NHL, Wild finalize full Return-to-Play Plan

Last week, the NHL and the Minnesota Wild announced that the league has passed through the first two phases of their Return-to-Play plan in a reasonable amount of time so the full plan is a go and the playoffs will happen!

Given this authorization by all participating teams, the league decided where the two hub cities will be.

Rogers Place in Edmonton will serve as the hub for the 12 Western Conference teams come August 1st. Scotiabank Arena in Toronto will become the hub for the 12 Eastern Conference teams as well.

The games will start on August 2nd. The times are yet to be determined but the dates of the qualifying series are below. The Wild will play the Vancouver Canucks in a Best of 5 qualifying round where the winner will enter the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Game 1: @ Vancouver Canucks, Sunday, August 2nd Time TBD
Game 2: @ Vancouver Canucks, Tuesday, August 4th Time TBD
Game 3: vs. Vancouver Canucks, Thursday, August 6th Time TBD
Game 4: vs. Vancouver Canucks, Friday, August 7th Time TBD (If needed)
Game 5: @ Vancouver Canucks, Sunday, August 9th Time TBD (If needed)

Those are the dates for the games, the times are yet to be announced.

Awesome news and I can't wait to start covering these games! I will be live tweeting these games! Stay tuned on my Twitter page for more updates!

​Stay Safe Wild fans!