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Gary Bettman Says 4-City NHL Restart, Draft During Season Discussed

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The NHL is exploring a number of scenarios for bringing hockey back and resuming the 2019-20 season, including a four-city plan with three games per day and holding the NHL draft before the season ends.

"Anything we're considering doing starts with health and well-being, whether it's the players or other personnel or fans or the community at large. Everybody is going through a tough time," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told Ron MacLean during Canada's In Conversation program (h/t Greg Wyshynski of ESPN). "We're hopeful that by doing the right things in the short term, that we're able to come back and hopefully complete this season on some basis that is fair and has integrity.