First case: player the NHL has refused to participate in the restart of the season
KIEV. July 11. UNN. Defender “calgary flames” Travis Hamonic refused to participate in the restart of the NHL season-2019/2020, according to UNN citing the press service of the canadian club.
“Travis called me to tell me that he has decided to refuse participation in the restoration season in the NHL. Travis explained that the difficult decision he took for family reasons. Although we will miss him, we understand and respect his decision. We continue to focus on training in the training camp and future series in the qualifying round”, ─ said the General Manager of the “flames” brad Treliving.
It is noteworthy that Hamonic became the first hockey player in the League, which officially refused to participate in the end of the season.
Recall that the restart of the NHL will participate 24 teams.