Since the other thread was locked for some reason, is this where we're discussing everything about the return to play plans and not just the Flames?
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Tonight, Sportsnet is reporting the same thing that broke a couple of days ago, that Vegas has been chosen as one of the hubs:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...ected-june-22/
However, they quote the Las Vegas Review Journal as their source, which doesn't actually say that Vegas has been chosen, only that they expect the league to announce the hubs on June 22:
https://www.reviewjournal.com/entert...ction-2052030/
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The NHL will announce June 22 whether Las Vegas will be a hub city to host the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, according to a source familiar with the planning process.
Until then, MGM Resorts International plans to keep some hotels not currently open to the public off the market so that one or more could be available to host visiting teams after July 1.
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The Sportsnet story also says that the desire is to have the second hub in Canada, with the preference being Toronto, if the federal government will relax the 14 day quarantine requirement...
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Ideally, the NHL would like to have a Canadian city serve as a hub alongside Vegas, but that won’t be finalized until the federal government makes a ruling. Toronto is the preferred destination, assuming the quarantine issue can be managed.
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If that comes to be, and if the reports that the home team won't be playing in their own hub, we could see the Flames and the rest of the Western Conference teams making Toronto their home for a few months. I guess that's one way for Toronto to host the Stanley Cup Final, since we know the Leafs will never do it on their own.
It would also seem to indicate that Edmonton and Vancouver are out of the running as hubs.