Coronavirus Outbreak Puts the Flyers’ Season on Halt
Beginning with the NBA announcing that its season would be suspended indefinitely late last night because of the coronavirus pandemic, all the other leagues have followed – the latest being the NHL.
NHL’s Official Statement
The NHL pauses the 2019-20 season. pic.twitter.com/bCi776ZFqX
— NHL (@NHL) March 12, 2020
The league did not set an exact timetable but that the league’s goal was to resume “as soon as possible” and that it hoped to complete the season and award the Stanley Cup.
With the NHL’s indefinite suspension, of course, one of the Flyers’ best seasons in recent memory will be put on hold. No games. No practices. Everything hockey will be put on hold.
It was also reported that the NHL asked teams to inquire about the availability of their stadiums if the season were to extend into July, per Frank Seravalli.
Hearing as part of the #NHL‘s due diligence process, teams have been asked to provide arena building availability through the end of July.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 12, 2020
Obviously, this is not an ideal situation for anyone. The league. The fans. The coaches. The players. Everyone is affected in some way.
For the Flyers, a positive to come out of this is that a multiple-week hiatus can give players like James van Riemsdyk, Phillipe Myers, and Nate Thompson more time to recover from injury and possibly be back when the league starts up again and be ready for the playoff push should everything go according to plan.
Putting a halt to the NHL season in the middle of the playoff race is uncharted territory for everyone but the only thing we can do is wait and see how this all plays out.
Featured Image: Sam Carchidi/Philadelphia Inquirer
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