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Temporada 2020-21 de la NHL

La temporada 2020-21 de la NHL fue la 104.ª temporada de operaciones (103.ª temporada de juego) de la Liga Nacional de Hockey (NHL). Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 , la temporada regular se redujo a 56 juegos y comenzó el 13 de enero de 2021. Debido a las restricciones de viaje transfronterizos por COVID-19 impuestas por el Gobierno de Canadá , la liga se realineó temporalmente para esta temporada, poniendo a los siete equipos canadienses en una sola división. Los brotes de COVID-19 hicieron que los juegos de la mayoría de los equipos se reprogramaran más allá de la fecha de finalización original de la temporada regular del 8 de mayo, y el último juego se trasladó al 19 de mayo. Los playoffs comenzaron cuatro días antes, el 15 de mayo, bajo un formato de 16 equipos con los cuatro mejores equipos de cada división. [1]

Los playoffs concluyeron el 7 de julio, con los Tampa Bay Lightning derrotando a los Montreal Canadiens en las finales de la Copa Stanley en cinco juegos, ganando su segunda Copa Stanley consecutiva y la tercera en total en la historia de la franquicia.

Negocio de la liga

Impacto de la COVID-19 y reajuste temporal

La temporada 2020-21 se planeó originalmente para comenzar en octubre de 2020 y terminar con la entrega de la Copa Stanley en junio de 2021, pero esto tuvo que cambiarse debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 y la conclusión más tardía de lo normal de la temporada anterior. [2] En diciembre, la liga dijo que la temporada sería más corta que los 82 juegos típicos. [3] La asistencia a cada estadio estaba limitada por las órdenes de salud locales. [4] La liga también depende de la asistencia para al menos el 50 por ciento de sus ingresos, y los jugadores estaban en contra de pasar la temporada completa aislados en burbujas de sitios neutrales similares a su situación durante los playoffs de 2020. [ 5] Con la NHL esperando perder miles de millones de dólares, varios propietarios de equipos le dijeron en privado al comisionado de la NHL, Gary Bettman , que querían suspender la temporada. Pero Bettman los convenció de que no podían darse el lujo de quedarse fuera de la temporada a largo plazo, especialmente con el equipo de expansión Seattle Kraken uniéndose a la liga en 2021-22, así como la perspectiva de firmar nuevos acuerdos de televisión nacional de EE. UU. con múltiples cadenas (ver § Derechos de los medios, a continuación) . [6]

En julio de 2020, la liga y la Asociación de Jugadores de la NHL (NHLPA) acordaron inicialmente programar tentativamente la apertura del campo de entrenamiento el 17 de noviembre de 2020 y el inicio de la temporada regular el 1 de diciembre. [7] En octubre de 2020, tanto la NHL como la NHLPA comenzaron a discutir los detalles específicos sobre cómo proceder con la temporada. [5] El 6 de octubre, la NHL y la NHLPA acordaron retrasar la fecha de inicio prevista de la temporada regular al 1 de enero de 2021 y decidir en una fecha posterior cuándo abrir el campo de entrenamiento. [8]

A mediados de noviembre de 2020, el comisionado adjunto Bill Daly declaró que la liga todavía tenía como objetivo comenzar el 1 de enero, pero que "tenemos que incorporar flexibilidad para los contratiempos que esperamos que surjan y que debemos esperar que surjan junto con los posibles positivos de COVID-19 y los requisitos de rastreo de contactos", citando las "dificultades" que enfrentan las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol y la Liga Nacional de Fútbol por su manejo de la pandemia. [9]

El 20 de diciembre, la liga dio a conocer sus planes para una temporada regular de 56 partidos, y que los equipos se reasignarían temporalmente a cuatro divisiones regionales. [10] Debido a las limitaciones para viajar hacia y desde Canadá, [11] los siete equipos canadienses se alinearon en una sola división Norte. Los siete equipos de la División Norte jugaron entre sí nueve o diez veces durante la temporada regular. [12]

Para reducir aún más los viajes, el calendario de la temporada regular se organizó en series de partidos en casa al estilo del béisbol , donde se jugaron varios partidos consecutivos con los mismos equipos en el mismo lugar. [13] El único problema polémico con la realineación temporal fue qué dos equipos en la zona horaria central tendrían que unirse a la División Oeste. Tendrían más tiempo de viaje jugando partidos en la zona horaria del Pacífico , pero serían contra los Anaheim Ducks , Los Angeles Kings y San Jose Sharks , tres de los siete equipos que no calificaron para los playoffs ampliados de 24 equipos de 2020. [ 14] Finalmente, se decidió dejar a los Dallas Stars en la Central para compensar el hecho de que el equipo estuviera en la División del Pacífico de 1998 a 2013, y los Minnesota Wild y los St. Louis Blues se mudaron al Oeste. [15]

Fue la temporada que comenzó más tarde y con la menor cantidad de partidos por equipo desde la temporada 2012-13 . Esa temporada, cada equipo jugó solo 48 partidos debido a las consecuencias del cierre patronal de la NHL de 2012-13 .

Escuadrón de taxis

Solo para esta temporada, la NHL permitió que cada equipo mantuviera un grupo de viaje adicional de cuatro a seis jugadores, incluido un portero, conocido como el equipo de taxi . El equipo de taxi fue diseñado para permitir convocatorias rápidas al equipo de la NHL en caso de casos positivos de COVID-19 en cada equipo. Los miembros del equipo de taxi que califican para la exención aún están sujetos a las reglas de exención. Daly afirmó que el equipo de taxi fue diseñado solo para sortear las dificultades presentadas por la pandemia de COVID-19 en curso y no es probable que se vuelva a utilizar en temporadas futuras. [16]

Borrador

El Draft de Entrada de la NHL de 2020 estaba originalmente programado para el 26 y 27 de junio de 2020 en el Bell Centre en Montreal , Quebec , [17] pero se pospuso debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. [18] Se llevó a cabo el 6 y 7 de octubre en formato remoto, alojado desde los estudios de NHL Network en Secaucus, Nueva Jersey . [19] [7] Los New York Rangers obtuvieron la primera selección del Draft de 2020 después de ganar la segunda fase de la lotería del draft el 10 de agosto y seleccionaron a Alexis Lafreniere . [20]

Juegos de estrellas, al aire libre y partidos internacionales pospuestos

La liga había programado originalmente los juegos internacionales, All-Star y al aire libre de esta temporada antes de la pandemia.

Se planeó jugar dos partidos de pretemporada en Europa: los Boston Bruins contra el Adler Mannheim en el SAP Arena en Mannheim , Alemania, y los Nashville Predators contra el SC Bern en el PostFinance Arena en Berna , Suiza. Además, también se planearon tres partidos de temporada regular: los Boston Bruins y los Nashville Predators en el O2 Arena en Praga , República Checa; y dos partidos entre los Colorado Avalanche y los Columbus Blue Jackets en el Hartwall Arena en Helsinki , Finlandia, más tarde en el otoño. [21]

El Clásico de Invierno de 2021, planeado para el 1 de enero de 2021, iba a contar con el Minnesota Wild como anfitrión de los St. Louis Blues en el Target Field . Los Florida Panthers y su BB&T Center estaban programados para albergar el Juego de las Estrellas el 30 de enero, y el juego de la Stadium Series iba a ser organizado por los Carolina Hurricanes en el Carter–Finley Stadium el 20 de febrero, contra un oponente aún por anunciar. [22]

El 8 de mayo de 2020, la liga pospuso los cinco juegos internacionales, con el objetivo de reprogramarlos para la temporada 2021-22. [23] Luego, el 22 de octubre de 2020, la liga anunció que el Clásico de Invierno y el Juego de las Estrellas también se pospondrían para el próximo año debido a la "incertidumbre continua", ya que la participación de los fanáticos se considera "integral para el [su] éxito". [24] [25] La decisión de posponer aún más el juego de la Stadium Series se tomó el 23 de diciembre, también porque los fanáticos no podrían asistir a ese evento. [26]

Patrocinio

Para compensar la reducción de los ingresos debido a que los partidos se jugaban con un número limitado de espectadores o sin ellos, la NHL experimentó con permitir ubicaciones publicitarias adicionales que apuntaban a retener entre 80 y 90 millones de dólares que de otro modo se habrían perdido, incluyendo la posibilidad de que los equipos vendieran una colocación de patrocinador en los cascos de sus jugadores ( socio de derecho de casco ). [27] [28] [29] Los logotipos de los patrocinadores incluyen aquellos a lo largo de la parte inferior del vidrio justo encima de los tableros, logotipos de patrocinadores en lonas de primera fila que cubren los asientos no utilizados, logotipos de patrocinadores en el vidrio detrás de los bancos (además de los tableros debajo de ellos) y anuncios virtuales proyectados justo dentro de las líneas azules. [30]

Los siguientes equipos anunciaron sus patrocinadores de cascos para la temporada:

El 5 de enero de 2021, la NHL anunció que las divisiones Central, Este, Norte y Oeste de esta temporada estarían patrocinadas por Discover Card , MassMutual , Scotiabank y Honda , respectivamente. [62]

El 24 de febrero de 2021, la NHL anunció una asociación con DreamHack para servir como su nuevo socio para eventos de deportes electrónicos . [63]

Convenio de negociación colectiva

El acuerdo de negociación colectiva (CBA), que había estado en vigor desde el final del cierre patronal de la NHL de 2012-13 , iba a entrar en su penúltima temporada en 2020-21. [64]

El 10 de julio de 2020, la liga llegó a un acuerdo para renovar el CBA hasta la temporada 2025-26 de la NHL, incluido un aumento del salario mínimo de los jugadores a $750,000 desde $700,000, aumentando el valor máximo de los contratos de nivel de entrada, aplazando el 10% de los salarios de los jugadores para la temporada 2020-21 para cubrir los costos asociados con la pandemia (debían pagarse en tres temporadas a partir de 2022-23), el depósito en garantía de los salarios de los jugadores limitado al 20% para esta temporada y disminuyendo gradualmente al 14-18%, 10% y 6% durante las tres temporadas siguientes (con el 6% aplicándose a partir de entonces), duplicando el fondo de bonificación de los playoffs a $32 millones y un acuerdo para que la NHL negocie un regreso a los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2022 y 2026 (después de estar ausente de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2018 ). [65] [66]

El CBA se renovó automáticamente hasta 2026-27 si la deuda de depósito en garantía del jugador cae entre $125 millones y $250 millones después de la temporada 2024-25. [66]

Límite salarial

Como parte del nuevo convenio colectivo, el tope salarial se mantuvo en 81,5 millones de dólares para la temporada 2020-21. Los aumentos futuros se producirían de forma gradual hasta que la liga se recupere del impacto financiero de la pandemia. [65] [66]

Cambios de reglas

La liga anunció el 22 de diciembre de 2020 que las reglas del fuera de juego se han modificado para que los jugadores solo tengan que romper el plano de la línea azul para ser considerados fuera de juego en lugar de tener que tocarla con su patín. [67]

Tecnología de seguimiento de jugadores y discos

Por primera vez, la NHL implementó el sistema de seguimiento de jugadores y discos de la liga en los 31 estadios de la NHL. El sistema permitió funciones en el aire como pantallas de velocidad, gráficos de seguimiento de discos y gráficos de marcadores flotando sobre los jugadores (aunque no a los extremos en el aire del experimento FoxTrax de mediados de los 90). [68] [69] La liga había planeado implementar esta tecnología en los 31 estadios para septiembre de 2019, pero un cambio en su socio tecnológico principal retrasó la implementación hasta los playoffs de 2020. [70]

Después de la primera semana de la temporada, la liga anunció que suspendía temporalmente el sistema de seguimiento de discos debido a problemas de rendimiento, afirmando que "el primer suministro de discos 2020-21 no recibió los mismos tratamientos de acabado precisos durante el proceso de fabricación fuera de temporada que se utilizaron durante los Playoffs de la Copa Stanley 2020". El seguimiento de los jugadores no se vio afectado. [71]

Expansión

El 30 de abril de 2021, Seattle Kraken pagó la última cuota de su tarifa de expansión, admitiéndolos formalmente en la NHL y permitiéndoles comenzar a adquirir jugadores. [72] El equipo firmó a su primer jugador, el agente libre de la Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Luke Henman , el 12 de mayo de 2021. [73]

Cambios de entrenador

(*) Indica interino.

Cambios en la recepción

(*) Indica interino

Cambios y regulaciones en la Arena

Restricciones por COVID-19

Todos los equipos estadounidenses albergaron una cantidad limitada de espectadores en persona durante la temporada regular; solo tres los admitieron al comienzo de la temporada. [108] Si bien varios equipos canadienses presentaron propuestas (incluidos Calgary, Edmonton y Ottawa) para permitir espectadores en persona, todas fueron rechazadas por las autoridades sanitarias locales. Todos los juegos de la División Norte se jugaron a puerta cerrada durante la totalidad de la temporada regular. [109] [110] [111] [112] Durante los playoffs de la Copa Stanley, varios equipos estadounidenses aumentaron aún más su capacidad, y tres de los equipos canadienses de los playoffs admitieron espectadores por primera vez, aunque solo un equipo ha ofrecido entradas al público en general.

Debido a que el condado de Santa Clara prohibió todos los deportes de contacto en respuesta a un aumento local de casos de COVID-19, los San Jose Sharks comenzaron la temporada con un viaje por carretera extendido. [164] Sus primeros dos juegos en casa el 1 y 3 de febrero contra los Vegas Golden Knights se iban a celebrar en el Gila River Arena , la casa del rival de división Arizona Coyotes , [165] pero terminaron posponiéndose debido a un brote de COVID entre los Golden Knights (ver también § Juegos pospuestos, a continuación) . [166] El 25 de enero, los funcionarios de salud del condado de Santa Clara anunciaron que estaban levantando la prohibición, [167] pero los Sharks declararon que aún necesitaban resolver varios problemas de salud y seguridad y, por lo tanto, no regresaron al SAP Center hasta el 13 de febrero . [168]

El Tampa Bay Lightning anunció inicialmente que limitaría la capacidad del Amalie Arena al 20 por ciento. Sin embargo, los propietarios del equipo anunciaron más tarde que no se permitiría la presencia de espectadores en el estadio para los partidos del Lightning al menos hasta el 2 de febrero de 2021, debido a las preocupaciones en torno a los números de casos locales. [169] [170] El equipo anunció más tarde el 4 de marzo que se permitiría un máximo de 3.800 aficionados en los partidos en casa a partir del 13 de marzo. [153] El 20 de mayo, se permitió que el estadio se ampliara a 7.000 espectadores. [152]

El 10 de febrero de 2021, el gobernador de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo, anunció que el estado permitiría a los grandes recintos deportivos albergar espectadores al 10% de su capacidad a partir del 23 de febrero de 2021, lo que afectaría a los Buffalo Sabres , New York Islanders y New York Rangers . Todos los espectadores deben presentar prueba de una prueba PCR de COVID-19 negativa dentro de las 72 horas posteriores al evento, y también se les puede solicitar que se sometan a una prueba rápida si su prueba PCR se realizó dentro de las 48 horas posteriores al evento. [171] [172] A fines de marzo, el Madison Square Garden eliminó el requisito de realizar la prueba si el espectador está completamente vacunado (no menos de 14 días desde que el espectador recibió la segunda dosis de una vacuna de dos dosis). [173]

El 1 de marzo de 2021, el gobernador de Pensilvania, Tom Wolf, anunció que los grandes recintos deportivos cubiertos ahora podrían albergar espectadores al 15% de su capacidad, lo que afectó a los Philadelphia Flyers y Pittsburgh Penguins . Si bien los Penguins comenzaron a albergar espectadores al día siguiente, [145] los Flyers tuvieron que esperar a que la ciudad de Filadelfia revisara sus propias órdenes de salud más estrictas para que coincidieran primero con la ley estatal; sin embargo, la ciudad siguió rápidamente la guía del estado. [143] Con su carrera de playoffs, los Penguins pudieron aumentar al 50% de su capacidad el 18 de mayo. [147]

Monumental Sports & Entertainment , empresa matriz de los Washington Capitals , solicitó una exención para el 10% de capacidad en el Capital One Arena a fines de marzo. El gobierno de la ciudad inicialmente no otorgó la exención, dejándola pendiente; posteriormente se otorgó el 9 de abril. [160] [161] Los Capitals posteriormente anunciaron que admitirían espectadores a partir de un partido en casa el 27 de abril. [162] La ciudad luego permitió una expansión al 25%, y el equipo habría podido regresar a su capacidad máxima el 11 de junio si los Capitals avanzaban más en los playoffs. [163]

El Gobierno de California anunció el 2 de abril que los recintos cerrados podrían albergar espectadores con capacidad limitada con prueba de vacunación o una prueba de COVID-19 negativa, lo que afecta a los Anaheim Ducks , Los Angeles Kings y San Jose Sharks . [174] Los Ducks y los Kings comenzaron a admitir espectadores al 10% de su capacidad el 16 y el 20 de abril, mientras que los Sharks comenzaron a admitir espectadores el 26 de abril, aumentando de 520 al límite de 1000 con el tiempo. [113] [148] [149]

El 29 de abril de 2021, la ciudad de Chicago anunció que permitiría que el United Center operara a una cuarta parte de su capacidad a partir del 9 de mayo, convirtiendo a los Blackhawks en el último equipo de la NHL con sede en EE. UU. en reabrir su estadio a los espectadores. [123]

El 18 de mayo de 2021, los Canadiens anunciaron que, en virtud de los cambios en las órdenes de salud pública y los toques de queda de Quebec , podrían admitir 2500 espectadores en el Bell Centre no antes del 28 de mayo. La victoria de los Canadiens en el Juego 5 de su serie de primera ronda contra Toronto el 27 de mayo llevó la serie de regreso a casa en Montreal el 29 de mayo, lo que los convirtió en el primer equipo canadiense de la NHL en jugar un partido con espectadores en persona esta temporada. [109] [133] El 31 de mayo, el primer ministro de Ontario, Doug Ford, anunció que el gobierno provincial y Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment invitarían a 550 trabajadores de la salud completamente vacunados a asistir al Juego 7 en el Scotiabank Arena, lo que marcaría el primer y, en última instancia, único [155] partido en casa de los Maple Leafs con espectadores esta temporada. [154]

En junio, el gobierno de Manitoba autorizó que hasta 500 trabajadores de la salud completamente vacunados, así como los familiares directos del personal del equipo, asistieran a los partidos en casa de los Winnipeg Jets, comenzando con su serie de segunda ronda (final de la División Norte) contra Montreal. [175]

Temporada regular

La temporada regular comenzó el 13 de enero de 2021. Los equipos jugaron partidos solo dentro de su división. Los equipos de las tres divisiones de EE. UU. jugaron ocho veces contra cada uno de sus siete oponentes de división. [12]

Juegos al aire libre

El 11 de enero de 2021, la NHL anunció que se jugarían dos partidos al aire libre el 20 y 21 de febrero en el Edgewood Tahoe Resort en Lake Tahoe ; los Flyers jugarían contra los Bruins y los Avalanche jugarían contra los Golden Knights. [176] [177]

El partido del sábado entre Colorado y Las Vegas se vio afectado inicialmente por problemas de calidad del hielo; había una falta de cobertura de nubes y, como resultado, la superficie de juego se derritió parcialmente por la luz solar directa. El juego sufrió un aplazamiento de aproximadamente ocho horas después del final del primer período, con Colorado liderando 1-0, con el fin de esperar a la puesta del sol y reparar el hielo; el juego se reanudó a las 9:00 p. m. hora local (medianoche ET ), con Colorado finalmente ganando 3-2. En un intento por evitar más problemas, el partido del domingo entre Boston y Filadelfia se reprogramó para las 4:30 p. m. (7:30 ET), cinco horas y media después de la hora de inicio planificada originalmente. [178]

Juegos pospuestos

Otro

Clasificación

Fuente: Liga Nacional de Hockey [215]
Reglas de clasificación: 1) Menor número de partidos jugados (GP, solo durante la temporada regular); 2) Mayor número de victorias en tiempo reglamentario (RW); 3) Mayor número de victorias en tiempo reglamentario y tiempo extra, excluyendo victorias en tandas de penaltis (ROW); 4) Mayor número de victorias totales, incluidas las tandas de penaltis (W); 5) Mayor número de puntos ganados en partidos cara a cara; si los equipos jugaron un número impar de partidos cara a cara, se descarta el resultado del primer partido en la cancha local del equipo con el partido local extra; 6) Mayor diferencia de goles (GD); 7) Mayor número de goles anotados (GF)
e – Eliminado de la contienda por los playoffs; x – Lugar asegurado en los playoffs; y – División asegurada
Fuente: Liga Nacional de Hockey [215]
Reglas de clasificación: 1) Menor número de partidos jugados (GP, solo durante la temporada regular); 2) Mayor número de victorias en tiempo reglamentario (RW); 3) Mayor número de victorias en tiempo reglamentario y tiempo extra, excluyendo victorias en tandas de penaltis (ROW); 4) Mayor número de victorias totales, incluidas las tandas de penaltis (W); 5) Mayor número de puntos ganados en partidos cara a cara; si los equipos jugaron un número impar de partidos cara a cara, se descarta el resultado del primer partido en la cancha local del equipo con el partido local extra; 6) Mayor diferencia de goles (GD); 7) Mayor número de goles anotados (GF)
e – Eliminado de la contienda por los playoffs; x – Lugar asegurado en los playoffs; y – División asegurada
Fuente: Liga Nacional de Hockey [215]
Reglas de clasificación: 1) Menor número de partidos jugados (GP, solo durante la temporada regular); 2) Mayor número de victorias en tiempo reglamentario (RW); 3) Mayor número de victorias en tiempo reglamentario y tiempo extra, excluyendo victorias en tandas de penaltis (ROW); 4) Mayor número de victorias totales, incluidas las tandas de penaltis (W); 5) Mayor número de puntos ganados en partidos cara a cara; si los equipos jugaron un número impar de partidos cara a cara, se descarta el resultado del primer partido en la cancha local del equipo con el partido local extra; 6) Mayor diferencia de goles (GD); 7) Mayor número de goles anotados (GF)
e – Eliminado de la contienda por los playoffs; x – Lugar asegurado en los playoffs; y – División asegurada
Fuente: Liga Nacional de Hockey [215]
Reglas de clasificación: 1) Menor número de partidos jugados (GP, solo durante la temporada regular); 2) Mayor número de victorias en tiempo reglamentario (RW); 3) Mayor número de victorias en tiempo reglamentario y tiempo extra, excluyendo victorias en tandas de penaltis (ROW); 4) Mayor número de victorias totales, incluidas las tandas de penaltis (W); 5) Mayor número de puntos obtenidos en partidos cara a cara; si los equipos jugaron un número impar de partidos cara a cara, se descarta el resultado del primer partido en la cancha local del equipo con el partido local extra; 6) Mayor diferencia de goles (GD); 7) Mayor número de goles anotados (GF)
e – Eliminado de la contienda por los playoffs; p – Consiguió el Trofeo de los Presidentes; x – Consiguió un puesto en los playoffs

Playoffs

Soporte

En cada ronda, los equipos compitieron en una serie al mejor de siete siguiendo un formato 2–2–1–1–1 (las puntuaciones en el cuadro indican la cantidad de juegos ganados en cada serie al mejor de siete). [10] El equipo con ventaja de local jugó en casa los juegos uno y dos (y los juegos cinco y siete, si era necesario), y el otro equipo jugó en casa los juegos tres y cuatro (y el juego seis, si era necesario). Los cuatro mejores equipos de cada división llegaron a los playoffs.

En la primera ronda, el cuarto equipo de cada división jugó contra el ganador de su división. Las otras series enfrentaron a los equipos que ocuparon el segundo y tercer lugar de las divisiones. En cada ronda, la ventaja de jugar en casa se le otorgó al equipo que tuvo el mejor récord en la temporada regular. Los equipos que avanzaron a las semifinales de la Copa Stanley fueron reclasificados del uno al cuatro en función de su récord en la temporada regular.

Leyenda

Estadística

Líderes en puntuación

Los siguientes jugadores lideraron la liga en puntos de la temporada regular al finalizar los juegos jugados el 15 de mayo de 2021. [216]

Porteros destacados

Los siguientes porteros lideraron la liga en promedio de goles en contra en la temporada regular al concluir los partidos jugados el 15 de mayo de 2021, mientras jugaban al menos 1320 minutos. [217]

Premios de la NHL

La votación concluyó inmediatamente después del final de la temporada regular. Los premios basados ​​en estadísticas como el Trofeo Art Ross , el Trofeo Maurice "Rocket" Richard , el Trofeo William M. Jennings y el Trofeo de los Presidentes se anuncian al final de la temporada regular. [218] La Copa Stanley y el Trofeo Conn Smythe se entregan al final de las finales de la Copa Stanley .

La liga había anunciado inicialmente que tanto el Trofeo Príncipe de Gales como el Clarence S. Campbell Bowl , normalmente presentados al final de las finales de la Conferencia Este y Oeste, respectivamente, no se otorgarían debido a la suspensión de las conferencias esta temporada. [219] Después de que se establecieron los oponentes en las semifinales de la Copa Stanley, se decidió en cambio que los New York Islanders y los Tampa Bay Lightning, quienes normalmente juegan en la Conferencia Este, jugarían por el Trofeo de Gales, dejando así a los Montreal Canadiens y a los Vegas Golden Knights para jugar por el Campbell Bowl. [220]

Por segunda temporada consecutiva, no se llevó a cabo ninguna ceremonia de entrega de premios de la NHL debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. Los trofeos Adams, Byng, Clancy, Gregory, Masterton, Messier y Selke se entregaron durante las semifinales de la Copa Stanley, mientras que los trofeos Calder, Hart, Lindsay, Norris y Vezina se anunciaron durante las finales de la Copa Stanley.

Equipos All-Star

Uniformes

Cambios en el equipo mayorista

"Reverse Retro" jerseys

On November 16, 2020, the NHL introduced Adidas "Reverse Retro" jerseys for all 31 teams, which feature throwback uniforms with a modern twist.[230]

West Division
Central Division
North Division
East Division

Milestones

First games

The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2020–21 season, listed with their first team.

Last games

The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2020–21, listed with their team:

Major milestones reached

Broadcast rights

Canadian media

National

This was the seventh season of the league's 12-year Canadian national broadcast rights deal with Sportsnet. This included Sportnet's sub-licensing agreements to air Hockey Night in Canada games on CBC Television and French-language broadcasts on TVA Sports.[265] As a result of the league's temporary realignment, HNIC and Wednesday Night Hockey only aired all-Canadian regular season games, and the Sunday-night Hometown Hockey broadcasts were temporarily suspended.[266]

Local

U.S. media

National

This was the tenth and final season of NBC Sports' U.S. national media rights to the NHL, and its 16th consecutive season overall as rightsholder.[269][270] On January 22, 2021, it was reported that NBCUniversal would shut down NBCSN—the main U.S. cable broadcaster of the NHL—by the end of the year, with its programming to be subsumed by USA Network and its streaming service Peacock.[271][272]

NBC dropped out of negotiations for the new NHL media contracts, with Sports Business Journal reporting that the network had offered less than US$100 million per-season (roughly half the value of its existing contract) for a package centred upon Peacock, and "never was aggressive in pursuing a renewal".[270] The NHL divided its next round of media rights between ESPN/ABC[273][274] and Turner Sports, both under seven-year contracts that take effect in the 2021–22 season.[275][276]

NHL Network began to air its first original game telecasts (as opposed to simulcasts from regional networks), NHL Network Showcase, on February 6, 2021. The inaugural season featured 16 weekend afternoon games through the remainder of the season. Modeled after the similarly named broadcasts on sister channel MLB Network, the games are called by Stephen Nelson and rotating analysts. They are drawn from the "European Game of the Week" package, which had been introduced in the 2018–19 season to provide opportunities for primetime NHL broadcasts by European rightsholders; with the introduction of original broadcasts for the window, the NHL Network Showcase feed is being repackaged for distribution as a world feed in Europe.[277][278][279]

Local

Radio

Personnel

Harnarayan Singh, after spending the previous decade calling games in the Punjabi language for Hockey Night in Canada, made his English play-by-play debut this season working HNIC games in Alberta.[288][289]

After the retirement of Mike Emrick, the lead play-by-play position for the NHL on NBC was rotated between Kenny Albert and John Forslund during the regular season. Albert eventually assumed the lead role during the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals.[290]

In January 2021, it was announced that Sportsnet commentator Dave Randorf would become the new play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Lightning on Bally Sports Sun, succeeding Rick Peckham.[291]

Pittsburgh Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Mike Lange retired following the season. Lange, the voice of the Penguins for 46 seasons, only called four home games towards the end of the season, including two playoff games, with designated successor Josh Getzoff calling a majority of the games.[292]

Impact of COVID-19 on production

For most regular season games, the home team's regional rightsholder served as the host broadcaster, providing a neutral "world feed" to the away team's local rightsholder and other media partners, which was then overlaid with remote commentary. NBC also used the world feed during its non-exclusive telecasts, with its commentators working remotely from NBC Sports' studios in Stamford, Connecticut, but had its own crews on-site for its exclusive broadcasts (including Wednesday Night Hockey and games on the NBC broadcast network).[68] A similar arrangement was used in Canada by Sportsnet, TSN, TVA Sports, and RDS, based primarily on their respective national and regional rights, with Sportsnet producing Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and half of Toronto's games, TSN producing Ottawa, Winnipeg, and half of Toronto's games, and RDS and TVA Sports splitting Montreal. TSN and Sportsnet's respective parent companies Bell Media and Rogers Media jointly own Dome Productions, which provides the broadcast facilities for both networks.[69]

For its exclusive Hockey Night in Canada and Wednesday Night Hockey national broadcasts, Sportsnet either used its regular national production crews or its local Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, or Vancouver production crews.[69] Sportsnet also suspended production of its remote Hometown Hockey broadcasts.[293] To further reduce travel during the regular season, Sportsnet/HNIC's lead play-by-play announcer Jim Hughson opted to only call national Vancouver home games (and would ultimately retire after the conclusion of the season),[294] and Chris Cuthbert (who joined Sportsnet from TSN during the suspension of play) mostly worked games in Eastern Canada.[288]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ After Derian and Kevin Hatcher, Mikko and Saku Koivu, Rob and Scott Niedermayer, Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and Brent and Ron Sutter.

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