Sin Bin has confirmed with their sources “with extensive knowledge of the organization and the expansion process” will recommend expansion to Las Vegas for the 2017-2018 season. The idea was voted on by the NHL Executive Committee which is made up of nine owners of the league including Carolina Hurricanes Owner, Peter Karmanos Jr.
The next step for this plan will to go to the NHL Board of Governors, the governing body of the NHL. The board will have three options on June 22nd, approve the expansion, postpone expansion by a year, or reject it all together.