Report: NHL players being told to prepare for cancellations

The NHL may join the NBA and other leagues in postponing play to protest racial injustice, as players are being told to prepare for game cancellations Thursday, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Players in at least one dressing room have voted to not play their game Thursday, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.

The Hockey Diversity Alliance, led by Evander Kane and Akim Aliu, asked the league to suspend play Thursday.

Over 100 players in the Edmonton and Toronto bubbles had a phone conversation with Kane and Matt Dumba (another HDA member) Thursday, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

There are two NHL playoff games scheduled for Thursday. The New York Islanders are set to face the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 of their second-round series at 7 p.m. ET, while the Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks are scheduled to play the third game of their series at 9:45 p.m. ET.