The Colorado Avalanche have a clearer idea of where they’re going to be playing for the playoffs in August. The NHL has officially eliminated Columbus, Pittsburgh, St. Paul/Minneapolis and Dallas from hosting the playoffs.
That leaves five Western Conference cities and one Eastern Conference city. LA, Vegas, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Chicago are the western cities, while Toronto is the lone eastern city. The NHL is expected to announce the two hub cities at the end of the week.
Training camp is set to start July 10 in teams’ home cities. They’ll travel to their hub city between July 23 and 24 with the playoffs staring July 30.