The 2019-2020 NHL regular season is officially over. On Tuesday, May 26th, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that league will transition into a 24-team, conferenced-based playoff format when play resumes. He also announced and explained the specific details that the NHL will operate under once the playoffs begin. Here are the details about the playoff format that Bettman outlined: -There is no set start date for the return of play -Two hub cities-one for Eastern Conference games and one for Western Conference games, which will be announced at a later date -Teams will be limited to 50 personnel in their respective hub city. A small number of support staff will also be permitted in event arenas -Phase 2 of the return to play plan is expected to begin in early June, but there's still no official date -Phase 3 will include the start of training camp and is targeted for early July -Phase 4, which has no target date yet, will include the return of play with clubs facin...
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