NHL 2020/21
Vorlage:Short description Vorlage:Infobox sports season The 2019–20 NHL season is the 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 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.[1][2] This technology was developed by 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 Fox, also developed by Sportvision), and marker graphics hovering above players.[3]
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.[4]
Draft
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019
Coaching changes
| Off–season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2018–19 Coach | 2019–20 Coach | Story / Accomplishments |
| Anaheim Ducks | Randy Carlyle 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.[5]. |
| Los Angeles Kings | 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.[6]. |
| 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.[7]. |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Dave Hakstol 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.[8]. |
| 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.[9]. |
(*) Indicates interim.
Front office changes
| Off–season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2018–19 GM | 2019–20 GM | Story / Accomplishments |
| Edmonton Oilers | 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.[10]. |
(*) 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 visit and Have Games In Prague, Stockholm, Germany and Switzerland. Games and times will be announced sometime in the Summer.
Outdoor games
- The 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.[11]
- The 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
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.
See also
References
External links
- ↑ Stephen Whyno: NHL gets into data game. In: Associated Press. Toronto Star, abgerufen am 27. Januar 2019 (englisch).
- ↑ Matt Hornick: Gary Bettman announces puck, player tracking for 2019-20 NHL season, Sporting News, January 25, 2019. Abgerufen im January 27, 2019
- ↑ Ken Kerschbaumer: NHL About To Enter New Era of Statistical Insight via On-Bench App Developed by League, Apple, SAP. In: Sports Video Group. Abgerufen am 27. Januar 2019 (englisch).
- ↑ NBC Sports Chicago Announces New Pact With White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks, WMAQ-TV, January 2, 2019. Abgerufen im January 4, 2019
- ↑ Anaheim Ducks Fire Coach Randy Carlyle. In: NHL.com. 10. Februar 2019, abgerufen am 10. Februar 2019.
- ↑ Willie Desjardins Named Head Coach John Stevens Relieved Of His Duties. In: NHL.com. 4. November 2018, abgerufen am 4. November 2018.
- ↑ Marc Crawford Named Interim Head Coach Of Rebuilding Ottawa Senators. In: NHL.com. 1. März 2019, abgerufen am 1. März 2019.
- ↑ Adam Kimelman: Dave Hakstol Fired As Coach Of The Philadelphia Flyers. In: NHL.com. 17. Dezember 2018, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2018.
- ↑ Mike Yeo Fired As Coach Of The Blues. In: NHL.com. 19. November 2018, abgerufen am 19. November 2018.
- ↑ Oliers Fire GM Chiarelli. In: www.TSN.ca. 23. Januar 2019, abgerufen am 23. Januar 2019.
- ↑ Dallas Stars To Host 2020 Bridgestone Winter Classic At Cotton Bowl Stadium. In: NHL.com. 1. Januar 2019, abgerufen am 1. Januar 2019.