Canadian federal government approves travel exemption plan for NHL teams to cross the border

Home ice advantage in the playoffs will be somewhat of a reality for whichever Canadian NHL team advances to the third round.

The Canadian federal government has approved a plan that will allow NHL players and club personnel to cross the US-Canada border without having to isolate for 14 days.

NHL players and team personnel will enter and leave the country using private planes. Players and club personnel from the United States to Canada will be subject to pre-and post-arrival testing in addition to daily COVID-19 tests.

The players will live in a modified quarantine bubble that includes the team hotel and the arena. They will abide by rules that either severely limits their interaction with the public in both places. There will be no use of shared facilities and no contact with the general public under the approved plan.