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NHL announces 24-team playoff format

Hockey isn’t back yet, but the NHL is inching closer toward resuming its season.

On Tuesday, Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the 2019-20 regular season is over and the league will resume with a 24-team playoff format at a later date.

The top 12 teams from each conference will be assigned to one of two hub cities that will be determined at a later date.

Bettman also revealed the eight cities the league is considering for hub cities, including Las Vegas, Chicago, Vancouver and Toronto (to name a few).

The top four teams from each conference will play round-robin games to determine seeding.