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NHL, NHLPA agree to open training camps July 10

Seth Rorabaugh
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Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan offers instructions during training camp camp at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Sept. 13.

The NHL and NHLPA announced they have agreed to open training camps July 10 as the third phase of a plan to resume play this summer.

Halted since March 12 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the NHL just began its second phase, which allows small groups of players to skate informally, Tuesday.

This agreement is subject to satisfactory medical and safety conditions by that date, as well as both parties reaching a final overall agreement on resuming play. The length of these camps is being discussed.

A fourth phase would involve actual play. Both sides have tentatively agreed to a plan for a 24-team postseason tournament that would be staged this summer in order to complete the 2019-20 season.

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Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.

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