Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is comfortable with the NHL having a hub city in Canada.
His comments come as the Canada/U.S. border closure has been extended to July 21st.
“Obviously the decision needs to be made by the NHL and the cities and provinces in the jurisdiction. But Canada is open to it as long as it’s OK by the local health authorities.”
Edmonton, Toronto and Vancouver are in the running and reports say a decision by the league on the two North American sites may come down next week.
It was reported Monday morning that, as of then, none of the 10 NHL teams in contention to be a hub city for the league have been told they’re out of the running.
