The NAIHL League Office announced today that it will be running an accelerated schedule for the remainder of the regular season, in an effort to bring things back on track with where the season is expected to be.
Starting Thursday, the league will be simulating two sets of games per day, instead of the usual one. This will take place up until the last week of the regular season, when it will drop back down to one set of games per day.
"We have fallen behind where we want to be for various reasons, and this will help get us back on track," said NAIHL spokesman Barry Melrose. "The NHL will be starting their playoffs soon, and we want to be approximately where they are, so this will help with that."
Melrose said that the schedule will be accelerated until the last week of the regular season, and then GMs whose teams may be on the cusp of the playoffs will be able to take more time and focus during that last week. "It may make all the difference for some teams," he said.
GMs are urged to keep their lines up to date in order to give their teams the best chance of competing successfully.