NHL players have had very positive reactions to life in the hub cities so far.
When NHL players departed the homes they’d spent the last four-and-a-half months confined to by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ventured to the NHL’s hub sites in Toronto and Edmonton, the options for how to pass the time were restricted.
“Now you might have a group of Blackhawks dining beside a group of Minnesota Wild. It’s taken on that peewee-tournament type of vibe,” Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston said during the first Hockey Night In Canadasegment of the restarted season. “It’s taken on that peewee-tournament type of vibe. And I will say that, overwhelmingly, that’s been very positively received by the players.”
There are restaurants in the secure zones — some of which were in place and others which the league set up with the help of local chefs — and a concierge system to allow deliveries of food, pharmaceutical needs and other items from outside the bubbles.
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