Per NHLPA: TORONTO / NEW YORK (Dec. 22, 2020) The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced today applicable medical protocols, transition rules for the 2020-21 season, which include information relating to critical dates and the formal approval of a change to NHL Rule 83 (Off-side). Click for the full text of the 2020-21 Transition Rules and medical protocols. Critical Dates for 2020-21 Season Dec. 31 – Training camps open for seven Clubs that did not participate in the resumption of play for the 2019-20 season (Anaheim, Buffalo, Detroit, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Ottawa, San Jose) Jan. 3 – Training camps open for the remaining…