The NHL has reportedly narrowed its list of potential hub cities from 10 down to six and it appears Chicago still has a chance to be one of the league's two hub cities.
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Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago, LA and Las Vegas are left.
League hoping to announce hubs by weeks end.
The four cities that have been eliminated from the NHL's initial list are Columbus, Dallas, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Pittsburgh.
It has widely been reported that Vegas is a frontrunner to be one of the two hub cities and that the league would prefer to have a Canadian city be the other hub. The Athletic reported that Chicago's most likely bid would be as a backup to Vegas as the American host city.
An interesting note from the final six potential cities is that all are homes to Western Conference teams outside of Toronto. It may be possible that the NHL decides to have two west-coast hubs, which would make it difficult in keeping one of the potential playoff teams from having home-ice advantage.
The league is reportedly set to make an official announcement by the end of this week.
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With the recent coronavirus outbreaks, sports' return-to-play plans may stall. Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis, Scott King and Nick Gismondi discuss the NHL's plan, if Chicago will be one of the host cities still, and if Marian Hossa will be voted into the Hall of Fame.
(1:08) - 11 players have tested positive for COVID-19 in the NHL as teams return to play
(6:20) - Players and the league are still negotiating health and safety rules for the return to play
(12:53) - Patrick Kane is trying to be a positive face for hockey
(18:40) - Updates on the final selection process for hub cities
(27:45) - Should Marian Hossa be voted in the Hall of Fame?
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Click here to download the new MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Blackhawks easily on your device.On Monday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reported that the number of players on NHL teams allowed to participate in on-ice workouts will expand from six to 12 beginning Tuesday.
Teams have been able to hold small groups workouts under Phase 2 of the NHL's Return To Play plan since June 8.
Blackhawks forwards Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Strome and Drake Caggiula, along with goalie Malcolm Subban, have been participating in the workouts at Fifth Third Arena, the team's practice facility.
Related: Patrick Kane, several other Blackhawks return to practice facility
July 10 is the date being targeted for squads to hold formal training camps leading up to the league's 24-team playoff format, which has the Hawks facing the Oilers in a best-of-5 play-in round.
On Friday, it was reported the Tampa Bay Lightning closed their training facility after several players and members of the staff tested positive for COVID-19.
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