap-84-88-2-million-next-season/|website=Sportanet|date=March 4, 2020}}</ref>

===Rule changes===
Any new rule changes will be voted on at the league meetings in June 2020.

===Player and puck tracking technology===
This is planned to be the first regular season that the league's player and puck tracking system we be utilized at 31 NHL arenas. The system will allow on-air features such as speed displays, puck tracking graphics, and marker graphics hovering above players. The league had planned to deploy this technology to all 31 arenas by September 2019, but a change to its primary technology partner delayed implementation until the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020 playoffs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bettman-nhl-puck-player-tracking-start-playoffs/|title=Bettman: NHL puck and player tracking to start in playoffs|publisher=Sportsnet|work=Associated Press|date=January 24, 2020|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

===Media rights===
[[NBC Sports]]' current ten-year contract for U.S. national broadcast rights will expire after the 2020–21 season. NBC would prefer to renew its national exclusivity before the season ends,<ref name="Forbes_Adgate">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2019/01/15/hockeys-big-pay-day-is-coming/#4e27bcb34e44|title=Hockey's Big Pay Day Is Coming|work=Forbes|date=January 15, 2019|first=Brad|last=Adgate}}</ref> but the league will be exploring options to split the rights with other interested broadcasters, including [[NHL on ESPN|ESPN/ABC]] and [[NHL on Fox|Fox]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2019/05/27/Media/Sports-media.aspx|title=NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman relishes the opportunities as next media deal approaches|work=Sports Business Journal|date=May 27, 2019|first=John|last=Orland}}</ref> ESPN/ABC however would be limited by its [[NBA on ESPN|NBA commitments]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/791313/2019/01/29/analyzing-the-possibilities-of-the-nhls-next-u-s-tv-rights-deal/|title=Analyzing the possibilities of the NHL's next U.S. TV rights deal|work=The Athletic|date=January 29, 2019|first=Katie|last=Strang}}</ref> The league would also likely explore expanding U.S. streaming rights, possibly by giving more games and content to [[ESPN+]] or signing with another company like [[DAZN]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/1376326/2019/11/14/media-mailbag-the-latest-on-the-nhls-tv-contract-talks-thursday-night-footballs-future-on-cbs-landing-the-champions-league/|title=Media Mailbag:The Latest on the NHL's TV Talks, Thursday Night Football's Future, On CBS Landing the Champions League|work=The Athletic|date=November 14, 2019|first=Ricard|last=Deitsch}}</ref> In any case, the league is looking to generate more revenue than the nearly US$2 billion total that NBC paid over the life of their 2011–12 to 2020–21 contract.<ref name="Forbes_Adgate"/>

This will also be the seventh season of the league's twelve-year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Rosen|title=NHL, Rogers announce landmark 12-year deal|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-rogers-announce-landmark-12-year-deal/c-693152|website=NHL.com|date=November 26, 2013|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

[[Sportsnet West]]'s regional rights to both the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers expire at the end of the previous 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Faguy|title=Canadian NHL TV broadcast schedules for 2019-20|url=https://blog.fagstein.com/2019/09/14/nhl-schedules-2019-20/|website=Fagstein|date=September 14, 2019|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Draft===
The [[2020 NHL Entry Draft]] is scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the [[Bell Centre]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-to-host-2020-nhl-draft/c-307908798|title=Canadiens to host 2020 NHL Draft|publisher=NHL.com|date=June 19, 2019}}</ref>

===Preseason games in Europe===
Two preseason games are planned to be played in Europe: the [[Boston Bruins]] will play [[Adler Mannheim]] at [[SAP Arena]] in [[Mannheim|Mannheim, Germany]], and the [[Nashville Predators]] will play [[SC Bern]] at [[PostFinance Arena]] in [[Bern|Bern, Switzerland]]. The league will announce specific dates at a later time,<ref name="2020 Global Series">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2020-nhl-global-series-announcement/c-311051740|title=Bruins, Predators, Avalanche, Blue Jackets to play in 2020 Global Series |publisher=NHL.com |date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> as well as monitor developments of the [[2019–20 coronavirus outbreak|coronavirus outbreak]] overseas should they need to change their plans (the coronavirus outbreak has also put on hold the league's plans to add 2020 preseason games in China).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-impacted-by-potential-preseason-games-china-coronavirus/c-315578596|title=NHL says coronavirus could impact plans to have preseason games in China|publisher=NHL.com |date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Coaching changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2019–20 coach
! style="width:10%;"|2020–21 coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| [[Bill Peters (ice hockey)|Bill Peters]] [[Geoff Ward (ice hockey)|Geoff Ward]]*
| ''TBA''
| Peters resigned on November 29, 2019, after accusations of racism were made by former [[Rockford IceHogs]] player [[Akim Aliu]] when Peters was coaching the AHL club a decade earlier. Peters spent 1⅓ seasons with the Flames, registering a record of 12–12–4 to start the season after reaching the first round of the playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference the previous season. Ward, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geoff Ward Named Interim Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/geoff-ward-named-interim-coach/c-311936354 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=November 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/bill-peters-resigns-as-calgary-flames-head-coach-1.1405594|title=Peters resigns as Flames head coach|website=TSN.ca|accessdate=November 29, 2019|date=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| [[Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)|Jim Montgomery]] [[Rick Bowness]]*
| ''TBA''
| Montgomery was dismissed on December 10, 2019 due to "unprofessional conduct inconsistent with the core values and beliefs" of the Stars and the league. He spent 1⅓ seasons with the Stars, registering a record of 17–11–3 to start the season after reaching the second round of the playoffs the previous season. Bowness, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Montgomery dismissed as head coach of Stars |url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/jim-montgomery-dismissed-as-head-coach-of-dallas-stars/c-312388186 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=December 10, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leslie |first=Mike |title=Dallas Stars fire head coach for 'unprofessional conduct' |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/hockey/dallas-stars-fire-head-coach-for-unprofessional-conduct/287-fee34156-2d5f-4d1c-b1a7-7d2730594d8b |publisher=[[WFAA]] |location=[[Dallas]] |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
| [[Bruce Boudreau]] [[Dean Evason]]*
| ''TBA''
| Boudreau was fired on February 14, 2020, after 3⅔ seasons with the team, which had registered a record of 27–23–7 to start the season. The Wild had reached the playoffs in the first two seasons of his tenure in Minnesota but had not qualified for the playoffs since the 2017–18 season. Evason, who had served as an assistant coach with the Wild since the start of the 2018–19 season, was immediately named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pierce |first1=Jessi |title=Boudreau fired as Wild coach, replaced by Evason |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bruce-boudreau-fired-as-minnesota-wild-coach/c-315058146 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=February 14, 2020 |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[John Hynes (ice hockey)|John Hynes]] [[Alain Nasreddine]]*
| ''TBA''
| Hynes was fired on December 3, 2019, after 4⅓ seasons with the team, which had registered a 9–13–4 record to start the season. The Devils reached the playoffs once in Hynes' tenure, and did not advance past the first round in 2018. Nasreddine, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-fire-john-hynes/c-312111172|title=Hynes fired as coach of Devils, replaced by Nasreddine|website=NHL.com|accessdate=December 3, 2019|date=December 4, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
| [[Peter DeBoer]] [[Bob Boughner]]*
| ''TBA''
| DeBoer was fired on December 11, 2019, after 4⅓ seasons with the team, which had registered a record of 15–16–2 to start the season. The Sharks qualified for the playoffs in all of the four previous seasons under DeBoer, and advanced to the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Boughner, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sharks Announce Changes to Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-announce-changes-to-coaching-staff/c-312467368 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=December 12, 2019 |date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2019–20 GM
! style="width:10%;"|2020–21 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[Ray Shero]] [[Tom Fitzgerald (ice hockey)|Tom Fitzgerald]]*
| ''TBA''
| Shero was fired on January 12, 2020, after five years as the Devils' general manager. Fitzgerald was named interim general manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement from Josh Harris, Devils Managing Partner & Chairman |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/statement-from-josh-harris-devils-managing-partner--chairman/c-313848508 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 13, 2020 |date=January 12, 2020}}</ref>
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Arena changes==
The [[New York Islanders]] will play all their home games for the 2020–21 season at [[Nassau Coliseum]]. The team had split their home games between Nassau and [[Barclays Center]] during the past two seasons. The Islanders are then planning to move to [[Belmont Park Arena]] for the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=All 2020-21 Islanders home games will be at Coliseum, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirm|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-coliseum-cuomo-1.42339843|first=David |last=Olson|work=Newsday|date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

==Regular season==
The regular season is planned to begin on October 7, 2020, and end on April 9, 2021.

===International games===
Three regular season games, branded as the ''NHL Global Series'', are planned to be played in Europe. The [[Boston Bruins]] and [[Nashville Predators]] will play their regular season opening game at [[O2 Arena (Prague)|O2 Arena]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. Then the [[Colorado Avalanche]] and [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] will play two regular season games at [[Hartwall Arena]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], later in the fall. Specific dates will be announced at a later time:<ref name="2020 Global Series"/>

===Outdoor games===
Two [[NHL outdoor games]] have been scheduled for this season:

The [[2021 NHL Winter Classic]] is scheduled for January 1, 2021, at [[Target Field]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], featuring the [[Minnesota Wild]] hosting the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Wild to host 2021 NHL Winter Classic at Target Field |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-to-host-2021-winter-classic/c-313340620 |accessdate=January 1, 2020 |publisher=NHL.com |date=January 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Blues to play Wild in 2021 NHL Winter Classic |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-to-play-minnesota-at-target-field-on-new-years-day-2021/c-315222394 |publisher=NHL.com |date=February 23, 2020}}</ref>

The [[2021 NHL Stadium Series]] is scheduled for February 21, 2021, at [[Carter–Finley Stadium]] in [[Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], featuring the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] hosting a team to be named at a later date.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hurricanes to host 2021 NHL Stadium Series at N.C. State|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2021-nhl-stadium-series-carter-finley-stadium-raleigh-nc/c-315097414|publisher=NHL.com |date=February 15, 2020}}</ref>

===All-Star Game===
The [[2021 National Hockey League All-Star Game]] is scheduled to be held on January 30, 2021, at the [[BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)|BB&T Center]] in [[Sunrise, Florida]], the home of the [[Florida Panthers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/panthers-to-host-2021-nhl-all-star-weekend/c-314248616|title=NHL All-Star Weekend to be hosted by Panthers in 2021|work=NHL.com|date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2020 in sports]]
* [[2021 in sports]]


==References==
{{reflist}}

{{NHL seasons|2020}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 NHL season}}
[[Category:2020–21 NHL season|2020-21 NHL season]]

NHL 2020/21

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{{short description|2020–21 NHL National Hockey League}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2020–21 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration = October 7, 2020 – June 2021
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2020 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champ =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup
| finals_link = 2021 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]
| nextseason_year = 2021–22
}}
The '''2020–21 NHL season''' will be the [[List of NHL seasons|104th season]] of operation (103rd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. This is scheduled to be the last season with 31 total teams competing in an 82-game regular season; the new [[Seattle NHL team]] is planned to begin play during the following 2021–22 season. The regular season is scheduled to begin October 7, 2020, and end on April 9, 2021. The 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs will begin a few days afterwards, with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in late May and early June. The entire schedule is planned to be released in late June 2020.

==League business==
===Collective bargaining agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will enter into its ninth season, and will expire at the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHLPA declines to reopen collective bargaining agreement|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-players-association-declines-to-reopen-collective-bargaining-agreement/c-309172368|website=NHL.com|date=September 16, 2019|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Salary cap===
The league announced on March 4, 2020, that the salary cap for the 2020–21 season is projected to be between US$84 and US$88.2 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL salary cap to be between $84-$88.2 million next season|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-salary-cap-84-88-2-million-next-season/|website=Sportanet|date=March 4, 2020}}</ref>

===Rule changes===
Any new rule changes will be voted on at the league meetings in June 2020.

===Player and puck tracking technology===
This is planned to be the first regular season that the league's player and puck tracking system we be utilized at 31 NHL arenas. The system will allow on-air features such as speed displays, puck tracking graphics, and marker graphics hovering above players. The league had planned to deploy this technology to all 31 arenas by September 2019, but a change to its primary technology partner delayed implementation until the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020 playoffs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bettman-nhl-puck-player-tracking-start-playoffs/|title=Bettman: NHL puck and player tracking to start in playoffs|publisher=Sportsnet|work=Associated Press|date=January 24, 2020|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

===Media rights===
[[NBC Sports]]' current ten-year contract for U.S. national broadcast rights will expire after the 2020–21 season. NBC would prefer to renew its national exclusivity before the season ends,<ref name="Forbes_Adgate">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2019/01/15/hockeys-big-pay-day-is-coming/#4e27bcb34e44|title=Hockey's Big Pay Day Is Coming|work=Forbes|date=January 15, 2019|first=Brad|last=Adgate}}</ref> but the league will be exploring options to split the rights with other interested broadcasters, including [[NHL on ESPN|ESPN/ABC]] and [[NHL on Fox|Fox]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2019/05/27/Media/Sports-media.aspx|title=NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman relishes the opportunities as next media deal approaches|work=Sports Business Journal|date=May 27, 2019|first=John|last=Orland}}</ref> ESPN/ABC however would be limited by its [[NBA on ESPN|NBA commitments]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/791313/2019/01/29/analyzing-the-possibilities-of-the-nhls-next-u-s-tv-rights-deal/|title=Analyzing the possibilities of the NHL's next U.S. TV rights deal|work=The Athletic|date=January 29, 2019|first=Katie|last=Strang}}</ref> The league would also likely explore expanding U.S. streaming rights, possibly by giving more games and content to [[ESPN+]] or signing with another company like [[DAZN]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/1376326/2019/11/14/media-mailbag-the-latest-on-the-nhls-tv-contract-talks-thursday-night-footballs-future-on-cbs-landing-the-champions-league/|title=Media Mailbag:The Latest on the NHL's TV Talks, Thursday Night Football's Future, On CBS Landing the Champions League|work=The Athletic|date=November 14, 2019|first=Ricard|last=Deitsch}}</ref> In any case, the league is looking to generate more revenue than the nearly US$2 billion total that NBC paid over the life of their 2011–12 to 2020–21 contract.<ref name="Forbes_Adgate"/>

This will also be the seventh season of the league's twelve-year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Rosen|title=NHL, Rogers announce landmark 12-year deal|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-rogers-announce-landmark-12-year-deal/c-693152|website=NHL.com|date=November 26, 2013|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

[[Sportsnet West]]'s regional rights to both the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers expire at the end of the previous 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Faguy|title=Canadian NHL TV broadcast schedules for 2019-20|url=https://blog.fagstein.com/2019/09/14/nhl-schedules-2019-20/|website=Fagstein|date=September 14, 2019|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Draft===
The [[2020 NHL Entry Draft]] is scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the [[Bell Centre]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-to-host-2020-nhl-draft/c-307908798|title=Canadiens to host 2020 NHL Draft|publisher=NHL.com|date=June 19, 2019}}</ref>

===Preseason games in Europe===
Two preseason games are planned to be played in Europe: the [[Boston Bruins]] will play [[Adler Mannheim]] at [[SAP Arena]] in [[Mannheim|Mannheim, Germany]], and the [[Nashville Predators]] will play [[SC Bern]] at [[PostFinance Arena]] in [[Bern|Bern, Switzerland]]. The league will announce specific dates at a later time,<ref name="2020 Global Series">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2020-nhl-global-series-announcement/c-311051740|title=Bruins, Predators, Avalanche, Blue Jackets to play in 2020 Global Series |publisher=NHL.com |date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> as well as monitor developments of the [[2019–20 coronavirus outbreak|coronavirus outbreak]] overseas should they need to change their plans (the coronavirus outbreak has also put on hold the league's plans to add 2020 preseason games in China).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-impacted-by-potential-preseason-games-china-coronavirus/c-315578596|title=NHL says coronavirus could impact plans to have preseason games in China|publisher=NHL.com |date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Coaching changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2019–20 coach
! style="width:10%;"|2020–21 coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| [[Bill Peters (ice hockey)|Bill Peters]] [[Geoff Ward (ice hockey)|Geoff Ward]]*
| ''TBA''
| Peters resigned on November 29, 2019, after accusations of racism were made by former [[Rockford IceHogs]] player [[Akim Aliu]] when Peters was coaching the AHL club a decade earlier. Peters spent 1⅓ seasons with the Flames, registering a record of 12–12–4 to start the season after reaching the first round of the playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference the previous season. Ward, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geoff Ward Named Interim Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/geoff-ward-named-interim-coach/c-311936354 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=November 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/bill-peters-resigns-as-calgary-flames-head-coach-1.1405594|title=Peters resigns as Flames head coach|website=TSN.ca|accessdate=November 29, 2019|date=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| [[Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)|Jim Montgomery]] [[Rick Bowness]]*
| ''TBA''
| Montgomery was dismissed on December 10, 2019 due to "unprofessional conduct inconsistent with the core values and beliefs" of the Stars and the league. He spent 1⅓ seasons with the Stars, registering a record of 17–11–3 to start the season after reaching the second round of the playoffs the previous season. Bowness, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Montgomery dismissed as head coach of Stars |url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/jim-montgomery-dismissed-as-head-coach-of-dallas-stars/c-312388186 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=December 10, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leslie |first=Mike |title=Dallas Stars fire head coach for 'unprofessional conduct' |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/hockey/dallas-stars-fire-head-coach-for-unprofessional-conduct/287-fee34156-2d5f-4d1c-b1a7-7d2730594d8b |publisher=[[WFAA]] |location=[[Dallas]] |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
| [[Bruce Boudreau]] [[Dean Evason]]*
| ''TBA''
| Boudreau was fired on February 14, 2020, after 3⅔ seasons with the team, which had registered a record of 27–23–7 to start the season. The Wild had reached the playoffs in the first two seasons of his tenure in Minnesota but had not qualified for the playoffs since the 2017–18 season. Evason, who had served as an assistant coach with the Wild since the start of the 2018–19 season, was immediately named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pierce |first1=Jessi |title=Boudreau fired as Wild coach, replaced by Evason |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bruce-boudreau-fired-as-minnesota-wild-coach/c-315058146 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=February 14, 2020 |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[John Hynes (ice hockey)|John Hynes]] [[Alain Nasreddine]]*
| ''TBA''
| Hynes was fired on December 3, 2019, after 4⅓ seasons with the team, which had registered a 9–13–4 record to start the season. The Devils reached the playoffs once in Hynes' tenure, and did not advance past the first round in 2018. Nasreddine, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-fire-john-hynes/c-312111172|title=Hynes fired as coach of Devils, replaced by Nasreddine|website=NHL.com|accessdate=December 3, 2019|date=December 4, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
| [[Peter DeBoer]] [[Bob Boughner]]*
| ''TBA''
| DeBoer was fired on December 11, 2019, after 4⅓ seasons with the team, which had registered a record of 15–16–2 to start the season. The Sharks qualified for the playoffs in all of the four previous seasons under DeBoer, and advanced to the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Boughner, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sharks Announce Changes to Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-announce-changes-to-coaching-staff/c-312467368 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=December 12, 2019 |date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2019–20 GM
! style="width:10%;"|2020–21 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[Ray Shero]] [[Tom Fitzgerald (ice hockey)|Tom Fitzgerald]]*
| ''TBA''
| Shero was fired on January 12, 2020, after five years as the Devils' general manager. Fitzgerald was named interim general manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement from Josh Harris, Devils Managing Partner & Chairman |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/statement-from-josh-harris-devils-managing-partner--chairman/c-313848508 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 13, 2020 |date=January 12, 2020}}</ref>
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Arena changes==
The [[New York Islanders]] will play all their home games for the 2020–21 season at [[Nassau Coliseum]]. The team had split their home games between Nassau and [[Barclays Center]] during the past two seasons. The Islanders are then planning to move to [[Belmont Park Arena]] for the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=All 2020-21 Islanders home games will be at Coliseum, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirm|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-coliseum-cuomo-1.42339843|first=David |last=Olson|work=Newsday|date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

==Regular season==
The regular season is planned to begin in early October 2020, and end in early April 2021.

===International games===
Three regular season games, branded as the ''NHL Global Series'', are planned to be played in Europe. The [[Boston Bruins]] and [[Nashville Predators]] will play their regular season opening game at [[O2 Arena (Prague)|O2 Arena]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. Then the [[Colorado Avalanche]] and [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] will play two regular season games at [[Hartwall Arena]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], later in the fall. Specific dates will be announced at a later time:<ref name="2020 Global Series"/>

===Outdoor games===
Two [[NHL outdoor games]] have been scheduled for this season:

The [[2021 NHL Winter Classic]] is scheduled for January 1, 2021, at [[Target Field]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], featuring the [[Minnesota Wild]] hosting the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Wild to host 2021 NHL Winter Classic at Target Field |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-to-host-2021-winter-classic/c-313340620 |accessdate=January 1, 2020 |publisher=NHL.com |date=January 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Blues to play Wild in 2021 NHL Winter Classic |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-to-play-minnesota-at-target-field-on-new-years-day-2021/c-315222394 |publisher=NHL.com |date=February 23, 2020}}</ref>

The [[2021 NHL Stadium Series]] is scheduled for February 21, 2021, at [[Carter–Finley Stadium]] in [[Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], featuring the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] hosting a team to be named at a later date.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hurricanes to host 2021 NHL Stadium Series at N.C. State|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2021-nhl-stadium-series-carter-finley-stadium-raleigh-nc/c-315097414|publisher=NHL.com |date=February 15, 2020}}</ref>

===All-Star Game===
The [[2021 National Hockey League All-Star Game]] is scheduled to be held on January 30, 2021, at the [[BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)|BB&T Center]] in [[Sunrise, Florida]], the home of the [[Florida Panthers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/panthers-to-host-2021-nhl-all-star-weekend/c-314248616|title=NHL All-Star Weekend to be hosted by Panthers in 2021|work=NHL.com|date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2020 in sports]]
* [[2021 in sports]]


==References==
{{reflist}}

{{NHL seasons|2020}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 NHL season}}
[[Category:2020–21 NHL season|2020-21 NHL season]]

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{{short description|2020–21 NHL National Hockey League}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2020–21 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
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| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
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| top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champ =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup
| finals_link = 2021 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20]]
| nextseason_year = 2021–22
}}
The '''2020–21 NHL season''' will be the [[List of NHL seasons|104th season]] of operation (103rd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. This is scheduled to be the last season with 31 total teams competing in an 82-game regular season; the new [[Seattle NHL team]] is planned to begin play during the following 2021–22 season. The regular season is scheduled to begin October 7, 2020, and end on April 9, 2021. The 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs will begin a few days afterwards, with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in late May and early June. The entire schedule is planned to be released in late June 2020.

==League business==
===Collective bargaining agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will enter into its ninth season, and will expire at the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHLPA declines to reopen collective bargaining agreement|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-players-association-declines-to-reopen-collective-bargaining-agreement/c-309172368|website=NHL.com|date=September 16, 2019|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Salary cap===
The league announced on March 4, 2020, that the salary cap for the 2020–21 season is projected to be between US$84 and US$88.2 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL salary cap to be between $84-$88.2 million next season|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-salary-cap-84-88-2-million-next-season/|website=Sportanet|date=March 4, 2020}}</ref>

===Rule changes===
Any new rule changes will be voted on at the league meetings in June 2020.

===Player and puck tracking technology===
This is planned to be the first regular season that the league's player and puck tracking system we be utilized at 31 NHL arenas. The system will allow on-air features such as speed displays, puck tracking graphics, and marker graphics hovering above players. The league had planned to deploy this technology to all 31 arenas by September 2019, but a change to its primary technology partner delayed implementation until the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs|2020 playoffs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bettman-nhl-puck-player-tracking-start-playoffs/|title=Bettman: NHL puck and player tracking to start in playoffs|publisher=Sportsnet|work=Associated Press|date=January 24, 2020|accessdate=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

===Media rights===
[[NBC Sports]]' current ten-year contract for U.S. national broadcast rights will expire after the 2020–21 season. NBC would prefer to renew its national exclusivity before the season ends,<ref name="Forbes_Adgate">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2019/01/15/hockeys-big-pay-day-is-coming/#4e27bcb34e44|title=Hockey's Big Pay Day Is Coming|work=Forbes|date=January 15, 2019|first=Brad|last=Adgate}}</ref> but the league will be exploring options to split the rights with other interested broadcasters, including [[NHL on ESPN|ESPN/ABC]] and [[NHL on Fox|Fox]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2019/05/27/Media/Sports-media.aspx|title=NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman relishes the opportunities as next media deal approaches|work=Sports Business Journal|date=May 27, 2019|first=John|last=Orland}}</ref> ESPN/ABC however would be limited by its [[NBA on ESPN|NBA commitments]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/791313/2019/01/29/analyzing-the-possibilities-of-the-nhls-next-u-s-tv-rights-deal/|title=Analyzing the possibilities of the NHL's next U.S. TV rights deal|work=The Athletic|date=January 29, 2019|first=Katie|last=Strang}}</ref> The league would also likely explore expanding U.S. streaming rights, possibly by giving more games and content to [[ESPN+]] or signing with another company like [[DAZN]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theathletic.com/1376326/2019/11/14/media-mailbag-the-latest-on-the-nhls-tv-contract-talks-thursday-night-footballs-future-on-cbs-landing-the-champions-league/|title=Media Mailbag:The Latest on the NHL's TV Talks, Thursday Night Football's Future, On CBS Landing the Champions League|work=The Athletic|date=November 14, 2019|first=Ricard|last=Deitsch}}</ref> In any case, the league is looking to generate more revenue than the nearly US$2 billion total that NBC paid over the life of their 2011–12 to 2020–21 contract.<ref name="Forbes_Adgate"/>

This will also be the seventh season of the league's twelve-year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Rosen|title=NHL, Rogers announce landmark 12-year deal|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-rogers-announce-landmark-12-year-deal/c-693152|website=NHL.com|date=November 26, 2013|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

[[Sportsnet West]]'s regional rights to both the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers expire at the end of the previous 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Faguy|title=Canadian NHL TV broadcast schedules for 2019-20|url=https://blog.fagstein.com/2019/09/14/nhl-schedules-2019-20/|website=Fagstein|date=September 14, 2019|accessdate=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Draft===
The [[2020 NHL Entry Draft]] is scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the [[Bell Centre]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-to-host-2020-nhl-draft/c-307908798|title=Canadiens to host 2020 NHL Draft|publisher=NHL.com|date=June 19, 2019}}</ref>

===Preseason games in Europe===
Two preseason games are planned to be played in Europe: the [[Boston Bruins]] will play [[Adler Mannheim]] at [[SAP Arena]] in [[Mannheim|Mannheim, Germany]], and the [[Nashville Predators]] will play [[SC Bern]] at [[PostFinance Arena]] in [[Bern|Bern, Switzerland]]. The league will announce specific dates at a later time,<ref name="2020 Global Series">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2020-nhl-global-series-announcement/c-311051740|title=Bruins, Predators, Avalanche, Blue Jackets to play in 2020 Global Series |publisher=NHL.com |date=November 8, 2019}}</ref> as well as monitor developments of the [[2019–20 coronavirus outbreak|coronavirus outbreak]] overseas should they need to change their plans (the coronavirus outbreak has also put on hold the league's plans to add 2020 preseason games in China).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-impacted-by-potential-preseason-games-china-coronavirus/c-315578596|title=NHL says coronavirus could impact plans to have preseason games in China|publisher=NHL.com |date=February 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Coaching changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2019–20 coach
! style="width:10%;"|2020–21 coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Calgary Flames]]
| [[Bill Peters (ice hockey)|Bill Peters]] [[Geoff Ward (ice hockey)|Geoff Ward]]*
| ''TBA''
| Peters resigned on November 29, 2019, after accusations of racism were made by former [[Rockford IceHogs]] player [[Akim Aliu]] when Peters was coaching the AHL club a decade earlier. Peters spent 1⅓ seasons with the Flames, registering a record of 12–12–4 to start the season after reaching the first round of the playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference the previous season. Ward, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geoff Ward Named Interim Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/geoff-ward-named-interim-coach/c-311936354 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |date=November 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/bill-peters-resigns-as-calgary-flames-head-coach-1.1405594|title=Peters resigns as Flames head coach|website=TSN.ca|accessdate=November 29, 2019|date=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dallas Stars]]
| [[Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)|Jim Montgomery]] [[Rick Bowness]]*
| ''TBA''
| Montgomery was dismissed on December 10, 2019 due to "unprofessional conduct inconsistent with the core values and beliefs" of the Stars and the league. He spent 1⅓ seasons with the Stars, registering a record of 17–11–3 to start the season after reaching the second round of the playoffs the previous season. Bowness, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Montgomery dismissed as head coach of Stars |url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/jim-montgomery-dismissed-as-head-coach-of-dallas-stars/c-312388186 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=December 10, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leslie |first=Mike |title=Dallas Stars fire head coach for 'unprofessional conduct' |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/hockey/dallas-stars-fire-head-coach-for-unprofessional-conduct/287-fee34156-2d5f-4d1c-b1a7-7d2730594d8b |publisher=[[WFAA]] |location=[[Dallas]] |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Minnesota Wild]]
| [[Bruce Boudreau]] [[Dean Evason]]*
| ''TBA''
| Boudreau was fired on February 14, 2020, after 3⅔ seasons with the team, which had registered a record of 27–23–7 to start the season. The Wild had reached the playoffs in the first two seasons of his tenure in Minnesota but had not qualified for the playoffs since the 2017–18 season. Evason, who had served as an assistant coach with the Wild since the start of the 2018–19 season, was immediately named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pierce |first1=Jessi |title=Boudreau fired as Wild coach, replaced by Evason |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bruce-boudreau-fired-as-minnesota-wild-coach/c-315058146 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=February 14, 2020 |date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[John Hynes (ice hockey)|John Hynes]] [[Alain Nasreddine]]*
| ''TBA''
| Hynes was fired on December 3, 2019, after 4⅓ seasons with the team, which had registered a 9–13–4 record to start the season. The Devils reached the playoffs once in Hynes' tenure, and did not advance past the first round in 2018. Nasreddine, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-fire-john-hynes/c-312111172|title=Hynes fired as coach of Devils, replaced by Nasreddine|website=NHL.com|accessdate=December 3, 2019|date=December 4, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[San Jose Sharks]]
| [[Peter DeBoer]] [[Bob Boughner]]*
| ''TBA''
| DeBoer was fired on December 11, 2019, after 4⅓ seasons with the team, which had registered a record of 15–16–2 to start the season. The Sharks qualified for the playoffs in all of the four previous seasons under DeBoer, and advanced to the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals]]. Boughner, who served as an assistant coach, was named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sharks Announce Changes to Coaching Staff |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-announce-changes-to-coaching-staff/c-312467368 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=December 12, 2019 |date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2019–20 GM
! style="width:10%;"|2020–21 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[New Jersey Devils]]
| [[Ray Shero]] [[Tom Fitzgerald (ice hockey)|Tom Fitzgerald]]*
| ''TBA''
| Shero was fired on January 12, 2020, after five years as the Devils' general manager. Fitzgerald was named interim general manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement from Josh Harris, Devils Managing Partner & Chairman |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/statement-from-josh-harris-devils-managing-partner--chairman/c-313848508 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=January 13, 2020 |date=January 12, 2020}}</ref>
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Arena changes==
The [[New York Islanders]] will play all their home games for the 2020–21 season at [[Nassau Coliseum]]. The team had split their home games between Nassau and [[Barclays Center]] during the past two seasons. The Islanders are then planning to move to [[Belmont Park Arena]] for the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=All 2020-21 Islanders home games will be at Coliseum, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirm|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/islanders-coliseum-cuomo-1.42339843|first=David |last=Olson|work=Newsday|date=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

==Regular season==
The regular season is planned to begin in early October 2020, and end in early April 2021.

===International games===
Three regular season games, branded as the ''NHL Global Series'', are planned to be played in Europe. The [[Boston Bruins]] and [[Nashville Predators]] will play their regular season opening game at [[O2 Arena (Prague)|O2 Arena]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. Then the [[Colorado Avalanche]] and [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] will play two regular season games at [[Hartwall Arena]] in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], later in the fall. Specific dates will be announced at a later time:<ref name="2020 Global Series"/>

===Outdoor games===
Two [[NHL outdoor games]] have been scheduled for this season:

The [[2021 NHL Winter Classic]] is scheduled for January 1, 2021, at [[Target Field]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], featuring the [[Minnesota Wild]] hosting the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Wild to host 2021 NHL Winter Classic at Target Field |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-to-host-2021-winter-classic/c-313340620 |accessdate=January 1, 2020 |publisher=NHL.com |date=January 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Blues to play Wild in 2021 NHL Winter Classic |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-to-play-minnesota-at-target-field-on-new-years-day-2021/c-315222394 |publisher=NHL.com |date=February 23, 2020}}</ref>

The [[2021 NHL Stadium Series]] is scheduled for February 21, 2021, at [[Carter–Finley Stadium]] in [[Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]], featuring the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] hosting a team to be named at a later date.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hurricanes to host 2021 NHL Stadium Series at N.C. State|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2021-nhl-stadium-series-carter-finley-stadium-raleigh-nc/c-315097414|publisher=NHL.com |date=February 15, 2020}}</ref>

===All-Star Game===
The [[2021 National Hockey League All-Star Game]] is scheduled to be held on January 30, 2021, at the [[BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)|BB&T Center]] in [[Sunrise, Florida]], the home of the [[Florida Panthers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/panthers-to-host-2021-nhl-all-star-weekend/c-314248616|title=NHL All-Star Weekend to be hosted by Panthers in 2021|work=NHL.com|date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2020 in sports]]
* [[2021 in sports]]


==References==
{{reflist}}

{{NHL seasons|2020}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 NHL season}}
[[Category:2020–21 NHL season|2020-21 NHL season]]

NHL 2020/21

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{{short description|2019–20 NHL National Hockey League}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration = October 2, 2019 – June 2020
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks
| top_pick = [[Jack Hughes (ice hockey, born 2001)|Jack Hughes]]
| picked_by = [[New Jersey Devils]]
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
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| conf1 = Eastern Conference
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| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
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| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = 2020–21
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' will be the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The regular season will begin on October 2, 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2019-20-nhl-home-openers-revealed/c-307955066|title=NHL reveals home openers for 2019-20 season|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>, and will end on April 4, 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs will begin a few days afterwards, with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in early June. The entire schedule was released on June 25, 2019.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will enter into its eighth season. Before the season starts, the NHL can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 1, 2019, or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2019. Either way, the CBA would expire in 2020.

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap is $81.5M, as announced on June 22, 2019.

===Rule changes===
The following rule changes were proposed June 19, 2019 and approved the next day:<ref>https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2019/6/20/18694572/nhl-gary-bettman-announces-new-rules-for-next-season-video-review-offsides-coaches-challenge</ref><ref>https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-rule-changes-for-2019-20-season/c-307949196</ref>

*The league adopted the [[David Leggio]] Rule: deliberately [[moving the goalposts#Sports-related examples|moving the goalposts]] off its moorings to stop play on a breakaway will result in an [[awarded goal]] to the offensive team.
*In the event a net is inadvertently knocked off its moorings, or if a puck shot from beyond center ice is stopped and frozen by the goaltender, the face-off will take place in the goaltender's defensive zone, with the team on offense given choice of side. In such cases, the defensive team will not be allowed to make a line change.
*A puck that leaves out of play in the offensive zone will remain in the offensive zone for the next face-off.
*All major penalties except for [[fighting in ice hockey|fighting]] will be subject to automatic video review; officials will reserve authority to reduce the penalty to a minor penalty depending on the result of the review.
*Players that lose their helmet during play must return to the bench as soon as it is feasible until it can be replaced, or the player must retrieve their helmet.

===Player and puck tracking technology===

After testing at the [[2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game]], the NHL plans to deploy player and puck tracking systems to all 31 NHL arenas prior to the start of the 2019–20 season.<ref name="TheStar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2019/01/26/nhl-gets-into-data-game.html|title=NHL gets into data game|first=Stephen|last=Whyno|work=Associated Press|publisher=Toronto Star|language=en|access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/bettman-announces-hockey-puck-and-player-tracking-for-nhl-2019-20-season/tu306ahz1qxu1btgmxotkf2pd|title=Gary Bettman announces puck, player tracking for 2019-20 NHL season|first=Matt|last=Hornick|publisher=Sporting News|date=January 25, 2019|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}</ref> This technology was developed by [[SAP SE|SAP]] and [[Sportvision]], using microchips embedded inside pucks and jerseys. It enables on-air features such as speed displays, puck tracking graphics (reminiscent of the [[FoxTrax]] graphics utilized in the late 1990's by previous U.S. national NHL broadcaster [[NHL on Fox|Fox]], also developed by Sportvision), and marker graphics hovering above players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/01/24/nhl-about-to-enter-new-era-of-statistical-insight-via-on-bench-app-developed-by-league-apple-and-sap/|title=NHL About To Enter New Era of Statistical Insight via On-Bench App Developed by League, Apple, SAP|last=Kerschbaumer|first=Ken |website=Sports Video Group|language=en|access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref>

===Seattle expansion===
On December 4, 2018, the league officially announced the approval of an expansion team in [[Seattle]], which is planned to begin play in the 2021–22 season. The new [[Seattle NHL team]] will be placed in the Pacific Division, pushing the [[Arizona Coyotes]] to the Central.<ref name="SN_20181205">{{cite news|first=Kirstie|last=Chiappelli|title=Seattle lands NHL expansion team starting in 2021-22 season|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/nhl-expansion-seattle-vote-approved-2021-2022-season-gary-bettman-news/1tbohhghjv6yt1w8hlmnzgzzxc|accessdate=December 5, 2018|publisher=[[Sporting News]]|date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> The name of the new Seattle team may be announced as early as mid-2019.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2018/12/04/when-where-name-a-look-at-seattles-nhl-expansion-team/38670723/ | title=When? Where? Name? A look at Seattle's NHL expansion team | work=Associated Press | publisher=USA Today | date=December 4, 2018}}</ref>

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its twelve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]].

On January 2, 2019, the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] agreed to an exclusive multi-year deal with [[NBC Sports Chicago]] beginning with the 2019–20 season, ending the team's broadcasts on [[WGN-TV]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC Sports Chicago Announces New Pact With White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nbc-sports-chicago-announces-new-deal-with-white-sox-bulls-and-blackhawks-503802931.html|date=January 2, 2019|publisher=WMAQ-TV|accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] and [[Entertainment Studios]] combined to purchase the former [[Fox Sports Networks|Fox Sports regional networks]] (FSN). Twelve of the NHL's 31 teams (Anaheim, Arizona, Carolina, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Florida, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, and Tampa Bay) carry their television broadcasts through FSN. FSN was one of the properties [[Fox Corporation]]'s predecessor [[21st Century Fox]] divested in its [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|sale to The Walt Disney Company]], but which [[The Walt Disney Company]] could not keep due to antitrust concerns. This is Entertainment Studios' first entry into sports, while Sinclair has had a sports operation since 2014 that currently distributes the free-to-air network [[Stadium (sports network)|Stadium]] and is concurrently expanding into the regional sports network business with its stakes in these networks, [[YES Network]] and the upcoming Chicago-based [[Marquee Sports Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/sinclair-disney-regional-sports-network-deal-1203204685/|title=Sinclair Clinches Disney-Regional Sports Networks Deal, Byron Allen Joins as Partner|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref>

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] was held on June 21 and 22, 2019.

===Preseason games in Europe===
Two preseason games will be played in Europe.<ref name="2019 Global Series" /> The [[Chicago Blackhawks]] will play against [[Eisbären Berlin|Eisbaren Berlin]] at [[Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin)|Mercedes-Benz Arena]] in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], on September 29, 2019. The [[Philadelphia Flyers]] will play against [[Lausanne HC]] at Vaudoise Arena in [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]] on September 30, 2019.

==Coaching changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Anaheim Ducks]]
| [[Randy Carlyle]] [[Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1954)|Bob Murray]]*
| [[Dallas Eakins]]
| Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019, after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007, but since then made the playoffs twice. General manager Murray took over as interim coach until the end of the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ducks Executive VP/GM Murray to Assume Interim Head Coaching Position |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-executive-vpgm-murray-to-assume-interim-head-coaching-position/c-304695358 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2019 |date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> Eakins was hired on June 17, 2019. Eakins most recently served as the head coach of the [[San Diego Gulls]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) from 2015 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ducks Name Eakins Head Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-name-eakins-head-coach/c-307877038 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=June 18, 2019 |date=June 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
| [[Phil Housley]]
| [[Ralph Krueger]]
| Housley was fired April 7, 2019, after two seasons and a 58–84–22 record with the Sabres. Housley finished his first season in last place and squandered a 10-game winning streak in his second to collapse and miss the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sabres relieve Housley of coaching duties |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/sabres-relieve-housley-of-coaching-duties/c-306525442 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2019 |date=April 7, 2019}}</ref> Krueger was hired May 15, 2019. He did not coach ice hockey full-time since his only previous NHL coaching stint, a half-season with the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in 2013, ended with his firing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sabres name Ralph Krueger head coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/sabres-name-ralph-krueger-head-coach/c-307400374 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 15, 2019 |date=May 15, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Todd McLellan]] [[Ken Hitchcock]]*
| [[Dave Tippett]]
| Hitchcock was dismissed after [[Ken Holland]] became the general manager of the Oilers on May 7, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gazzola |first1=Paul |title=BLOG: Finding a coach is Holland's first priority |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/blog-finding-a-coach-is-hollands-first-priority/c-307268314 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 8, 2019 |date=May 7, 2019}}</ref> Tippett was hired on May 28. He last served as head coach of the Arizona Coyotes from 2009 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=RELEASE: Oilers name Dave Tippett head coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-oilers-name-dave-tippett-head-coach/c-307577128 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 28, 2019 |date=May 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Florida Panthers]]
| [[Bob Boughner]]
| [[Joel Quenneville]]
| Boughner was fired on April 7, 2019. In two seasons, the Panthers went 79–62–22 and never qualified for the playoffs under Boughner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida Panthers Relieve Head Coach Bob Boughner of Duties |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-relieve-head-coach-bob-boughner-of-duties/c-306559480 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2019 |date=April 7, 2019}}</ref> On April 8, Quenneville was hired as the team's new head coach. Quenneville most recently served as the head coach of the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] (2008–2018), and guided them to three [[Stanley Cup]]s in [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals|2010]], [[2013 Stanley Cup Finals|2013]] and [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|2015]], while also accumulating an overall record of 797–452–249 with the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida Panthers Name Joel Quenneville Head Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-name-joel-quenneville-head-coach/c-306572380 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2019 |date=April 8, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| [[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]] [[Willie Desjardins]]*
| [[Todd McLellan]]
| Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018, after starting the season 4–8–1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Former Vancouver Canucks' head coach Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach; John Stevens Relieved of His Duties |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2018 |date=November 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GM Blake Thanks Desjardins for Serving as Interim Head Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/gm-blake-thanks-desjardins-for-serving-as-interim-head-coach/c-306556194 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2019 |date=April 7, 2019}}</ref> On April 16, 2019, the team hired McLellan as franchise's 29th head coach. McLellan most recently served as the head coach of the [[Edmonton Oilers]] (2015–2018) guiding the team to one playoff berth. Overall, McLellan has a 434–282–90 record including a 37–38 postseason record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/todd-mclellan-named-head-coach-of-la-kings/c-306812622|title=Todd McLellan Named Head Coach of LA Kings|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L. P.|date=April 16, 2019|website=kings.nhl.com|accessdate=April 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ottawa Senators]]
| [[Guy Boucher]] [[Marc Crawford]]*
| [[D. J. Smith (ice hockey)|D.J. Smith]]
| Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019, after three seasons with the team, his best season being the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Crawford, who previously coached the Dallas Stars, was named the Senators' interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marc Crawford named interim head coach of rebuilding Ottawa Senators |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2019 |date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> On May 23, the team hired Smith as their head coach. He most recently served as an assistant coach of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ottawa Senators name D.J. Smith as head coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/ottawa-senators-name-dj-smith-as-head-coach/c-307518896 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 23, 2019 |date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Dave Hakstol]] [[Scott Gordon (ice hockey)|Scott Gordon]]*
| [[Alain Vigneault]]
| Hakstol was fired on December 17, 2018, after three and a half years with the team where he guided them to two playoff appearances. Former New York Islanders' head coach Gordon was named interim coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kimelman |first1=Adam |title=Hakstol fired as coach of Flyers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2018 |date=December 17, 2018}}</ref> Vigneault was hired on April 15, 2019. Vigneault most recently served as the head coach of the [[New York Rangers]], guiding them to a 226–147–37 record in five seasons (2013–2018).<ref>{{cite web |title=Flyers name Alain Vigneault head coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-name-alain-vigneault-head-coach--philadelphia-flyers/c-306782494 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 15, 2019 |date=April 15, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| [[Mike Yeo]] [[Craig Berube]]*
| TBA
| Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018, after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Berube, who had served as assistant coach with the Blues since 2017, was named interim head coach and led the Blues to their first Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yeo relieved of duties, Berube named interim head coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/yeo-relieved-of-duties-berube-named-interim-head-coach/c-302114872 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=April 8, 2019 |date=November 19, 2018}}</ref>
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[Ken Holland]]
| [[Steve Yzerman]]
| Yzerman, who played his entire NHL playing career for the Red Wings and had previously been the team's vice president from 2006 to 2010, returned as general manager April 19, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Yzerman named GM |url=https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1119316687835279360 |website=Twitter |publisher=Detroit Red Wings |accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli (ice hockey)|Peter Chiarelli]] [[Keith Gretzky]]*
| [[Ken Holland]]
| Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019, after four years as the Oilers' general manager. [[Keith Gretzky]], the brother of former NHL player [[Wayne Gretzky]], was named interim general manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oilers fire Chiarelli after three-and-a-half seasons |url=https://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915/ |website=TSN.ca |accessdate=April 8, 2019 |date=January 22, 2019}}</ref> Holland was hired on May 7, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=RELEASE: Ken Holland named Oilers GM and President of Hockey Operations |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-ken-holland-named-oilers-gm-and-president-of-hockey-operations/c-307262338 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 8, 2019 |date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[Vegas Golden Knights]]
|[[George McPhee]]
|[[Kelly McCrimmon]]
|McCrimmon was promoted to general manager, effective September 1, 2019, on May 2, 2019. McPhee will remain Director of Hockey Operations for the Golden Knights, but McCrimmon will represent Vegas at league GM meetings and be the point of contact for other league GMs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/kelly-mccrimmon-named-general-manager-of-the-vegas-golden-knights/c-307164982|title=Kelly McCrimmon Named General Manager Of The Vegas Golden Knights|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref>
|-
|}
(*) Indicates interim.


==Regular season==
The regular season will begin on October 2, 2019, and will end on April 4, 2020.

===International games===
Three regular season games, branded as the ''NHL Global Series'', will be played in Europe.<ref name="2019 Global Series">{{cite web|title=Flyers, Blackhawks to open 2019-20 regular season in Prague; Sabres, Lightning face off in Stockholm in November|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2019-nhl-global-series-games-announced/c-305921940|accessdate=March 21, 2019|date=March 21, 2019|website=NHL.com}}</ref> The [[Chicago Blackhawks]] and [[Philadelphia Flyers]] will play their regular season-opening game on October 4, 2019 at [[O2 Arena (Prague)|O2 Arena]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. The [[Buffalo Sabres]] and [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] will play two games at [[Ericsson Globe]] in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] on November 8 and 9, 2019.

===Outdoor games===
Three outdoor games have been scheduled for the 2019–20 season:
* The [[2019 Heritage Classic|fifth Heritage Classic]] will be held on October 26, 2019, at [[Mosaic Stadium]] in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]], featuring the [[Calgary Flames]] and the [[Winnipeg Jets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/nhls-heritage-classic-coming-to-regina|title=Bettman announces that Regina will host 2019 Heritage Classic|work=Regina Leader-Post|date=January 1, 2019|language=en|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>
* The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020, at [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], featuring the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-to-host-2020-bridgestone-winter-classic-at-cotton-bowl-stadium/|title=Dallas Stars To Host 2020 Bridgestone Winter Classic At Cotton Bowl Stadium|website=NHL.com|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>
* The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020, at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]], featuring the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LA Kings To Play Avalanche At Air Force Academy|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/01/25/la-kings-to-play-avalanche-at-air-force-academy/|website=losangeles.cbslocal.com|publisher=[[KCBS-TV]]|accessdate=January 25, 2019|date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}
The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], at the [[Enterprise Center]], the home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26, 2020, as the All-Star Game will return to Sunday.<ref>{{cite news|title=It's official: NHL All-Star Game coming to St. Louis in 2020|last=Thomas|first=Jim|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/it-s-official-nhl-all-star-game-coming-to-st/article_bc20b1e3-d782-5bf5-9b8b-738ae6354e99.html|accessdate=January 27, 2019|publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

==Uniforms==
* To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the franchise in the NHL, the [[Vancouver Canucks]] unveiled brand new home and away jerseys that will be worn during the season. The Canucks will also wear brand new third jerseys for select games. Finally, the Canucks will wear their 1990s throwback jerseys for select games. The design was chosen via an online vote over two other throwback jersey options.<ref>
{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/look-vancouver-canucks-are-bringing-back-the-flying-skate-as-a-throwback-jersey/ |title=LOOK: Vancouver Canucks are bringing back the Flying Skate as a throwback jersey |last=Blackburn |first=Pete |publisher=CBS Sprots |date=August 13, 2018 |access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2019 in sports]]
* [[2020 in sports]]

==References==
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{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}

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[[Category:2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 NHL season]]

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The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in late May and early June. The entire schedule will be released in June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will enter into its eighth season. Before the season starts, the NHL can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 1, 2019, or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2019.

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule changes===
TBD

===Player and puck tracking technology===

After testing at the [[2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game]], the NHL plans to deploy player and puck tracking systems to all 31 NHL arenas prior to the start of the 2019–20 season.<ref name="TheStar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2019/01/26/nhl-gets-into-data-game.html|title=NHL gets into data game|first=Stephen|last=Whyno|work=Associated Press|publisher=Toronto Star|language=en|access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/bettman-announces-hockey-puck-and-player-tracking-for-nhl-2019-20-season/tu306ahz1qxu1btgmxotkf2pd|title=Gary Bettman announces puck, player tracking for 2019-20 NHL season|first=Matt|last=Hornick|publisher=Sporting News|date=January 25, 2019|accessdate=January 27, 2019}}</ref> This technology was developed by [[SAP SE|SAP]] and [[Sportvision]], using microchips embedded inside pucks and jerseys. It enables on-air features such as speed displays, puck tracking graphics (reminiscent of the [[FoxTrax]] graphics utilized in the late 1990's by previous U.S. national NHL broadcaster [[NHL on Fox|Fox]], also developed by Sportvision), and marker graphics hovering above players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/01/24/nhl-about-to-enter-new-era-of-statistical-insight-via-on-bench-app-developed-by-league-apple-and-sap/|title=NHL About To Enter New Era of Statistical Insight via On-Bench App Developed by League, Apple, SAP|last=Kerschbaumer|first=Ken |website=Sports Video Group|language=en|access-date=January 27, 2019}}</ref>

===Seattle expansion===
On December 4, 2018, the league officially announced the approval of an expansion team in [[Seattle]], which is planned to begin play in the 2021–22 season. The new [[Seattle NHL team]] will be placed in the Pacific Division, pushing the [[Arizona Coyotes]] to the Central.<ref name="SN_20181205">{{cite news|first=Kirstie|last=Chiappelli|title=Seattle lands NHL expansion team starting in 2021-22 season|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/nhl-expansion-seattle-vote-approved-2021-2022-season-gary-bettman-news/1tbohhghjv6yt1w8hlmnzgzzxc|accessdate=December 5, 2018|publisher=[[Sporting News]]|date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> The name of the new Seattle team may be announced as early as mid-2019.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2018/12/04/when-where-name-a-look-at-seattles-nhl-expansion-team/38670723/ | title=When? Where? Name? A look at Seattle's NHL expansion team | work=Associated Press | publisher=USA Today | date=December 4, 2018}}</ref>

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its twelve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]].

On January 2, 2019, the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] agreed to an exclusive multi-year deal with [[NBC Sports Chicago]] beginning with the 2019–20 season, ending the team's broadcasts on [[WGN-TV]].<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC Sports Chicago Announces New Pact With White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nbc-sports-chicago-announces-new-deal-with-white-sox-bulls-and-blackhawks-503802931.html|date=January 2, 2019|publisher=WMAQ-TV|accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref>

Under an agreement with the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] regarding [[Proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox]], the [[Fox Sports Networks|Fox Sports Regional Networks]] must be sold off to third parties.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/disney-21st-century-fox-justice-department-approval-1202859241/ | title=Justice Department Approves Disney’s Acquisition of 21st Century Fox With Divestiture of Regional Sports Networks | last=Littleton | first=Cynthia | date=June 27, 2018 | work=Variety | archiveurl= | archivedate=June 28, 2018 | deadurl=no | accessdate=March 8, 2019| df=mdy-all}}</ref> NHL teams that have regional deals with a Fox Sports Regional Network that Disney must sell off include Anaheim, Arizona, Carolina, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Florida, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, and Tampa Bay.

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]] [[Bob Murray (ice hockey, born 1954)|Bob Murray]]*
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019, after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007, but since then made the playoffs twice. General manager Bob Murray took over as interim coach, as the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]] [[Willie Desjardins]]*
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018, after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team, as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]] [[Marc Crawford]]*
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019, after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Marc Crawford, who last coached the Dallas Stars, was named the Senators' interim head coach. The search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]] [[Scott Gordon (ice hockey)|Scott Gordon]]*
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018, after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two playoff appearances. Former New York Islanders coach Scott Gordon was named interim coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]] [[Craig Berube]]*
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018, after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube, who had served as assistant coach with the Blues since 2017, was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/mike-yeo-fired-as-coach-of-the-blues/c-302117844/|title=Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues|website=NHL.com|date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>.
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli (ice hockey)|Peter Chiarelli]] [[Keith Gretzky]]*
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019, after four Years as the Oilers' general manager of the team. [[Keith Gretzky]], the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky, was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915/|title=Oliers Fire GM Chiarelli|website=www.TSN.ca|date=January 23, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|}
(*) Indicates interim.

==Regular season==
The regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020.

===International games===
The NHL plans to hold games in [[Prague]], [[Stockholm]], [[Germany]], and [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/nhl-plans-to-head-back-to-europe-next-season-for-global-series-including-opener-in-prague/ | title=NHL plans to head back to Europe next season for Global Series, including opener in Prague | publisher=CBS Sports | first=Kevin | last=Skiver | date=November 1, 2018}}</ref> Games and times will be announced sometime in the Summer.

===Outdoor games===
Three outdoor games have been scheduled for the 2019–20 season:

* The [[2019 Heritage Classic|fifth Heritage Classic]] will be held on October 26, 2019, at [[Mosaic Stadium]] in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], featuring the [[Calgary Flames]] and the [[Winnipeg Jets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/nhls-heritage-classic-coming-to-regina|title=Bettman announces that Regina will host 2019 Heritage Classic|work=Regina Leader-Post|date=2019-01-01|language=en|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020, at [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]], featuring the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-to-host-2020-bridgestone-winter-classic-at-cotton-bowl-stadium/|title=Dallas Stars To Host 2020 Bridgestone Winter Classic At Cotton Bowl Stadium|website=NHL.com|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020, at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]], featuring the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LA Kings To Play Avalanche At Air Force Academy|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/01/25/la-kings-to-play-avalanche-at-air-force-academy/|website=losangeles.cbslocal.com|publisher=[[KCBS-TV]]|accessdate=January 25, 2019|date=January 25, 2019}}</ref>

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], at the [[Enterprise Center]], the home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26, as the All-Star Games returns to a Sunday for the first time in two years.<ref>{{cite news|title=It's official: NHL All-Star Game coming to St. Louis in 2020|last=Thomas|first=Jim|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/it-s-official-nhl-all-star-game-coming-to-st/article_bc20b1e3-d782-5bf5-9b8b-738ae6354e99.html|accessdate=January 27, 2019|publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

==Uniforms==
* The [[Vancouver Canucks]] will wear their 1990s throwback jerseys for select games to coincide with the team's 50th anniversary. The design was chosen via an online vote over two other throwback jersey options.<ref>
{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/look-vancouver-canucks-are-bringing-back-the-flying-skate-as-a-throwback-jersey/ |title=LOOK: Vancouver Canucks are bringing back the Flying Skate as a throwback jersey |last=Blackburn |first=Pete |publisher=CBS Sprots |date=August 13, 2018 |access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
 

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}

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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration = October 9, 2019 – April 11, 2020
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
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| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
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| conf1 = Eastern Conference
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| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
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| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/mike-yeo-fired-as-coach-of-the-blues/c-302117844/|title=Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues|website=NHL.com|date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915/|title=Oliers Fire GM Chiarelli|website=www.TSN.ca|date=January 23, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/philadelphia-flyers-fire-ron-hextall-amid-four-game-losing-streak-160713013.hmtl/|title=Philadelphia Flyers Fire Ron Hextall Amid Four Game Losing Streak|work=[[Yahoo Sports]]|date=November 26, 2018|accessdate=November 26, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===
The NHL Plans to visit and Have Games In Prague, Stockholm, Germany and Switzerland. Games and times will be announced sometime in the Summer.

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-to-host-2020-bridgestone-winter-classic-at-cotton-bowl-stadium/|title=Dallas Stars To Host 2020 Bridgestone Winter Classic At Cotton Bowl Stadium|website=NHL.com|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>.

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
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| no_of_teams = 31
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}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/mike-yeo-fired-as-coach-of-the-blues/c-302117844/|title=Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues|website=NHL.com|date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915/|title=Oliers Fire GM Chiarelli|website=www.TSN.ca|date=January 23, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/philadelphia-flyers-fire-ron-hextall-amid-four-game-losing-streak-160713013.hmtl/|title=Philadelphia Flyers Fire Ron Hextall Amid Four Game Losing Streak|work=[[Yahoo Sports]]|date=November 26, 2018|accessdate=November 26, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===
The NHL Plans to visit and Have Games In Prague, Stockholm, Germany and Switzerland. Games and times will be announced sometime in the Summer.

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-to-host-2020-bridgestone-winter-classic-at-cotton-bowl-stadium/|title=Dallas Stars To Host 2020 Bridgestone Winter Classic At Cotton Bowl Stadium|website=NHL.com|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>.

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

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NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T17:32:38Z

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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
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| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
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| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
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| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/mike-yeo-fired-as-coach-of-the-blues/c-302117844/|title=Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues|website=NHL.com|date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915/|title=Oliers Fire GM Chiarelli|website=www.TSN.ca|date=January 23, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/philadelphia-flyers-fire-ron-hextall-amid-four-game-losing-streak-160713013.hmtl/|title=Philadelphia Flyers Fire Ron Hextall Amid Four Game Losing Streak|work=[[Yahoo Sports]]|date=November 26, 2018|accessdate=November 26, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-to-host-2020-bridgestone-winter-classic-at-cotton-bowl-stadium/|title=Dallas Stars To Host 2020 Bridgestone Winter Classic At Cotton Bowl Stadium|website=NHL.com|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>.

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

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NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T17:27:10Z

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{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
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| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
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| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
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| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
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| playoffs = Playoffs
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| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
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| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/mike-yeo-fired-as-coach-of-the-blues/c-302117844/|title=Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues|website=NHL.com|date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915/|title=Oliers Fire GM Chiarelli|website=www.TSN.ca|date=January 23, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/philadelphia-flyers-fire-ron-hextall-amid-four-game-losing-streak-160713013.hmtl/|title=Philadelphia Flyers Fire Ron Hextall Amid Four Game Losing Streak|work=[[Yahoo Sports]]|date=November 26, 2018|accessdate=November 26, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

{{AFC submission|||ts=20190306172710|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118}}

NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T17:26:34Z

68.103.78.155:

{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/mike-yeo-fired-as-coach-of-the-blues/c-302117844/|title=Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues|website=NHL.com|date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915/|title=Oliers Fire GM Chiarelli|website=www.TSN.ca|date=January 23, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/philadelphia-flyers-fire-ron-hextall-amid-four-game-losing-streak-160713013.hmtl/|title=Philadelphia Flyers Fire Ron Hextall Amid Four Game Losing Streak|work=[[Yahoo Sports]]|date=November 26, 2018|accessdate=November 26, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

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{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/mike-yeo-fired-as-coach-of-the-blues/c-302117844/|title=Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues|website=NHL.com|date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/oilers-fire-gm-chiarelli-1.1245915/|title=Oliers Fire GM Chiarelli|website=www.TSN.ca|date=January 23, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

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{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
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| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/mike-yeo-fired-as-coach-of-the-blues/c-302117844/|title=Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues|website=NHL.com|date=November 19, 2018|accessdate=November 19, 2018}}</ref>.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T17:11:30Z

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{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/dave-hakstol-fired-as-coach-of-the-philadelphia-flyers/c-303022652/|title=Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers|website=NHL.com|last1=Kimelman|first1=Adam|date=December 17, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T17:05:20Z

68.103.78.155: /* Salary cap */

{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
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| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
The Salary Cap will be released in June 2019.

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
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| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
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| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
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| conf2_link =
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| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
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| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/senators/news/marc-crawford-named-interim-head-coach-of-rebuilding-ottawa-senators/c-305356826/|title=Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators|website=NHL.com|date=March 1, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

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{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
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| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
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| finals_champ =
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| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
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| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
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| conf2_runner_up =
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| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
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| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nhl.com

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T16:57:02Z

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{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/kings/news/willie-desjardins-named-head-coach-john-stevens-relieved-of-his-duties/c-301610344/|title=Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties|website=NHL.com|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=November 4, 2018}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T16:51:22Z

68.103.78.155: /* Playoffs */

{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==
{{Main article|2020 Stanley Cup playoffs}}

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T16:50:18Z

68.103.78.155: /* Standings */

{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==
{{2019–20 NHL Eastern Conference standings}}

{{2019–20 NHL Western Conference standings}}

==Playoffs==

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

NHL 2020/21

2019-03-06T16:48:29Z

68.103.78.155: /* Coaching Changes */

{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-fire-coach-randy-carlyle/c-304695504/|title=Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle|website=NHL.com|date=February 10, 2019|accessdate=February 10, 2019}}</ref>.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==

==Playoffs==

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance during his only full season as coach. Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==

==Playoffs==

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

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{{AFC submission|t||ts=20190306155151|u=68.103.78.155|ns=118|demo=}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2019–20 NHL season
| league = [[National Hockey League]]
| sport = [[Ice Hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_games = 82
| no_of_teams = 31
| attendance =
| draft = Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NHL Entry Draft
| top_pick_link = List of first overall draft picks
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs_name = [[President's Trophy]]
| season_champs =
| MVP =
| MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern Conference
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = Western Conference
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2_runner_up =
| finals = Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_link = 2020 Stanley Cup Finals
| finals_champ =
| finals_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = List of NHL seasons
| seasonslistnames = NHL
| prevseason_year = [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19]]
| nextseason_year = [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21]]
}}
The '''2019–20 NHL season''' is the [[List of NHL seasons|103rd season]] of operation (102nd season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11. 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin a few days afterwords. with the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] held in Early June.

==League business==

===Collective Bargaining Agreement===
The current [[NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement|collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) will be in it's Eighth season. The NHL can chose to opt out of the CBA On September 1, 2020 or the NHLPA can choose to opt out of the CBA on September 19, 2020

===Salary cap===
TBA

===Rule Changes===
TBD

===On-ice ads in the rink corners===

===Media rights===
This will be the ninth season under the NHL's ten year deal with [[NBC Sports]] and sixth season of its tweleve year Canadian rights deal with [[Sportsnet]] and [[TVA Sports]]

===Draft===
The [[2019 NHL Entry Draft]] will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019

==Coaching Changes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Coaching changes
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"|Team
! style="width:11%;"|2018–19 Coach
! style="width:10%;"|2019–20 Coach
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
|[[Anaheim Ducks]]
|[[Randy Carlyle]]
|TBA
|Randy Carlyle was fired on February 10, 2019 after nearly three years after his second stint with the team in which he won the Stanley Cup in 2007 but since then made the playoffs twice Bob Murray was named interim Coach later that day the search will be on for a replacement in the off-season.
|-
|[[Los Angeles Kings]]
|[[John Stevens (ice hockey)|John Stevens]]
|TBA
|John Stevens was fired on November 4, 2018 after starting the season 4-8-1 with only one playoff appearance Willie Desjardins was named the interim coach for the team a few days later as the search begins for a new head coach during the off-season.
|-
|[[Ottawa Senators]]
|[[Guy Boucher]]
|TBA
|Guy Boucher was fired on March 1, 2019 after three seasons with the team his best season was the 2016–17 season when the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals Marc Crawford was named interim head coach a couple of days later the search will begin for a new head coach after the season.
|-
|[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
|[[Dave Hakstol]]
|TBA
|Dave Hakstol was fired On December 17, 2018 after three and half years with the team where he guided them to two Playoff appearances. Former NY Islanders Coach Scott Gordon was named Interim Coach a day later. The search will start for a new coach following the season.
|-
|[[St. Louis Blues]]
|[[Mike Yeo]]
|TBA
|Mike Yeo was fired on November 19, 2018 after almost two years with the team and only one playoff appearance. Craig Berube was named interim head coach a day later. The search will begin for a new Permanent Head coach will begin after the season ends.
|}

In–season

==Front office changes==
{|class="wikitable"
|+ General managers
! colspan="4"|Off–season
|-
! style="width:13%;"| Team
! style="width:11%;"| 2018–19 GM
! style="width:10%;"| 2019–20 GM
! Story / Accomplishments
|-
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[Peter Chiarelli]]
| TBA
|Peter Chiarelli was fired on January 22, 2019 after Four Years as the General Manager of the team Keith Gretzky the brother of former NHL Player Wayne Gretzky was named interim general manager of the team as the search begins for a new General Manger after the season
|-
| [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
| [[Ron Hextall]]
| TBA
|Ron Hextall was fired on November 26, 2018 after almost Five years as General Manager with the team Chuck Flecther was named Interim General manager of the team a week later on December 3, 2018 as the search will begin for a new General Manager after the season ends.
|-
|}

In–season

==Regular season==
The Regular season will begin on October 9, 2019 and will end on April 11, 2020

===International games===

===Outdoor games===
*The [[2020 NHL Winter Classic|Winter Classic]] will be held on January 1, 2020 at [[Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] and will feature the [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[Dallas Stars]]

*The [[2020 NHL Stadium Series|Stadium Series]] will be held on February 15, 2020 at [[Falcon Stadium]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] and will feature the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Colorado Avalanche]]

===All-Star game===
{{main|2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game}}

The 2020 [[National Hockey League All-Star Game]] will be held in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the [[Enterprise Center]] home of the [[St. Louis Blues]] on January 26 as the All-Star Games returns to a sunday for the first time in two years.

==Standings==

==Playoffs==

==Statistics==

===Scoring leaders===

==NHL awards==

===All-Star teams===

==Milestones==

===First games===

===Last games===

===Major Milestones reached===

==Uniforms==

==See also==
*[[2019–20 NHL transactions]]
*[[2019–20 NHL suspensions and fines]]
*[[List of 2019–20 NHL Three Star Awards]]
*[[2019 in sports]]
*[[2020 in sports]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{NHL seasons|2019}}
{{2019–20 NHL season by team}}
{{2019–20 in men's ice hockey}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019–20 NHL season}}
[[Category:2019–20 NHL season| ]]
[[Category:2019–20 in American Ice hockey by league|1]]
[[Category:2019–20 in Canadian Ice hockey by league|1]]

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