The NHL has unveiled further details on the schedule for its restart, with each team playing one exhibition game before starting qualifying round and seeding play in Toronto and Edmonton.

Two all-Canadian matchups are included on the first day of exhibition play, with the Maple Leafs facing the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto and the Oilers meeting the Calgary Flames in Edmonton on July 28.
The best-of-five qualifying round opens with five games on Aug. 1, including Winnipeg versus Calgary, Montreal against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton against Chicago.

The schedule kicks off in Toronto with the New York Rangers against the Carolina Hurricanes at 1pm Atlantic Time.

Game start times span from 1pm-11:30pm Atlantic time.

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Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin are the finalists for the 2019-20 Ted Lindsay Award.
The Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League’s most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players’ Association.

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Some NBA players are starting to receive warnings for suspected violations as multiple tips have already been issued via the league’s anonymous hotline, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The tip line was created to flag protocol violations at the Walt Disney World “bubble” as the league continues to work towards a resumption of the NBA season.