‘‘We continue to document the agreement,’’ NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said in an e-mail Tuesday.
The league is expected to announce a 48-game schedule, according to Canada's The Sports Network, with all games played within each conference.
If there are no snags, ratification could be finished by Saturday and training camps can open Sunday if approval is reached on both sides. Daly said the season will begin Jan. 19.
‘‘[We] don’t need a signed document to complete ratification process,’’ Daly wrote, ‘‘but we do need a signed agreement to open camps. The goal is to get that done by Saturday so that we can open camps on Sunday.’’
The NHL has yet to release a new schedule. The regular season was supposed to begin on Oct. 11.
http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey...r-agreement/Nw4gqlKi9jBHj04zm7emFP/story.html
The league is expected to announce a 48-game schedule, according to Canada's The Sports Network, with all games played within each conference.
If there are no snags, ratification could be finished by Saturday and training camps can open Sunday if approval is reached on both sides. Daly said the season will begin Jan. 19.
‘‘[We] don’t need a signed document to complete ratification process,’’ Daly wrote, ‘‘but we do need a signed agreement to open camps. The goal is to get that done by Saturday so that we can open camps on Sunday.’’
The NHL has yet to release a new schedule. The regular season was supposed to begin on Oct. 11.
http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey...r-agreement/Nw4gqlKi9jBHj04zm7emFP/story.html