The NBA reportedly has considered moving its entire postseason to Las Vegas in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Major League Baseball has floated playing regular-season games exclusively in Arizona for what could be several months. And the NHL — well, the NHL is looking to North Dakota.
The Canadian outlet Sportsnet reported that the NHL and NHLPA are “spitballing” scenarios for how, when and where professional hockey can return. One idea involves basing everyone in North Dakota, which is relatively isolated and not densely populated, to play a tournament-esque Stanley Cup Playoffs with an undetermined number of teams.