NAHL Thrives in Completing 2020-21 Season
By Tom Robinson, 08/05/21, 7:45AM MDT
League boasts record NCAA commitments, successfully navigated COVID-19 to complete season
Working hard with a little creativity from beginning to end, the North American Hockey League successfully navigated the uncertain 2020-21 season.
A year after not being able to host a championship, it was with a sense of pride that the NAHL arrived at the end of its Robertson Cup Playoffs, with an added twist.
Along with crowning the Shreveport Mudbugs as champions in Blaine, Minnesota, June 22, the NAHL also conducted a variation of its Prospects Tournament that is usually a midseason recruiting highlight.
After being unable to complete the 2019-20 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NAHL embarked upon the 2020-21 season Oct. 8, about a month later than normal. The majority of the 23 active teams — down three from the season before and six short of the number getting ready to enter the 2021-22 season — played 56 games but the Midwest Division played 48 and there were a few other variations. ...
Plans were made, scrapped and revised when necessary as the league dealt with changing times and unforeseen challenges. ...
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