Complete list of cities under consideration to become a NHL hub: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Vancouver.
Two selected later based on COVID-19 spread, testing capacity and government regulations.
Gary Bettman says first-round playoff matchups could still be set using either a bracket or seeding, adding: “Since we have endeavoured to be sensitive to the players’ preferences.”
The league prefers bracket, the players prefer seeding.
Gary Bettman says either best-of-five or best-of-seven will be used in Rounds 1 and 2. It will be best-of-seven for the conference finals and Stanley Cup Final.
Gary Bettman says the NHL draft lottery will be used to determine the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 overall picks. It goes June 26. Fifteen teams can win those picks — the seven non-resuming clubs and eight play-in losers.
