{"id":97972,"date":"2021-01-14T14:56:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T19:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=97972"},"modified":"2021-01-14T14:56:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T19:56:46","slug":"nwhl-announces-schedule-for-2020-21-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/01\/14\/nwhl-announces-schedule-for-2020-21-season\/","title":{"rendered":"NWHL Announces Schedule for 2020-21 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NWHL has announced the schedule for the 2020-21 season. Opening night will kick off with a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/11\/25\/nwhl-announces-entire-season-lake-placid\/\" target=\"_self\">triple-header in Lake Placid, New York<\/a>. The moment we have all been waiting for has come! Furthermore, the exciting debut of the Toronto Six will make their appearance on opening night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ICYMI&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This upcoming season\u2019s schedule, with some minor corrections! \ud83d\uddd3\ud83c\udfd2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BlqD2il945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/BlqD2il945<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWHL (@NWHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWHL\/status\/1349804472302784512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>2020-21 NWHL Schedule Announced<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The NWHL has announced the fast-paced and thrill of a<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0schedule<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0this morning for the 2020-21 season. Herb Brooks Arena at Lake Placid, New York, will host all of the scheduled games that were announced. A statement released by the NWHL clarifies that Herb Brooks will be entirely protected due to COVID-19. Broadcast details are soon to be released in the upcoming days. However, the NWHL has confirmed two of the semi-final games and the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nwhl.zone\/isobel-cup\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Isobel Cup<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Final will be broadcasted on\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NBCSN<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Regular Season, Round-Robin and Finals<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mark it on your calendar, January 23 will be the opening day of the two straight triple-headers scheduled. If you&#8217;re worried about missing any of the triple-header action, they all will take place on a Saturday and Sunday, wishful thinking that helps the situation. The regular season will consist of six days as each team faces off each other once. Brace yourselves as the long wait of the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.nwhl.zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Toronto Six&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0debut will arrive as they take on\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/riveters.nwhl.zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Metropolitan Riveters<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the first game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Each team will face-off against each other one time to determine the seeding. From there, the top seed will face the fourth, and the second-place team will take on the third-placed team in a playoff round. Keep in mind an important factor is each team will be reseeded after the regular season round-robin. So, let&#8217;s say a team that endured a poor game during the regular season may have a chance for redemption in the round-robin play. The regular season round-robin will take place on January 31. Each series will be a single-elimination series as the playoff round will determine the four semi-final teams. 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