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Future of the NHL in the COVID-19 pandemic is anything but certain

Golden Knights majority owner Bill Foley says the NHL needs to be playing in front of fans to make it financially. Credit: Getty Images/Bruce Bennett

Whither the NHL?

"Who knows if we’re going to be playing," Golden Knights owner Bill Foley said in a radio interview on Wednesday to KSHP in Las Vegas, giving a public voice to those persistent, private concerns circulating around the league. "If we aren’t playing in front of fans, a lot of teams can’t make it. That’s including us, to make a serious financial commitment to fund the team without playing in front of fans.