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> Bubble life: Players will be living in single occupancy rooms, no roommates, with each team assigned designated floors. Players are not permitted to enter each other’s rooms. Housekeeping will be provided every third day. Hotel bars and restaurants will be open and available in the bubble, provided social distancing is followed.
Players will have access to hotel pool and fitness centre. Each club will be provided with a designated meeting space in the hotel. Each person will also have access to contactless room service delivery, as well as delivery from local restaurants available for pick-up.
The NHL is also planning for league-approved “excursions” both inside and outside of the bubble. Think designated tee times at a local golf club, etc. All transportation will be provided to/from the excursion and social distancing, face coverings and personal hygiene measures will be mandatory.
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I'm curious how this will work. It's not like teams just show up at the rink beer league style and then leave after the game is done. Don't players normally ride the bike after games? And will there be facilities for the scratches and other players to lift/work out as well? No way a bunch of NHL hockey players are cramming into the hotel fitness centre, let alone multiple teams within the same hotel.
Also, with the NHL able to move games at any time, I could easily see Calgary being a plan B option -- at least for games.